
FFmpeg on Firebase Cloud Functions: Why It Breaks (and the Fix)
Firebase Cloud Functions break when running FFmpeg due to timeout, memory, and binary size limits. Fix it by calling the FFmpeg Micro API instead.
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Firebase Cloud Functions break when running FFmpeg due to timeout, memory, and binary size limits. Fix it by calling the FFmpeg Micro API instead.

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