3afdc61f-aba6-4d5e-a61d-e78e8fe708d1

Any update?

You can install ffmpeg and n8n by creating a nixpacks file or a railpack file, here is an example using nixpacks:

# nixpacks.toml file
[phases.setup]
nixPkgs = ['ffmpeg', 'n8n']

You can find other nix packages on https://search.nixos.org/packages

Hey, to install using Railpack (the new Railway build system, you're probably already on it) just specify the following environment variable:

RAILPACK_PACKAGES=ffmpeg

Where I need to speicify it?

In your service settings there is a Variables tab. set it there

You mean this one?

I found the variable section and added, deployed. but still getting the error

{
"errorMessage": "Command failed: ffmpeg\n/bin/sh: ffmpeg: not found\n",
"errorDetails": {},
"n8nDetails": {
"nodeName": "Execute Command",
"nodeType": "n8n-nodes-base.executeCommand",
"nodeVersion": 1,
"itemIndex": 0,
"time": "6/16/2025, 11:12:21 AM",
"n8nVersion": "1.97.1 (Self Hosted)",
"binaryDataMode": "default",
"stackTrace": [
"NodeOperationError: Command failed: ffmpeg",
"/bin/sh: ffmpeg: not found",
"",
" at ExecuteContext.execute (/usr/local/lib/nodemodules/n8n/nodemodules/.pnpm/n8n-nodes-base@file+packages+nodes-base@aws-sdk+credential-providers@3.808.0asn1.js@512b981d6b49d407a163f4d5244314033/nodemodules/n8n-nodes-base/nodes/ExecuteCommand/ExecuteCommand.node.ts:102:12)",
" at WorkflowExecute.runNode (/usr/local/lib/nodemodules/n8n/nodemodules/.pnpm/n8n-core@file+packages+coreopenai@4.78.1encoding@0.1.13zod@3.24.1/nodemodules/n8n-core/src/execution-engine/workflow-execute.ts:1185:9)", " at /usr/local/lib/nodemodules/n8n/nodemodules/.pnpm/n8n-core@file+packages+coreopenai@4.78.1encoding@0.1.13zod@3.24.1/nodemodules/n8n-core/src/execution-engine/workflow-execute.ts:1534:27",
" at /usr/local/lib/nodemodules/n8n/nodemodules/.pnpm/n8n-core@file+packages+coreopenai@4.78.1encoding@0.1.13zod@3.24.1/node_modules/n8n-core/src/execution-engine/workflow-execute.ts:2098:11"
]
}
}

Not working

Is there any video tutorials?

No, on Railway

you are messing with n8n variables, those are unrelated

Hi! Are you using a n8n template by chance?

cc:@qveera

Yes, I am using n8n template

@Medim

If you are using this template: https://railway.com/deploy/r2SNX_
You will need to create a custom dockerfile for the worker and include ffmpeg there.

I'm currently at my work office but would be happy to assist you later, a lot of users have this same issue so it will help for future threads.

Thank You So Much @Medim , please let me know when we can connect

@qveera https://github.com/kadumedim/n8n-ffmpeg

there's a little how to in the readme

try it and tell me how it goes

Sure

Thanks for your file, but we need to have worker and also redis and postgres right?

@Medim

You deploy this template: https://railway.com/deploy/r2SNX_

And switch the Worker service to the Dockerfile from the repo I linked

Thanks @Medim , do you know how to create custom templates like that?

Deployed the template

https://docs.railway.com/guides/create

Seems like I need to have my own github

I will create it now

You can also link my repo if you don't want to create one yourself

====================

Starting Healthcheck

====================

Path: /healthz

Retry window: 5m0s

Attempt #1 failed with service unavailable. Continuing to retry for 4m55s

Attempt #2 failed with service unavailable. Continuing to retry for 4m43s

Attempt #3 failed with service unavailable. Continuing to retry for 4m31s

Attempt #4 failed with service unavailable. Continuing to retry for 4m22s

Attempt #5 failed with service unavailable. Continuing to retry for 4m3s

Attempt #6 failed with service unavailable. Continuing to retry for 3m37s

Attempt #7 failed with service unavailable. Continuing to retry for 2m56s

Seeing these errors on the main n8n

Are you not getting?

nope

want me to record a video of the entire process?

1384364160112132146

Thank You So Much @Medim , it helped

https://github.com/qveera/n8n-docker something wrong witht his?

looks fine

Thank you so much it is working now

how can I add a file to the docker?

I need to add a file to which I use in my content creation

it is a font file

U add it to your repo and include it in your dockerfile

it

GOt it

I want to keep it inside the worker

ADD noto-serif-condensed-black-italic.ttf /home/node/

This is how I need to do it?

In my locker docker which has only one n8n instance, I kept the file here and it is working

Is it possible to see the folders and files of railway?

Able to add it

thanks bro

You are the saviour

How can I access the files created by my automation ? I create some temp files and I need to delete them at the end of the automation. Normally when something fails, it does not delete the fails.

Hmm, can you access it directly through n8n? otherwise u would need to use the Filebrowser template but considering your usecase it would be a hassle to do so.

Sure

!s