diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
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+++ b/.gitignore
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+# IDE files
+*.iml
+.idea/
+
+# build files
+/target
+
+# runtime files
+*.log
+/files
+
+# config
+config.toml
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
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+++ b/Cargo.toml
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+[package]
+name = "bumblebee"
+version = "0.1.0"
+edition = "2021"
+
+# See more keys and their definitions at https://doc.rust-lang.org/cargo/reference/manifest.html
+
+[dependencies]
+simple-log = "1.6.0"
+toml = "0.7.3"
+serde = { version = "1.0.162", features = ["derive"] }
+glob = "0.3.0"
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diff --git a/config.example.toml b/config.example.toml
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+[files]
+input_path = "/data/input"
+output_path = "/data/output"
+include = [ 'mp4', 'avi', 'mkv' ] # file extensions to include
+keep_file_structure = true # e.g. /data/input/foo/bar.mp4 -> /data/output/foo/bar.webm
+
+[files.cleanup]
+enabled = true
+original_cleanup_behavior = "delete" # delete, archive or keep
+
+[files.cleanup.archive]
+path = "/data/archive"
+keep_file_structure = true # e.g. /data/input/foo/bar.mp4 -> /data/archive/foo/bar.mp4
+
+[files.cleanup.delete]
+remove_empty_directories = true # if folder is empty after deleting file, delete folder
+
+[ffmpeg]
+path = "/usr/bin/ffmpeg" # path to ffmpeg executable
+
+[ffmpeg.process]
+niceness = 10 # 0 = highest priority
+threads = 4 # 0 = auto
+
+[ffmpeg.output]
+format = "webm" # webm, mp4, mkv, etc.
+
+[ffmpeg.output.video]
+codec = "libsvtav1"
+bitrate = 0 # 0 = auto
+crf = 30 # 0 = lossless
+
+[ffmpeg.output.audio]
+codec = "libopus"
+bitrate = 0 # 0 = auto
diff --git a/src/configuration.rs b/src/configuration.rs
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+++ b/src/configuration.rs
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+use std::error::Error;
+use serde::{Serialize, Deserialize};
+
+#[allow(non_camel_case_types)] // this is allowed cuz we want to use snake case in the config file
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
+pub enum ConfigFilesCleanupOriginalBehavior {
+    delete,
+    archive,
+    keep,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
+pub struct ConfigFilesCleanupArchive {
+    pub path: String,
+    pub keep_file_structure: bool,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
+pub struct ConfigFilesCleanupDelete {
+    pub remove_empty_directories: bool,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
+pub struct ConfigFilesCleanup {
+    pub enabled: bool,
+    pub original_cleanup_behavior: ConfigFilesCleanupOriginalBehavior,
+    pub archive: ConfigFilesCleanupArchive,
+    pub delete: ConfigFilesCleanupDelete,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
+pub struct ConfigFiles {
+    pub keep_file_structure: bool,
+    pub input_path: String,
+    pub output_path: String,
+    pub include: Vec<String>,
+    pub cleanup: ConfigFilesCleanup,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
+pub struct ConfigFFmpegProcess {
+    pub threads: u8,
+    pub niceness: u8,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
+pub struct ConfigFFmpegOutputVideo {
+    pub codec: String,
+    pub bitrate: u32,
+    pub crf: u8,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
+pub struct ConfigFFmpegOutputAudio {
+    pub codec: String,
+    pub bitrate: u32,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
+pub struct ConfigFFmpegOutput {
+    pub format: String,
+    pub video: ConfigFFmpegOutputVideo,
+    pub audio: ConfigFFmpegOutputAudio,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
+pub struct ConfigFFmpeg {
+    pub path: String,
+    pub process: ConfigFFmpegProcess,
+    pub output: ConfigFFmpegOutput,
+}
+
+#[derive(Serialize, Deserialize, Debug)]
+pub struct Config {
+    pub files: ConfigFiles,
+    pub ffmpeg: ConfigFFmpeg,
+}
+
+impl Config {
+    pub fn new() -> Config {
+        Config {
+            files: ConfigFiles {
+                keep_file_structure: false,
+                input_path: String::from("/data/input"),
+                output_path: String::from("/data/output"),
+                include: Vec::new(),
+                cleanup: ConfigFilesCleanup {
+                    enabled: false,
+                    original_cleanup_behavior: ConfigFilesCleanupOriginalBehavior::delete,
+                    archive: ConfigFilesCleanupArchive {
+                        path: String::from("/data/archive"),
+                        keep_file_structure: false,
+                    },
+                    delete: ConfigFilesCleanupDelete {
+                        remove_empty_directories: false
+                    },
+                },
+            },
+            ffmpeg: ConfigFFmpeg {
+                path: String::from("/usr/bin/ffmpeg"),
+                process: ConfigFFmpegProcess {
+                    threads: 0,
+                    niceness: 0,
+                },
+                output: ConfigFFmpegOutput {
+                    format: String::from("webm"),
+                    video: ConfigFFmpegOutputVideo {
+                        codec: String::from("libsvtav1"),
+                        bitrate: 0,
+                        crf: 0,
+                    },
+                    audio: ConfigFFmpegOutputAudio {
+                        codec: String::from("libopus"),
+                        bitrate: 0,
+                    },
+                },
+            },
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn from_file(path: &str) -> Config {
+        let config_file = std::fs::read_to_string(path).expect("Failed to read config file");
+        match toml::from_str(&config_file) {
+            Ok(config) => config,
+            Err(e) => {
+                error!("Failed to parse config file: {}", e.message());
+                error!("Please check your config file and try again.");
+                std::process::exit(1);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/src/files.rs b/src/files.rs
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+++ b/src/files.rs
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+use std::path::PathBuf;
+
+pub fn get_files<S: Into<String>>(path: S) -> Vec<PathBuf> {
+    let mut files = Vec::new();
+    let mut dirs = Vec::new();
+    dirs.push(PathBuf::from(path.into()));
+
+    while let Some(dir) = dirs.pop() {
+        for entry in std::fs::read_dir(dir).unwrap() {
+            let entry = entry.unwrap();
+            let path = entry.path();
+            if path.is_dir() {
+                dirs.push(path);
+            } else {
+                files.push(path);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+
+    files
+}
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diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
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+#[macro_use]
+extern crate simple_log;
+
+use std::env;
+use simple_log::LogConfigBuilder;
+
+mod configuration;
+mod files;
+mod processing;
+
+fn main() {
+    setup_logger();
+    let config = configuration::Config::from_file(&env::var("CONFIG").unwrap_or(String::from("./config.toml")));
+    debug!("Config: {:#?}", &config);
+
+    let input_files = files::get_files(&config.files.input_path)
+        .into_iter()
+        .filter(|path| {
+            let path = path.to_str().unwrap();
+            config.files.include.iter().any(|include| path.contains(include))
+        })
+        .collect::<Vec<_>>();
+    info!("Found {} file(s) to be processed.", input_files.len());
+
+    for files in input_files {
+        let operation = processing::TranscodeOperation::new(&config.ffmpeg, files);
+        operation.run();
+    }
+}
+
+fn setup_logger() {
+    let config = LogConfigBuilder::builder()
+        .path("backups.log")
+        .size(10 * 1000)
+        .roll_count(10)
+        .time_format("%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S")
+        .level("debug")
+        .output_file()
+        .output_console()
+        .build();
+
+    simple_log::new(config).unwrap();
+}
diff --git a/src/processing.rs b/src/processing.rs
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+use std::path::PathBuf;
+use crate::configuration::ConfigFFmpeg;
+
+pub struct TranscodeOperation<'f> {
+    pub ffmpeg: &'f ConfigFFmpeg,
+    pub file: PathBuf,
+}
+
+impl<'f> TranscodeOperation<'f> {
+    pub fn new(ffmpeg: &'f ConfigFFmpeg, file: PathBuf) -> TranscodeOperation {
+        TranscodeOperation {
+            ffmpeg,
+            file,
+        }
+    }
+
+    pub fn run(&self) {
+        info!("Transcoding file: {:?}...", &self.file);
+        todo!();
+    }
+}
+