title: Using FFMPEG on Google Cloud Platform
body: <p>I'm storing audio files on Google Cloud Storage (through Firebase storage).</p>
  
  <p>I need to use FFMPEG to convert the audio file from stereo (two channels) to mono (one channel).</p>
  
  <p>How can I perform the above conversion on Google Cloud Platform?</p>
  
  <p><strong>Update:</strong>
  I suspect one possibility is to use Google Compute Engine to create a virtual machine, install ffmpeg, and somehow gain access to the audio files.</p>
  
  <p>I'm not sure if this is the best way or even possible. So I'm still investigating.</p>