diff --git a/trunk/src/app/srs_app_config.cpp b/trunk/src/app/srs_app_config.cpp
index b6c35d67d..c8f5cf106 100644
--- a/trunk/src/app/srs_app_config.cpp
+++ b/trunk/src/app/srs_app_config.cpp
@@ -913,6 +913,21 @@ SrsConfDirective* SrsConfig::get_vhost(string vhost)
     return NULL;
 }
 
+void SrsConfig::get_vhosts(std::vector<SrsConfDirective*>& vhosts)
+{
+    srs_assert(root);
+    
+    for (int i = 0; i < (int)root->directives.size(); i++) {
+        SrsConfDirective* conf = root->at(i);
+        
+        if (!conf->is_vhost()) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        
+        vhosts.push_back(conf);
+    }
+}
+
 SrsConfDirective* SrsConfig::get_vhost_on_connect(string vhost)
 {
     SrsConfDirective* conf = get_vhost(vhost);
@@ -1608,6 +1623,28 @@ void SrsConfig::get_ingesters(std::string vhost, std::vector<SrsConfDirective*>&
     return;
 }
 
+bool SrsConfig::get_ingest_enabled(SrsConfDirective* ingest)
+{
+    SrsConfDirective* conf = ingest->get("enable");
+    
+    if (!conf || conf->arg0() != "on") {
+        return false;
+    }
+    
+    return true;
+}
+
+string SrsConfig::get_ingest_ffmpeg(SrsConfDirective* ingest)
+{
+    SrsConfDirective* conf = ingest->get("ffmpeg");
+    
+    if (!conf) {
+        return "";
+    }
+    
+    return conf->arg0();
+}
+
 string SrsConfig::get_srs_log_file()
 {
     srs_assert(root);
diff --git a/trunk/src/app/srs_app_config.hpp b/trunk/src/app/srs_app_config.hpp
index 50b822458..e351f4f6a 100644
--- a/trunk/src/app/srs_app_config.hpp
+++ b/trunk/src/app/srs_app_config.hpp
@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@ public:
 // vhost section
 public:
     virtual SrsConfDirective*   get_vhost(std::string vhost);
+    virtual void                get_vhosts(std::vector<SrsConfDirective*>& vhosts);
     virtual bool                get_vhost_enabled(std::string vhost);
     virtual bool                get_vhost_enabled(SrsConfDirective* vhost);
     virtual SrsConfDirective*   get_vhost_on_connect(std::string vhost);
@@ -184,9 +185,11 @@ public:
     virtual int                 get_engine_achannels(SrsConfDirective* engine);
     virtual void                get_engine_aparams(SrsConfDirective* engine, std::vector<std::string>& aparams);
     virtual std::string         get_engine_output(SrsConfDirective* engine);
-// vhost ingest section
+// ingest section
 public:
     virtual void                get_ingesters(std::string vhost, std::vector<SrsConfDirective*>& ingeters);
+    virtual bool                get_ingest_enabled(SrsConfDirective* ingest);
+    virtual std::string         get_ingest_ffmpeg(SrsConfDirective* ingest);
 // log section
 public:
     virtual bool                get_srs_log_tank_file();
diff --git a/trunk/src/app/srs_app_encoder.cpp b/trunk/src/app/srs_app_encoder.cpp
index c5cfb8697..af018d8e7 100644
--- a/trunk/src/app/srs_app_encoder.cpp
+++ b/trunk/src/app/srs_app_encoder.cpp
@@ -309,7 +309,10 @@ int SrsEncoder::initialize_ffmpeg(SrsFFMPEG* ffmpeg, SrsRequest* req, SrsConfDir
     }
     _transcoded_url.push_back(output);
     
-    if ((ret = ffmpeg->initialize(input, output, log_file, engine)) != ERROR_SUCCESS) {
+    if ((ret = ffmpeg->initialize(input, output, log_file)) != ERROR_SUCCESS) {
+        return ret;
+    }
+    if ((ret = ffmpeg->initialize_transcode(engine)) != ERROR_SUCCESS) {
         return ret;
     }
     
diff --git a/trunk/src/app/srs_app_ffmpeg.cpp b/trunk/src/app/srs_app_ffmpeg.cpp
index 5823a486e..3c1079add 100644
--- a/trunk/src/app/srs_app_ffmpeg.cpp
+++ b/trunk/src/app/srs_app_ffmpeg.cpp
@@ -78,7 +78,18 @@ string SrsFFMPEG::output()
     return _output;
 }
 
-int SrsFFMPEG::initialize(string in, string out, string log, SrsConfDirective* engine)
+int SrsFFMPEG::initialize(string in, string out, string log)
+{
+    int ret = ERROR_SUCCESS;
+    
+    input = in;
+    _output = out;
+    log_file = log;
+    
+    return ret;
+}
+
+int SrsFFMPEG::initialize_transcode(SrsConfDirective* engine)
 {
     int ret = ERROR_SUCCESS;
     
@@ -102,10 +113,6 @@ int SrsFFMPEG::initialize(string in, string out, string log, SrsConfDirective* e
     vwidth -= vwidth % 2;
     vheight -= vheight % 2;
     
-    input = in;
-    _output = out;
-    log_file = log;
-    
     if (vcodec == SRS_ENCODER_NO_VIDEO && acodec == SRS_ENCODER_NO_AUDIO) {
         ret = ERROR_ENCODER_VCODEC;
         srs_warn("video and audio disabled. ret=%d", ret);
@@ -191,6 +198,22 @@ int SrsFFMPEG::initialize(string in, string out, string log, SrsConfDirective* e
     return ret;
 }
 
+int SrsFFMPEG::initialize_copy()
+{
+    int ret = ERROR_SUCCESS;
+    
+    vcodec = SRS_ENCODER_COPY;
+    acodec = SRS_ENCODER_COPY;
+
+    if (_output.empty()) {
+        ret = ERROR_ENCODER_OUTPUT;
+        srs_error("invalid empty output, ret=%d", ret);
+        return ret;
+    }
+    
+    return ret;
+}
+
 int SrsFFMPEG::start()
 {
     int ret = ERROR_SUCCESS;
diff --git a/trunk/src/app/srs_app_ffmpeg.hpp b/trunk/src/app/srs_app_ffmpeg.hpp
index 9f5ce9498..6121eb3e0 100644
--- a/trunk/src/app/srs_app_ffmpeg.hpp
+++ b/trunk/src/app/srs_app_ffmpeg.hpp
@@ -74,7 +74,9 @@ public:
 public:
     virtual std::string output();
 public:
-    virtual int initialize(std::string in, std::string out, std::string log, SrsConfDirective* engine);
+    virtual int initialize(std::string in, std::string out, std::string log);
+    virtual int initialize_transcode(SrsConfDirective* engine);
+    virtual int initialize_copy();
     virtual int start();
     virtual int cycle();
     virtual void stop();
diff --git a/trunk/src/app/srs_app_ingest.cpp b/trunk/src/app/srs_app_ingest.cpp
index 569fd2367..cc4e3d963 100644
--- a/trunk/src/app/srs_app_ingest.cpp
+++ b/trunk/src/app/srs_app_ingest.cpp
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 #ifdef SRS_INGEST
 
 #include <srs_kernel_error.hpp>
+#include <srs_app_config.hpp>
+#include <srs_kernel_log.hpp>
+#include <srs_app_ffmpeg.hpp>
 
 // when error, ingester sleep for a while and retry.
 #define SRS_INGESTER_SLEEP_US (int64_t)(3*1000*1000LL)
@@ -39,11 +42,71 @@ SrsIngester::SrsIngester()
 SrsIngester::~SrsIngester()
 {
     srs_freep(pthread);
+    clear_engines();
 }
 
 int SrsIngester::start()
 {
     int ret = ERROR_SUCCESS;
+    
+    // parse ingesters
+    std::vector<SrsConfDirective*> vhosts;
+    _srs_config->get_vhosts(vhosts);
+    
+    for (int i = 0; i < (int)vhosts.size(); i++) {
+        SrsConfDirective* vhost = vhosts[i];
+        if ((ret = parse_ingesters(vhost)) != ERROR_SUCCESS) {
+            return ret;
+        }
+    }
+    
+    return ret;
+}
+
+int SrsIngester::parse_ingesters(SrsConfDirective* vhost)
+{
+    int ret = ERROR_SUCCESS;
+    
+    std::vector<SrsConfDirective*> ingesters;
+    _srs_config->get_ingesters(vhost->arg0(), ingesters);
+    
+    // create engine
+    for (int i = 0; i < (int)ingesters.size(); i++) {
+        SrsConfDirective* ingest = ingesters[i];
+        if (!_srs_config->get_ingest_enabled(ingest)) {
+            continue;
+        }
+        
+        std::string ffmpeg_bin = _srs_config->get_ingest_ffmpeg(ingest);
+        if (ffmpeg_bin.empty()) {
+            srs_trace("ignore the empty ffmpeg ingest: %s", ingest->arg0().c_str());
+            continue;
+        }
+    
+        // get all engines.
+        std::vector<SrsConfDirective*> engines;
+        _srs_config->get_transcode_engines(ingest, engines);
+        if (engines.empty()) {
+            srs_trace("ignore the empty transcode engine: %s", ingest->arg0().c_str());
+            continue;
+        }
+    
+        // create engine
+        for (int i = 0; i < (int)engines.size(); i++) {
+            SrsConfDirective* engine = engines[i];
+            SrsFFMPEG* ffmpeg = new SrsFFMPEG(ffmpeg_bin);
+            if ((ret = initialize_ffmpeg(ffmpeg, ingest, engine)) != ERROR_SUCCESS) {
+                srs_freep(ffmpeg);
+                if (ret != ERROR_ENCODER_LOOP) {
+                    srs_error("invalid ingest engine: %s %s", ingest->arg0().c_str(), engine->arg0().c_str());
+                }
+                return ret;
+            }
+    
+            ffmpegs.push_back(ffmpeg);
+        }
+    }
+    
     return ret;
 }
 
@@ -61,4 +124,26 @@ void SrsIngester::on_thread_stop()
 {
 }
 
+void SrsIngester::clear_engines()
+{
+    std::vector<SrsFFMPEG*>::iterator it;
+    
+    for (it = ffmpegs.begin(); it != ffmpegs.end(); ++it) {
+        SrsFFMPEG* ffmpeg = *it;
+        srs_freep(ffmpeg);
+    }
+
+    ffmpegs.clear();
+}
+
+int SrsIngester::initialize_ffmpeg(SrsFFMPEG* ffmpeg, SrsConfDirective* ingest, SrsConfDirective* engine)
+{
+    int ret = ERROR_SUCCESS;
+    
+    if (!_srs_config->get_engine_enabled(engine)) {
+    }
+    
+    return ret;
+}
+
 #endif
diff --git a/trunk/src/app/srs_app_ingest.hpp b/trunk/src/app/srs_app_ingest.hpp
index 54cadc1a1..82fce08ad 100644
--- a/trunk/src/app/srs_app_ingest.hpp
+++ b/trunk/src/app/srs_app_ingest.hpp
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 #include <srs_app_thread.hpp>
 
 class SrsFFMPEG;
+class SrsConfDirective;
 
 /**
 * ingest file/stream/device, 
@@ -58,6 +59,10 @@ public:
 public:
     virtual int cycle();
     virtual void on_thread_stop();
+private:
+    virtual void clear_engines();
+    virtual int parse_ingesters(SrsConfDirective* vhost);
+    virtual int initialize_ffmpeg(SrsFFMPEG* ffmpeg, SrsConfDirective* ingest, SrsConfDirective* engine);
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/trunk/src/app/srs_app_server.cpp b/trunk/src/app/srs_app_server.cpp
index c5859cc3f..e6fde04ec 100644
--- a/trunk/src/app/srs_app_server.cpp
+++ b/trunk/src/app/srs_app_server.cpp
@@ -373,7 +373,7 @@ int SrsServer::listen()
     return ret;
 }
 
-int SrsServer::cycle()
+int SrsServer::ingest()
 {
     int ret = ERROR_SUCCESS;
     
@@ -383,6 +383,13 @@ int SrsServer::cycle()
         return ret;
     }
 #endif
+
+    return ret;
+}
+
+int SrsServer::cycle()
+{
+    int ret = ERROR_SUCCESS;
     
     // the deamon thread, update the time cache
     while (true) {
diff --git a/trunk/src/app/srs_app_server.hpp b/trunk/src/app/srs_app_server.hpp
index ff8e5fd83..d46982a83 100644
--- a/trunk/src/app/srs_app_server.hpp
+++ b/trunk/src/app/srs_app_server.hpp
@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ public:
     virtual int acquire_pid_file();
     virtual int initialize_st();
     virtual int listen();
+    virtual int ingest();
     virtual int cycle();
     virtual void remove(SrsConnection* conn);
     virtual void on_signal(int signo);
diff --git a/trunk/src/main/srs_main_server.cpp b/trunk/src/main/srs_main_server.cpp
index 1607c1c8c..2888c3ace 100644
--- a/trunk/src/main/srs_main_server.cpp
+++ b/trunk/src/main/srs_main_server.cpp
@@ -73,6 +73,10 @@ int run_master()
         return ret;
     }
     
+    if ((ret = _srs_server->ingest()) != ERROR_SUCCESS) {
+        return ret;
+    }
+    
     if ((ret = _srs_server->cycle()) != ERROR_SUCCESS) {
         return ret;
     }