Run editly in AWS lambda

[asharafshahi]

Has anyone attempted to run a Nodejs project with editly in AWS lambda? Seems every request to the lambda fails with:

{
"errorType": "Runtime.ImportModuleError",
"errorMessage": "Error: Cannot find module '../build/Release/canvas.node'\nRequire stack:\n- /var/task/node_modules/canvas/lib/bindings.js\n- /var/task/node_modules/canvas/lib/canvas.js\n- /var/task/node_modules/canvas/index.js\n- /var/task/node_modules/jsdom/lib/jsdom/utils.js\n- /var/task/node_modules/jsdom/lib/jsdom/browser/Window.js\n- /var/task/node_modules/jsdom/lib/api.js\n- /var/task/node_modules/fabric/dist/fabric.js\n- /var/task/node_modules/editly/sources/fabricFrameSource.js\n- /var/task/node_modules/editly/index.js\n- /var/task/handler.js\n- /var/runtime/UserFunction.js\n- /var/runtime/index.js",
"stack": [
"Runtime.ImportModuleError: Error: Cannot find module '../build/Release/canvas.node'",
"Require stack:",
"- /var/task/node_modules/canvas/lib/bindings.js",
"- /var/task/node_modules/canvas/lib/canvas.js",
"- /var/task/node_modules/canvas/index.js",
"- /var/task/node_modules/jsdom/lib/jsdom/utils.js",
"- /var/task/node_modules/jsdom/lib/jsdom/browser/Window.js",
"- /var/task/node_modules/jsdom/lib/api.js",
"- /var/task/node_modules/fabric/dist/fabric.js",
"- /var/task/node_modules/editly/sources/fabricFrameSource.js",
"- /var/task/node_modules/editly/index.js",
"- /var/task/handler.js",
"- /var/runtime/UserFunction.js",
"- /var/runtime/index.js",
" at _loadUserApp (/var/runtime/UserFunction.js:100:13)",
" at Object.module.exports.load (/var/runtime/UserFunction.js:140:17)",
" at Object. (/var/runtime/index.js:43:30)",
" at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1138:30)",
" at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:1158:10)",
" at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:986:32)",
" at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:879:14)",
" at Function.executeUserEntryPoint [as runMain] (internal/modules/run_main.js:71:12)",
" at internal/main/run_main_module.js:17:47"
]
}

The lambda was deployed with serverless and npm packages were installed on a Amazon Linux 2 AMI.

[mifi]

Does this help? https://github.com/Automattic/node-canvas/wiki/Installation:-AWS-Lambda

[ariel-frischer]

If anyone created a working AWS lambda with editly I would like to try it out, willing to pay for it as well.

[mifi]

Wth the new docker file it may be easier to get it working now

[tsejerome]

@ariel-frischer any updates, I am willing to pay for it as well

[ariel-frischer]

@tsejerome Sorry no updates for this, we are working on deployment using EKS clusters instead atm.

[aloisdg]

Glad to see such support. Feel free to join @mifi's sponsors too: https://mifi.no/thanks/

[mindbugg]

Wth the new docker file it may be easier to get it working now

is there any step by step tutorial for deploying this please

[mifi]

No, but feel free to make one!

[mindbugg]

Found that editly uses "xvfb-run" to create a virtual screen and get the frames from that.
It is a software that needs to run in the background continuously
So, running it would not be possible in AWS Lambda

[mifi]

Can't the code that runs editly also use child_process to start xvfb-run in the backgroiund?

[bkeepers]

I just merged a new Dockerfile in #312 and will soon be publishing official builds to Docker Hub. Let me know if you have issues with it.

[teghmehta]

@bkeepers I tried running the latest editly version you have through yarn add editly@next. It installed well but after running the code I get this issue running it in the lambda.

export const createSlideshow = async (
  media,
  isSplitScreen,
  audioLength,
  effects = []
) => {
  console.log("Preparing slideshow with Editly...");
  if (media.type !== "slideshow") {
    throw new Error("Media type is not slideshow");
  }

  const hasKenBurns = effects.includes("KenBurns");
  const hasPanning = effects.includes("Panning");

  const localMedia = await downloadMedia(media.media);
  const mediaCount = localMedia.length;
  if (!mediaCount) {
    throw new Error("No media provided for the slideshow.");
  }

  // Calculate duration for each media
  const durationPerImage = audioLength / mediaCount;

  const clips = localMedia.map((filePath) => {
    const ext = path.extname(filePath).toLowerCase();
    const isVideo = [".mp4", ".mov", ".avi"].includes(ext);

    const baseLayer = {
      type: isVideo ? "video" : "image",
      path: filePath,
      ...(hasKenBurns || hasPanning
        ? {
            zoomDirection: hasKenBurns ? "in" : null,
            zoomAmount: hasKenBurns ? 0.1 : 0,
          }
        : {}),
    };

    return {
      layers: [baseLayer],
      duration: isVideo ? undefined : durationPerImage,
    };
  });

  const editSpec = {
    outPath: "/tmp/slideshow.mp4",
    width: 1080,
    height: isSplitScreen ? 960 : 1920,
    fps: 30,
    defaults: {
      transition: {
        name: "random",
        duration: 0.5,
      },
    },
    clips,
    audioFilePath: media.audioFilePath || null,
    loopAudio: !!media.audioFilePath,
  };

  try {
    console.log("Generating slideshow...");
    await editly(editSpec);
    console.log("Slideshow created successfully!");
    return editSpec.outPath;
  } catch (error) {
    console.error("Failed to create slideshow:", error);
    throw error;
  }
};

Response:
{
  "errorType": "Error",
  "errorMessage": "/var/task/node_modules/canvas/build/Release/canvas.node: invalid ELF header",
  "trace": [
    "Error: /var/task/node_modules/canvas/build/Release/canvas.node: invalid ELF header",
    "    at Module._extensions..node (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1586:18)",
    "    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1288:32)",
    "    at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1104:12)",
    "    at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1311:19)",
    "    at require (node:internal/modules/helpers:179:18)",
    "    at Object.<anonymous> (/var/task/node_modules/canvas/lib/bindings.js:3:18)",
    "    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1469:14)",
    "    at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1548:10)",
    "    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1288:32)",
    "    at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1104:12)"
  ]
}

Function Logs:
ode:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1469:14)","    at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1548:10)","    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1288:32)","    at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1104:12)"]},"promise":{},"stack":["Runtime.UnhandledPromiseRejection: Error: /var/task/node_modules/canvas/build/Release/canvas.node: invalid ELF header","    at process.<anonymous> (file:///var/runtime/index.mjs:1276:17)","    at process.emit (node:events:519:28)","    at emitUnhandledRejection (node:internal/process/promises:250:13)","    at throwUnhandledRejectionsMode (node:internal/process/promises:385:19)","    at processPromiseRejections (node:internal/process/promises:470:17)","    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:96:32)"]}
INIT_REPORT Init Duration: 1505.53 ms	Phase: init	Status: error	Error Type: Runtime.Unknown
2025-01-21T01:41:39.063Z	undefined	ERROR	Uncaught Exception 	{"errorType":"Error","errorMessage":"/var/task/node_modules/canvas/build/Release/canvas.node: invalid ELF header","code":"ERR_DLOPEN_FAILED","stack":["Error: /var/task/node_modules/canvas/build/Release/canvas.node: invalid ELF header","    at Module._extensions..node (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1586:18)","    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1288:32)","    at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1104:12)","    at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1311:19)","    at require (node:internal/modules/helpers:179:18)","    at Object.<anonymous> (/var/task/node_modules/canvas/lib/bindings.js:3:18)","    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1469:14)","    at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1548:10)","    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1288:32)","    at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1104:12)"]}
2025-01-21T01:41:39.072Z	undefined	ERROR	Unhandled Promise Rejection 	{"errorType":"Runtime.UnhandledPromiseRejection","errorMessage":"Error: /var/task/node_modules/canvas/build/Release/canvas.node: invalid ELF header","reason":{"errorType":"Error","errorMessage":"/var/task/node_modules/canvas/build/Release/canvas.node: invalid ELF header","code":"ERR_DLOPEN_FAILED","stack":["Error: /var/task/node_modules/canvas/build/Release/canvas.node: invalid ELF header","    at Module._extensions..node (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1586:18)","    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1288:32)","    at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1104:12)","    at Module.require (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1311:19)","    at require (node:internal/modules/helpers:179:18)","    at Object.<anonymous> (/var/task/node_modules/canvas/lib/bindings.js:3:18)","    at Module._compile (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1469:14)","    at Module._extensions..js (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1548:10)","    at Module.load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1288:32)","    at Module._load (node:internal/modules/cjs/loader:1104:12)"]},"promise":{},"stack":["Runtime.UnhandledPromiseRejection: Error: /var/task/node_modules/canvas/build/Release/canvas.node: invalid ELF header","    at process.<anonymous> (file:///var/runtime/index.mjs:1276:17)","    at process.emit (node:events:519:28)","    at emitUnhandledRejection (node:internal/process/promises:250:13)","    at throwUnhandledRejectionsMode (node:internal/process/promises:385:19)","    at processPromiseRejections (node:internal/process/promises:470:17)","    at process.processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:96:32)"]}```