# Video Thumbnail Service

A lightweight microservice that generates video thumbnails by extracting a frame using ffmpeg.

## Requirements

- Node.js 18+
- ffmpeg installed on the system

## Setup

```bash
npm install
npm start
```

The service runs on port 3100 by default. Set the `PORT` environment variable to change it.

## Usage

```
GET /thumbnail?url=https://example.com/video.mp4
```

Returns a JPEG image of the first frame (at 1 second).

## Configuration

Set `VITE_THUMBNAIL_URL` in the Flotilla `.env` file to the deployed service URL:

```
VITE_THUMBNAIL_URL=https://your-thumbnail-service.example.com
```