diff --git a/server/ffprobe/ffprobe.go b/server/ffprobe/ffprobe.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5c2d7ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/server/ffprobe/ffprobe.go
@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+package ffprobe
+
+import (
+	"context"
+	"gopkg.in/vansante/go-ffprobe.v2"
+	"io"
+	"os"
+	"os/exec"
+	"path/filepath"
+	"time"
+)
+
+var binFile = "ffprobe"
+
+func init() {
+	path, err := exec.LookPath("ffprobe")
+	if err == nil {
+		ffprobe.SetFFProbeBinPath(path)
+		binFile = path
+	} else {
+		// working dir
+		if _, err := os.Stat("ffprobe"); os.IsNotExist(err) {
+			ffprobe.SetFFProbeBinPath(filepath.Dir(os.Args[0]) + "/ffprobe")
+			binFile = filepath.Dir(os.Args[0]) + "/ffprobe"
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+func Exists() bool {
+	_, err := os.Stat(binFile)
+	return !os.IsNotExist(err)
+}
+
+func ProbeUrl(link string) (*ffprobe.ProbeData, error) {
+	data, err := ffprobe.ProbeURL(getCtx(), link)
+	return data, err
+}
+
+func ProbeReader(reader io.Reader) (*ffprobe.ProbeData, error) {
+	data, err := ffprobe.ProbeReader(getCtx(), reader)
+	return data, err
+}
+
+func getCtx() context.Context {
+	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
+	go func() {
+		time.Sleep(5 * time.Minute)
+		cancel()
+	}()
+	return ctx
+}
diff --git a/server/web/api/ffprobe.go b/server/web/api/ffprobe.go
index f8a3f33..eca3f13 100644
--- a/server/web/api/ffprobe.go
+++ b/server/web/api/ffprobe.go
@@ -1,25 +1,16 @@
 package api
 
 import (
-	"context"
 	"errors"
 	"fmt"
 	"net/http"
-	"os"
-	"os/exec"
-	"path/filepath"
+	"server/ffprobe"
 
 	"server/utils"
 
 	"github.com/gin-gonic/gin"
-	"gopkg.in/vansante/go-ffprobe.v2"
 )
 
-func commandExists(cmd string) bool {
-	_, err := exec.LookPath(cmd)
-	return err == nil
-}
-
 func ffp(c *gin.Context) {
 	hash := c.Param("hash")
 	indexStr := c.Param("id")
@@ -32,23 +23,7 @@ func ffp(c *gin.Context) {
 	host := utils.GetScheme(c) + "://" + c.Request.Host + "/stream?link=" + hash + "&index=" + indexStr + "&play"
 	// log.Println("ffprobe", host)
 
-	ctx, cancelFn := context.WithCancel(context.Background())
-	defer cancelFn()
-
-	// path lookup
-	path, err := exec.LookPath("ffprobe")
-	if err == nil {
-		// log.Println("ffprobe found in", path)
-		ffprobe.SetFFProbeBinPath(path)
-	} else {
-		// log.Println("ffprobe not found in $PATH")
-		// working dir
-		if _, err := os.Stat("ffprobe"); os.IsNotExist(err) {
-			ffprobe.SetFFProbeBinPath(filepath.Dir(os.Args[0]) + "/ffprobe")
-		}
-	}
-
-	data, err := ffprobe.ProbeURL(ctx, host)
+	data, err := ffprobe.ProbeUrl(host)
 	if err != nil {
 		c.AbortWithError(http.StatusBadRequest, fmt.Errorf("error getting data: %v", err))
 		return