# Faster-Whisper VM Setup

The sample env expects the Whisper service to run on the VM at `172.16.10.64:8000`.

The backend expects a Whisper-compatible HTTP service:

```env
WHISPER_VM_IP=172.16.10.64
WHISPER_VM_PORT=8000
WHISPER_API_URL=http://172.16.10.64:8000
WHISPER_TRANSCRIBE_PATH=/transcribe
WHISPER_HEALTH_PATH=/health
WHISPER_FILE_FIELD=file
WHISPER_ALLOW_MOCK=false
```

Expected endpoints:

- `GET /health` returns any 2xx status when the VM is ready.
- `POST /transcribe` accepts multipart audio and returns one of:

```json
{
  "transcript_text": "Meeting transcript...",
  "language": "en",
  "duration": 123.45,
  "timestamps": [{ "start": 0, "end": 5, "text": "Hello" }]
}
```

The API retries failed requests, applies `WHISPER_TIMEOUT_MS`, and marks jobs as failed when the VM
is unavailable.