diff --git a/packages/server/scripts/installLatestFfmpeg.sh b/packages/server/scripts/installLatestFfmpeg.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+RED='\033[0;31m'
+YELLOW='\033[0;33m'
+NC='\033[0m'
+
+detect_os() {
+    if [[ "$OSTYPE" == "linux-gnu"* ]]; then
+        echo "linux"
+    else
+        echo "unsupported"
+    fi
+}
+
+detect_arch() {
+    ARCH=$(uname -m)
+    if [[ "$ARCH" == "x86_64" ]]; then
+        echo "amd64"
+    elif [[ "$ARCH" == "aarch64" ]] || [[ "$ARCH" == "arm64" ]]; then
+        echo "arm64"
+    elif [[ "$ARCH" == "armv7l" ]]; then
+        echo "armhf"
+    else
+        echo "unsupported"
+    fi
+}
+
+OS=$(detect_os)
+ARCH=$(detect_arch)
+
+if [[ "$OS" == "unsupported" ]] || [[ "$ARCH" == "unsupported" ]]; then
+    echo -e "${RED}Operating system or architecture not supported. This script only supports Linux on amd64, arm64, or armhf architectures.${NC}"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+INSTALL_DIR="$HOME/.local/bin"
+TEMP_DIR="/tmp/ffmpegdl"
+
+if [[ -d "$TEMP_DIR" ]]; then
+    rm -rf "$TEMP_DIR"
+fi
+
+mkdir -p "$TEMP_DIR"
+
+if [[ ! -d "$INSTALL_DIR" ]]; then
+    echo -e "${RED}$INSTALL_DIR is not a directory.${NC}"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+download_ffmpeg() {
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}Downloading the latest stable version of FFmpeg...${NC}"
+
+    # Base URL for downloads from John van Sickle's FFmpeg builds
+    BASE_URL="https://johnvansickle.com/ffmpeg/releases"
+
+    # Map architecture to the expected format in the URL
+    if [[ "$ARCH" == "amd64" ]]; then
+        URL_ARCH="amd64"
+    elif [[ "$ARCH" == "arm64" ]]; then
+        URL_ARCH="arm64"
+    elif [[ "$ARCH" == "armhf" ]]; then
+        URL_ARCH="armhf"
+    fi
+
+    # Create the download URL for the latest release
+    FFMPEG_URL="$BASE_URL/ffmpeg-release-$URL_ARCH-static.tar.xz"
+
+    if [[ -z "$FFMPEG_URL" ]]; then
+        echo -e "${RED}Could not determine the download URL for your system.${NC}"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    # Download the file
+    ARCHIVE_FILE="$TEMP_DIR/ffmpeg.tar.xz"
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}Downloading from: $FFMPEG_URL${NC}"
+
+    if command -v wget > /dev/null; then
+        wget -q --show-progress -O "$ARCHIVE_FILE" "$FFMPEG_URL"
+    elif command -v curl > /dev/null; then
+        curl -L -o "$ARCHIVE_FILE" "$FFMPEG_URL"
+    else
+        echo -e "${RED}wget or curl is required to download FFmpeg.${NC}"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
+        echo -e "${RED}Error downloading FFmpeg.${NC}"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    echo -e "${GREEN}Download completed.${NC}"
+
+    # Extract the file
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}Extracting files...${NC}"
+    cd "$TEMP_DIR"
+    tar -xf "$ARCHIVE_FILE"
+
+    if [[ $? -ne 0 ]]; then
+        echo -e "${RED}Error extracting the file.${NC}"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    echo -e "${GREEN}Extraction completed.${NC}"
+
+    # Clean up downloaded file
+    rm "$ARCHIVE_FILE"
+}
+
+install_binaries() {
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}Installing binaries...${NC}"
+
+    # Find the extracted directory
+    EXTRACTED_DIR=$(find "$TEMP_DIR" -maxdepth 1 -type d -name "ffmpeg-*" | head -n 1)
+
+    if [[ -z "$EXTRACTED_DIR" ]]; then
+        echo -e "${RED}FFmpeg extracted directory not found.${NC}"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    # Find the binaries
+    FFMPEG_BIN="$EXTRACTED_DIR/ffmpeg"
+    FFPROBE_BIN="$EXTRACTED_DIR/ffprobe"
+
+    # Verify binaries exist
+    if [[ ! -f "$FFMPEG_BIN" ]] || [[ ! -f "$FFPROBE_BIN" ]]; then
+        echo -e "${RED}FFmpeg and FFprobe binaries not found.${NC}"
+        exit 1
+    fi
+
+    # Copy binaries to the bin folder
+    mv "$FFMPEG_BIN" "$INSTALL_DIR/ffmpeg"
+    mv "$FFPROBE_BIN" "$INSTALL_DIR/ffprobe"
+
+    # Make binaries executable
+    chmod +x "$INSTALL_DIR/ffmpeg"
+    chmod +x "$INSTALL_DIR/ffprobe"
+
+    echo -e "${GREEN}Binaries installed in $INSTALL_DIR${NC}"
+
+    # Clean up extracted directory
+    rm -rf "$EXTRACTED_DIR"
+    rm -rf "$TEMP_DIR"
+}
+
+show_versions() {
+    echo -e "${YELLOW}Verifying the installation...${NC}"
+
+    FFMPEG_PATH="$INSTALL_DIR/ffmpeg"
+    FFPROBE_PATH="$INSTALL_DIR/ffprobe"
+
+    echo -e "${GREEN}FFmpeg installed at: $FFMPEG_PATH${NC}"
+    if [[ -x "$FFMPEG_PATH" ]]; then
+        "$FFMPEG_PATH" -version | head -n 1
+    fi
+
+    echo -e "${GREEN}FFprobe installed at: $FFPROBE_PATH${NC}"
+    if [[ -x "$FFPROBE_PATH" ]]; then
+        "$FFPROBE_PATH" -version | head -n 1
+    fi
+}
+
+download_ffmpeg
+install_binaries
+show_versions