diff --git a/server/package-lock.json b/server/package-lock.json
index c4e3f52df..e35ef6616 100644
--- a/server/package-lock.json
+++ b/server/package-lock.json
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@
         "debug": "^4.3.1",
         "engine.io": "^5.2.0",
         "express": "^4.17.1",
+        "ffmpeg-for-homebridge": "^0.0.9",
         "level": "^6.0.1",
         "lodash": "^4.17.21",
         "memfs": "^3.2.2",
@@ -1276,6 +1277,14 @@
         "webidl-conversions": "^4.0.2"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/dotenv": {
+      "version": "8.6.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-8.6.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-IrPdXQsk2BbzvCBGBOTmmSH5SodmqZNt4ERAZDmW4CT+tL8VtvinqywuANaFu4bOMWki16nqf0e4oC0QIaDr/g==",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=10"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/ee-first": {
       "version": "1.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ee-first/-/ee-first-1.1.1.tgz",
@@ -1469,6 +1478,30 @@
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       "integrity": "sha512-MMMQ0ludy/nBs1/o0zVOiKTpG7qMbonKUzjJgQFEuvq6INZ1OraKPRAWkBq5vlKLOUMpmNYG1JoN3oDPUQ9m3Q=="
     },
+    "node_modules/ffmpeg-for-homebridge": {
+      "version": "0.0.9",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ffmpeg-for-homebridge/-/ffmpeg-for-homebridge-0.0.9.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-HmUatYfEf0dI7kbSh2vGLkJCuY7YLJODPn64Ng/Fj8YjpPbrLFGQBzvdQFBUC6RgGpvqEdlgZNQR8N9wEZuziQ==",
+      "hasInstallScript": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "detect-libc": "^1.0.3",
+        "dotenv": "^8.2.0",
+        "mkdirp": "^1.0.3",
+        "simple-get": "^3.1.0",
+        "tar": "^6.0.1"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/ffmpeg-for-homebridge/node_modules/mkdirp": {
+      "version": "1.0.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mkdirp/-/mkdirp-1.0.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-vVqVZQyf3WLx2Shd0qJ9xuvqgAyKPLAiqITEtqW0oIUjzo3PePDd6fW9iFz30ef7Ysp/oiWqbhszeGWW2T6Gzw==",
+      "bin": {
+        "mkdirp": "bin/cmd.js"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=10"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/file-uri-to-path": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/file-uri-to-path/-/file-uri-to-path-1.0.0.tgz",
@@ -4380,6 +4413,11 @@
         "webidl-conversions": "^4.0.2"
       }
     },
+    "dotenv": {
+      "version": "8.6.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/dotenv/-/dotenv-8.6.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-IrPdXQsk2BbzvCBGBOTmmSH5SodmqZNt4ERAZDmW4CT+tL8VtvinqywuANaFu4bOMWki16nqf0e4oC0QIaDr/g=="
+    },
     "ee-first": {
       "version": "1.1.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ee-first/-/ee-first-1.1.1.tgz",
@@ -4544,6 +4582,25 @@
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fecha/-/fecha-4.2.1.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-MMMQ0ludy/nBs1/o0zVOiKTpG7qMbonKUzjJgQFEuvq6INZ1OraKPRAWkBq5vlKLOUMpmNYG1JoN3oDPUQ9m3Q=="
     },
+    "ffmpeg-for-homebridge": {
+      "version": "0.0.9",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ffmpeg-for-homebridge/-/ffmpeg-for-homebridge-0.0.9.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-HmUatYfEf0dI7kbSh2vGLkJCuY7YLJODPn64Ng/Fj8YjpPbrLFGQBzvdQFBUC6RgGpvqEdlgZNQR8N9wEZuziQ==",
+      "requires": {
+        "detect-libc": "^1.0.3",
+        "dotenv": "^8.2.0",
+        "mkdirp": "^1.0.3",
+        "simple-get": "^3.1.0",
+        "tar": "^6.0.1"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "mkdirp": {
+          "version": "1.0.4",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mkdirp/-/mkdirp-1.0.4.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-vVqVZQyf3WLx2Shd0qJ9xuvqgAyKPLAiqITEtqW0oIUjzo3PePDd6fW9iFz30ef7Ysp/oiWqbhszeGWW2T6Gzw=="
+        }
+      }
+    },
     "file-uri-to-path": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/file-uri-to-path/-/file-uri-to-path-1.0.0.tgz",
diff --git a/server/package.json b/server/package.json
index 5693d8669..2a9f0e6b5 100644
--- a/server/package.json
+++ b/server/package.json
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
     "debug": "^4.3.1",
     "engine.io": "^5.2.0",
     "express": "^4.17.1",
+    "ffmpeg-for-homebridge": "^0.0.9",
     "level": "^6.0.1",
     "lodash": "^4.17.21",
     "memfs": "^3.2.2",
diff --git a/server/src/plugin/media.ts b/server/src/plugin/media.ts
index c7bcf0178..8681ca6f2 100644
--- a/server/src/plugin/media.ts
+++ b/server/src/plugin/media.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ import tmp from 'tmp';
 import net from 'net';
 import os from 'os';
 import { listenZeroCluster } from "./cluster-helper";
+import pathToFfmpeg from 'ffmpeg-for-homebridge';
 
 const wrtc = require('wrtc');
 Object.assign(global, wrtc);
@@ -290,9 +291,8 @@ export class MediaManagerImpl implements MediaManager {
     }
 
     async getFFmpegPath(): Promise<string> {
-        if (os.platform() === 'win32')
-            return 'ffmpeg.exe';
-        return 'ffmpeg';
+        const defaultPath = os.platform() === 'win32' ? 'ffmpeg.exe' : 'ffmpeg';
+        return pathToFfmpeg || defaultPath;
     }
 
     getConverters(): BufferConverter[] {
diff --git a/server/src/scrypted-main.ts b/server/src/scrypted-main.ts
index 25f057625..b4736d403 100644
--- a/server/src/scrypted-main.ts
+++ b/server/src/scrypted-main.ts
@@ -28,25 +28,10 @@ process.on('unhandledRejection', error => {
     console.warn('unhandled rejection of RPC Result', error);
 });
 
-function checkPrerequisites() {
-    const ffmpeg = os.platform() === 'win32' ? 'ffmpeg.exe' : 'ffmpeg';
-    const cp = child_process.spawn(ffmpeg, {
-        stdio: 'ignore',
-    })
-    cp.on('error', e => {
-        console.error('#############################################');
-        console.error(`ffmpeg was not found in path!`);
-        console.error('#############################################');
-    })
-}
-
-
 if (!cluster.isMaster) {
     startPluginRemoteClusterWorker();
 }
 else {
-    checkPrerequisites();
-
     let workerInspectPort: number = undefined;
 
     const debugServer = net.createServer(socket => {