Transcode and store video on Wasabi — S3-compatible hot storage with no egress fees and no API call fees.
Qencode integrates with Wasabi hot cloud storage as both a source and destination for video transcoding jobs. Wasabi provides an S3-compatible API with predictable pricing: no egress fees, no API call fees, and no tiers to manage. Pull source video from any Wasabi bucket, transcode it, and write the output back automatically. For video workflows that need hot storage at a fraction of AWS S3 pricing, Wasabi delivers the simplest cost model available.
Wasabi bucket or URL
Qencode pulls your source video from a Wasabi bucket (or any URL).
Transcode & package
Qencode transcodes, encrypts, and packages the video per your job configuration.
Destination bucket
Encoded files are written directly to your destination Wasabi bucket.
Via CDN of choice
Serve via a CDN of your choice (Cloudflare, Fastly, CloudFront), or any HTTP endpoint.
In the Wasabi Console go to Buckets → Create bucket, select bucket name and preferred region. All storage is hot by default — no tier selection required.
This step is completed in the Wasabi Console — see Wasabi documentation
In the Wasabi Console, go to Access Keys → Create Access Key and create a new access key and secret key. Scope permissions using Wasabi IAM policies if you want granular control.
Store your access key and secret as environment variables. Never commit credentials to source control.
In Transcode Media, go to Third-Party Storage, then choose Wasabi. 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 Wasabi bucket URL with the desired output path. Use the S3-compatible endpoint format.
After the job completes, check your Wasabi bucket for the encoded files. Qencode sends a webhook notification when writing is complete.
MP4 output to Wasabi
{
"query": {
"source": "https://s3.[region].wasabisys.com/my-source-bucket/folder/input.mov",
"format": [
{
"output": "mp4",
"destination": {
"url": "s3://s3.[region].wasabisys.com/my-bucket/folder/output.mp4",
"key": "YOUR_ACCOUNT_KEY",
"secret": "YOUR_ACCOUNT_SECRET",
"permissions": "public-read"
}
}
]
}
}Replace placeholder credentials with your actual Wasabi access key and secret. Use environment variables in production.
For a step-by-step walkthrough, see Tutorial: Wasabi Integration
Qencode transcoding (HLS, H.264)
~$1.80
Wasabi storage (1 GB encoded output)
~$0.006/mo
Egress (100 viewers × 1 GB)
$0.00 (no egress fees)
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