diff --git a/ffmpegQueuePipe.sh b/ffmpegQueuePipe.sh
index de01fb9..b55d0e7 100644
--- a/ffmpegQueuePipe.sh
+++ b/ffmpegQueuePipe.sh
@@ -8,12 +8,7 @@ trap "rm -f $pipe" EXIT
 [[ -p $pipe ]] || mkfifo $pipe
 
 while true; do
-    # can't just use "while read line" if we
-    # want this script to continue running.
     read line <$pipe
 
-    # now implementing a bit of security,
-    # feel free to improve it.
-    # we ensure that the command is a ffmpeg one.
     bash <<<"$line"
 done
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7e45729..ceccd22 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
     "tsdown": "latest"
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "@types/node": "^24.0.15",
     "connect-busboy": "^1.0.0",
     "express": "^5.1.0"
   }
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 342fd69..fe82b69 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ importers:
 
   .:
     dependencies:
+      '@types/node':
+        specifier: ^24.0.15
+        version: 24.0.15
       connect-busboy:
         specifier: ^1.0.0
         version: 1.0.0
@@ -149,6 +152,9 @@ packages:
   '@tybys/wasm-util@0.9.0':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-6+7nlbMVX/PVDCwaIQ8nTOPveOcFLSt8GcXdx8hD0bt39uWxYT88uXzqTd4fTvqta7oeUJqudepapKNt2DYJFw==}
 
+  '@types/node@24.0.15':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-oaeTSbCef7U/z7rDeJA138xpG3NuKc64/rZ2qmUFkFJmnMsAPaluIifqyWd8hSSMxyP9oie3dLAqYPblag9KgA==}
+
   accepts@2.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-5cvg6CtKwfgdmVqY1WIiXKc3Q1bkRqGLi+2W/6ao+6Y7gu/RCwRuAhGEzh5B4KlszSuTLgZYuqFqo5bImjNKng==}
     engines: {node: '>= 0.6'}
@@ -551,6 +557,9 @@ packages:
   unconfig@7.3.2:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-nqG5NNL2wFVGZ0NA/aCFw0oJ2pxSf1lwg4Z5ill8wd7K4KX/rQbHlwbh+bjctXL5Ly1xtzHenHGOK0b+lG6JVg==}
 
+  undici-types@7.8.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-9UJ2xGDvQ43tYyVMpuHlsgApydB8ZKfVYTsLDhXkFL/6gfkp+U8xTGdh8pMJv1SpZna0zxG1DwsKZsreLbXBxw==}
+
   unpipe@1.0.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-pjy2bYhSsufwWlKwPc+l3cN7+wuJlK6uz0YdJEOlQDbl6jo/YlPi4mb8agUkVC8BF7V8NuzeyPNqRksA3hztKQ==}
     engines: {node: '>= 0.8'}
@@ -678,6 +687,10 @@ snapshots:
       tslib: 2.8.1
     optional: true
 
+  '@types/node@24.0.15':
+    dependencies:
+      undici-types: 7.8.0
+
   accepts@2.0.0:
     dependencies:
       mime-types: 3.0.1
@@ -1101,6 +1114,8 @@ snapshots:
       jiti: 2.4.2
       quansync: 0.2.10
 
+  undici-types@7.8.0: {}
+
   unpipe@1.0.0: {}
 
   vary@1.1.2: {}
diff --git a/src/index.ts b/src/index.ts
index 2110654..498884f 100644
--- a/src/index.ts
+++ b/src/index.ts
@@ -1,12 +1,17 @@
 import Express from "express";
 import busboy from "connect-busboy";
 import path from "path";
-import fs from "fs";
+import fs from "node:fs";
+import { exec } from "node:child_process";
+import util from "node:util";
+const execPromise = util.promisify(exec);
+
+let currentlyExecFfmpeg = false;
 
 const app = Express();
 app.use(busboy());
 app.use(Express.json());
-
+//https://coomer.su/posts
 app.post("/uploadVideo", async (req, res) => {
   try {
     console.log("Starting upload");
@@ -14,6 +19,14 @@ app.post("/uploadVideo", async (req, res) => {
     const videoId = req.query.videoId;
 
     req.busboy.on("file", (fieldname, uploadingFile, fileInfo) => {
+      if (currentlyExecFfmpeg) {
+        res.send({
+          status: "wait",
+          statusMessage:
+            "FFmpeg is currently processing another file. Please wait.",
+        });
+      }
+
       console.log(`Saving ${fileInfo.filename} as ${videoId}`);
 
       const videoExt = fileInfo.filename.split(".").at(-1);
@@ -28,11 +41,23 @@ app.post("/uploadVideo", async (req, res) => {
       fileStream.on("close", () => {
         console.log(`Completed upload ${fileInfo.filename}`);
         const ffmpegCommand = `ffmpeg -i "${targetPath}" -c:v libx264 -crf 23 -preset medium -movflags +faststart -c:a aac -b:a 128k /opt/prod/storage/uploadsPart2/${videoId}-formatted.mp4`;
-        const wstream = fs.createWriteStream("/opt/prod/pipe/ffmpeg");
-        wstream.write(`${ffmpegCommand}\n`);
-        wstream.write(`rm -f "${targetPath}"\n`);
+        currentlyExecFfmpeg = true;
 
-        res.send({ statusMessage: "Upload part 1 complete" });
+        execPromise(ffmpegCommand)
+          .then(({ stdout, stderr }) => {
+            if (stderr && stderr.length > 0) {
+              console.log("FFmpeg stderr:", stderr);
+            }
+          })
+          .catch((error) => {
+            console.log("FFmpeg caught error:", error);
+          })
+          .finally(() => {
+            fs.unlinkSync(targetPath);
+            currentlyExecFfmpeg = false;
+          });
+
+        res.send({ status: "good", statusMessage: "Upload part 1 complete" });
       });
     });
     req.pipe(req.busboy);
diff --git a/start.sh b/start.sh
index 072ac6f..75e5961 100644
--- a/start.sh
+++ b/start.sh
@@ -1,3 +1 @@
-./ffmpegQueuePipe.sh &
-
 node dist/index.js