diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 3c3629e..0b3efc9 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 node_modules
+media
diff --git a/server.js b/server.js
index 043db71..8b4e9d3 100644
--- a/server.js
+++ b/server.js
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 "use strict";
 exports.__esModule = true;
 var NodeMediaServer = require("node-media-server");
+var fs = require("fs");
+var exec = require('child_process').exec;
 var ircd = require("./lib/ircdjs/lib/server.js").Server;
 //initialize configs, eventually grab from runtime config file
 var mediaconfig = {
@@ -13,7 +15,18 @@ var mediaconfig = {
     },
     http: {
         port: 8000,
-        allow_origin: '*'
+        allow_origin: '*',
+        mediaroot: './media'
+    },
+    trans: {
+        ffmpeg: '/usr/bin/ffmpeg',
+        tasks: [
+            {
+                app: 'live',
+                hls: 'true',
+                hlsFlags: '[hls_time=2:hls_list_size=3:hls_flags=delete_segments]'
+            }
+        ]
     }
 };
 function streamAuth(path) {
@@ -56,6 +69,7 @@ nms.on('prePublish', function (id, StreamPath, args) {
         return false;
     }
     console.log("[NodeMediaServer] App name ok.");
+    //TODO: Hook up to DB and redirect from query
     if (key !== "temp") {
         console.log("[NodeMediaServer] Invalid stream key, closing connection.");
         session.reject();
@@ -64,3 +78,23 @@ nms.on('prePublish', function (id, StreamPath, args) {
     console.log("[NodeMediaServer] Stream key ok.");
     session.publishStreamPath = "/live/amy";
 });
+nms.on('postPublish', function (id, StreamPath, args) {
+    console.log('[NodeMediaServer] Checking record flag for ', "id=" + id + " StreamPath=" + StreamPath);
+    //Hook up to postgres DB.
+    if (true) {
+        console.log('[NodeMediaServer] Initiating recording for ', "id=" + id + " StreamPath=" + StreamPath);
+        fs.mkdir('./media' + StreamPath, { recursive: true }, function (err) {
+            if (err)
+                throw err;
+        });
+        //we kinda stanitize it in prePublish? :blobshrug:
+        var subprocess = exec('ffmpeg -i rtmp://127.0.0.1' + StreamPath + ' -vcodec copy -acodec copy ./media' + StreamPath + '/$(date +%d%b%Y-%H%M).mp4', {
+            detached: true,
+            stdio: 'inherit'
+        });
+        subprocess.unref();
+        //spawn an ffmpeg process to record the stream, then detach it completely
+        return true;
+    }
+    console.log('[NodeMediaServer] Skipping recording for ', "id=" + id + " StreamPath=" + StreamPath);
+});
diff --git a/src/server.ts b/src/server.ts
index fe4b96a..b43eacf 100644
--- a/src/server.ts
+++ b/src/server.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 import NodeMediaServer = require("node-media-server");
+import fs = require ("fs");
+const { exec } = require('child_process');
 const ircd = require("./lib/ircdjs/lib/server.js").Server;
 
 //initialize configs, eventually grab from runtime config file
@@ -12,7 +14,18 @@ const mediaconfig = {
 	},
 	http: {
 		port:8000,
-		allow_origin: '*'
+		allow_origin: '*',
+		mediaroot: './media'
+	},
+	trans: {
+		ffmpeg: '/usr/bin/ffmpeg',
+		tasks: [
+			{
+				app: 'live',
+				hls: 'true',
+				hlsFlags: '[hls_time=2:hls_list_size=3:hls_flags=delete_segments]'
+			}
+		]
 	}
 };
 
@@ -69,3 +82,22 @@ nms.on('prePublish', (id, StreamPath, args) => {
 	console.log("[NodeMediaServer] Stream key ok.");
 	session.publishStreamPath = "/live/amy";
 });
+
+nms.on('postPublish', (id, StreamPath, args) => {
+	console.log('[NodeMediaServer] Checking record flag for ', `id=${id} StreamPath=${StreamPath}`);
+	//Hook up to postgres DB.
+	if(true){
+		console.log('[NodeMediaServer] Initiating recording for ', `id=${id} StreamPath=${StreamPath}`);
+		fs.mkdir('./media'+StreamPath, { recursive : true }, (err) => {
+			if (err) throw err;
+		});
+		let subprocess = exec('ffmpeg -i rtmp://127.0.0.1'+StreamPath+' -vcodec copy -acodec copy ./media'+StreamPath+'/$(date +%d%b%Y-%H%M).mp4',{
+			detached : true,
+			stdio : 'inherit'
+		});
+		subprocess.unref();
+		//spawn an ffmpeg process to record the stream, then detach it completely
+		return true;
+	}
+	console.log('[NodeMediaServer] Skipping recording for ', `id=${id} StreamPath=${StreamPath}`);
+});
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