Components
FFmpeg
Mastodon requires an installation of FFmpeg for video processing, and administrators must ensure a supported FFmpeg version is present and configured.
Versions of Mastodon are listed across the top of the matrix. Versions of each required component are listed along the left side.
| 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.2 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8.1 | |||||
| 8.0 | |||||
| 7.1 | |||||
| 7.0 | |||||
| 6.1 | |||||
| 6.0 | |||||
| 5.1 | |||||
| 5.0 | |||||
| 4.4 | |||||
| 4.3 | |||||
| 4.2 | |||||
| 4.1 | |||||
| 4.0 |
| Key | |
|---|---|
| Supported in this version | |
| End of life, use with caution | |
| Not supported in this version |
References: FFmpeg EOL Dates
Terminal
# Check running version
ffmpeg -version
The official Mastodon container image since version 4.4 will always use the highest possible FFmpeg version for that release.