Remotion Server

Render videos headlessly on any Linux server using Remotion. No Mac or GUI required.

Setup (one-time)

Install browser dependencies:

bash {baseDir}/scripts/setup.sh

Quick Start

Create a project:

bash {baseDir}/scripts/create.sh my-video
cd my-video

Render a video:

npx remotion render MyComp out/video.mp4

Templates

Chat Demo (Telegram-style)

Creates a phone mockup with animated chat messages.

bash {baseDir}/scripts/create.sh my-promo --template chat

Edit src/messages.json:

[
  {"text": "What's the weather?", "isUser": true},
  {"text": "☀️ 72°F and sunny!", "isUser": false}
]

Title Card

Simple animated title/intro card.

bash {baseDir}/scripts/create.sh my-intro --template title

Example Chat Usage

• "Make a video showing a chat about [topic]"
• "Create a promo video for [feature]"
• "Render a title card saying [text]"

Linux Dependencies

The setup script installs:

• libnss3, libatk, libcups2, libgbm, etc.
• Required for Chrome Headless Shell

For Ubuntu/Debian:

sudo apt install -y libnss3 libatk1.0-0 libatk-bridge2.0-0 libcups2 libgbm1 libpango-1.0-0 libcairo2 libxcomposite1 libxdamage1 libxfixes3 libxrandr2

Note: Remotion 4.0.418+ uses custom Chrome binaries with proprietary codecs for both Linux x64 and ARM64, improving compatibility.

Output Formats

• MP4 (h264) - default
• WebM (vp8/vp9)
• GIF
• PNG sequence

npx remotion render MyComp out/video.webm --codec=vp8
npx remotion render MyComp out/video.gif --codec=gif

Privacy Note

All templates use FAKE demo data only:

• Fake GPS coords (San Francisco: 37.7749, -122.4194)
• Placeholder names and values
• Never includes real user data

Always review generated content before publishing.

Security & Permissions

What this skill does:

• Installs Chromium dependencies for headless rendering (via scripts/setup.sh)
• Creates Remotion project scaffolding locally (via scripts/create.sh)
• Renders video files to local disk using npx remotion render

What this skill does NOT do:

• Does not require any API keys or credentials
• Does not upload videos or data to external services
• Does not access network resources beyond npm package downloads during setup
• Does not access personal data — all templates use placeholder content
• Cannot be invoked autonomously by the agent (disable-model-invocation: true)

Bundled scripts: scripts/setup.sh (install dependencies), scripts/create.sh (scaffold projects)

Review scripts before first use. The setup script runs apt install for browser dependencies on Linux.