Transcode and deliver video to DigitalOcean Spaces — S3-compatible storage with built-in CDN.
Qencode integrates with DigitalOcean Spaces as both a source and destination for video transcoding jobs. Spaces provides an S3-compatible API, so configuring Qencode is a usual S3 setup — just point to your Spaces endpoint. Pull source video from any Space, transcode it, and write the output back automatically. Spaces includes a built-in CDN at no extra cost, making it a simple and affordable option for video delivery.
DO Space or URL
Qencode pulls your source video from a DigitalOcean Space (or any URL).
Transcode & package
Qencode transcodes, encrypts, and packages the video per your job configuration.
Destination Space
Encoded files are written directly to your destination Space.
Via Spaces CDN
Serve via the built-in Spaces CDN endpoint, or any HTTP endpoint pointing to your Space.
In the DigitalOcean Control Panel, go to Storage → Spaces Object Storage, in Buckets tab click “Create Bucket“ to create a new Spaces bucket in your preferred datacenter region. Enable the CDN if you want edge-cached delivery.
This step is completed in the DigitalOcean Control Panel — see Spaces documentation
In the DigitalOcean Control Panel, go to Storage → Spaces Object Storage, in AccessKeys tab click “Create access key“. Specify key name, select “Limited Access“ and choose previously created bucket name in the list. Click “Create Access Key“ and save generated key and secret.
Store your access key and secret as environment variables. Never commit credentials to source control.
In Transcode Media, go to Third-Party Storage and select DigitalOcean. Enter your Bucket Name, Region name, Access Key ID, and Secret Access Key. Enable Public permissions only if needed.
In your API request, set the destination parameter to your Spaces URL with the desired output path. Use the S3-compatible endpoint format.
After the job completes, check your Space for the encoded files. Qencode sends a webhook notification when writing is complete.
MP4 output to DigitalOcean Spaces
{
"query": {
"source": "https://[region].digitaloceanspaces.com/my-source-bucket/folder/input.mov",
"format": [
{
"output": "mp4",
"destination": {
"url": "s3://[region].digitaloceanspaces.com/my-bucket/folder/output.mp4",
"key": "YOUR_ACCESS_KEY",
"secret": "YOUR_SECRET_KEY",
"permissions": "public-read"
}
}
]
}
}Replace placeholder credentials with your actual Spaces access key and secret. Use environment variables in production.
For a step-by-step walkthrough, see Tutorial: DigitalOcean Spaces Integration
Qencode transcoding (HLS, H.264)
~$1.80
Spaces storage (1 GB encoded output)
~$0.02/GB/month
Spaces CDN delivery (100 viewers × 1 GB)
~$1.00
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