Installation¶

Prerequisites¶

vac requires the following tools to be installed:

1. Go 1.21+¶

go version
# Should output: go version go1.21.x or higher

2. ffmpeg¶

Used for video recording and processing.

brew install ffmpeg

sudo apt install ffmpeg

3. Marp CLI¶

Used for rendering Markdown to HTML presentations.

npm install -g @marp-team/marp-cli

4. ElevenLabs API Key¶

1. Sign up at ElevenLabs
2. Get your API key from the dashboard
3. Set the environment variable:

export ELEVENLABS_API_KEY="your-api-key-here"

Install vac¶

From Source¶

git clone https://github.com/grokify/videoascode
cd vac
go build -o bin/vac ./cmd/vac

Using Go Install¶

go install github.com/grokify/videoascode/cmd/vac@latest

Verify Installation¶

Check that all dependencies are available:

vac --check

This will verify:

• [x] ffmpeg is installed
• [x] Marp CLI is installed
• [x] ElevenLabs API key is set