diff --git a/deployment/docker/docker-compose.production.yml b/deployment/docker/docker-compose.production.yml
index 6aaa6f6db..a9ebee5d6 100644
--- a/deployment/docker/docker-compose.production.yml
+++ b/deployment/docker/docker-compose.production.yml
@@ -142,6 +142,94 @@ services:
           cpus: '0.25'
           memory: 128M
 
+  # Media Processing Daemon (Job Queue, Radio, TV)
+  media-daemon:
+    build:
+      context: ../../services/media_daemon
+      dockerfile: Dockerfile
+    container_name: metabuilder-media-prod
+    environment:
+      MEDIA_BIND_ADDRESS: 0.0.0.0
+      MEDIA_PORT: 8090
+      MEDIA_WORKERS: 4
+      DBAL_URL: http://dbal-daemon:8080
+      DBAL_API_KEY: ${DBAL_API_KEY:-}
+      MEDIA_VIDEO_WORKERS: 2
+      MEDIA_AUDIO_WORKERS: 4
+      MEDIA_DOC_WORKERS: 4
+      MEDIA_IMAGE_WORKERS: 8
+      MEDIA_RADIO_ENABLED: "true"
+      MEDIA_TV_ENABLED: "true"
+      ICECAST_HOST: icecast
+      ICECAST_PASSWORD: ${ICECAST_PASSWORD:-hackme}
+    volumes:
+      - media_library:/data/media:ro
+      - media_output:/data/output
+      - media_cache:/data/cache
+      - hls_output:/data/hls
+      - media_temp:/data/temp
+    ports:
+      - "8090:8090"
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:8090/health"]
+      interval: 30s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 3
+      start_period: 10s
+    depends_on:
+      dbal-daemon:
+        condition: service_healthy
+    networks:
+      - metabuilder-network
+    deploy:
+      resources:
+        limits:
+          cpus: '4'
+          memory: 4G
+        reservations:
+          cpus: '1'
+          memory: 1G
+
+  # Icecast Server for Radio Streaming
+  icecast:
+    image: libretime/icecast:2.4.4
+    container_name: metabuilder-icecast-prod
+    environment:
+      ICECAST_SOURCE_PASSWORD: ${ICECAST_PASSWORD:-hackme}
+      ICECAST_ADMIN_PASSWORD: ${ICECAST_ADMIN_PASSWORD:-hackme}
+      ICECAST_RELAY_PASSWORD: ${ICECAST_PASSWORD:-hackme}
+      ICECAST_HOSTNAME: ${ICECAST_HOSTNAME:-localhost}
+      ICECAST_MAX_CLIENTS: 1000
+      ICECAST_MAX_SOURCES: 20
+    volumes:
+      - icecast_logs:/var/log/icecast2
+    ports:
+      - "8000:8000"
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    healthcheck:
+      test: ["CMD", "curl", "-f", "http://localhost:8000/status-json.xsl"]
+      interval: 30s
+      timeout: 5s
+      retries: 3
+    networks:
+      - metabuilder-network
+
+  # HLS/DASH Streaming Server
+  nginx-stream:
+    image: nginx:alpine
+    container_name: metabuilder-nginx-stream-prod
+    volumes:
+      - hls_output:/data/hls:ro
+      - ../../services/media_daemon/config/nginx-stream.conf:/etc/nginx/conf.d/default.conf:ro
+    ports:
+      - "8088:80"
+    depends_on:
+      - media-daemon
+    restart: unless-stopped
+    networks:
+      - metabuilder-network
+
   # Redis Cache (Optional but recommended)
   redis:
     image: redis:7-alpine
@@ -183,6 +271,19 @@ volumes:
     driver: local
   nginx_logs:
     driver: local
+  # Media daemon volumes
+  media_library:
+    driver: local
+  media_output:
+    driver: local
+  media_cache:
+    driver: local
+  media_temp:
+    driver: local
+  hls_output:
+    driver: local
+  icecast_logs:
+    driver: local
 
 networks:
   metabuilder-network:
diff --git a/services/media_daemon/plugins/examples/my_custom_plugin.cpp b/services/media_daemon/plugins/examples/my_custom_plugin.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..349224538
--- /dev/null
+++ b/services/media_daemon/plugins/examples/my_custom_plugin.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,320 @@
+#include "media/plugin.hpp"
+#include <iostream>
+#include <fstream>
+#include <sstream>
+#include <array>
+#include <memory>
+#include <cstdio>
+
+namespace media {
+namespace plugins {
+
+/**
+ * Example Custom Plugin
+ * 
+ * This demonstrates how to create a custom plugin for the media daemon.
+ * Plugins are loaded dynamically at runtime from shared libraries.
+ * 
+ * Build with:
+ *   g++ -shared -fPIC -o my_custom_plugin.so my_custom_plugin.cpp -std=c++17
+ */
+class MyCustomPlugin : public Plugin {
+public:
+    MyCustomPlugin() = default;
+    ~MyCustomPlugin() override = default;
+    
+    PluginInfo info() const override {
+        return PluginInfo{
+            .id = "my_custom_plugin",
+            .name = "My Custom Plugin",
+            .version = "1.0.0",
+            .author = "Your Name",
+            .description = "Example custom plugin for media processing",
+            .type = PluginType::PROCESSOR,
+            .supported_formats = {"txt", "json", "xml"},
+            .capabilities = {"text_transform", "json_validate"},
+            .is_loaded = initialized_,
+            .is_builtin = false
+        };
+    }
+    
+    PluginCapabilities capabilities() const override {
+        PluginCapabilities caps;
+        caps.supports_video = false;
+        caps.supports_audio = false;
+        caps.supports_image = false;
+        caps.supports_document = true;
+        caps.supports_streaming = false;
+        caps.supports_hardware_accel = false;
+        caps.input_formats = {"txt", "json", "xml"};
+        caps.output_formats = {"txt", "json", "xml"};
+        return caps;
+    }
+    
+    Result<void> initialize(const std::string& config_path) override {
+        std::cout << "[MyCustomPlugin] Initializing with config: " << config_path << std::endl;
+        
+        // Load configuration if provided
+        if (!config_path.empty()) {
+            std::ifstream config_file(config_path);
+            if (config_file.is_open()) {
+                // Parse config...
+                config_file.close();
+            }
+        }
+        
+        initialized_ = true;
+        return Result<void>::ok();
+    }
+    
+    void shutdown() override {
+        std::cout << "[MyCustomPlugin] Shutting down" << std::endl;
+        initialized_ = false;
+    }
+    
+    bool is_healthy() const override {
+        return initialized_;
+    }
+    
+    bool can_handle(JobType type, const JobParams& params) const override {
+        // This plugin only handles custom jobs
+        if (type != JobType::CUSTOM) {
+            return false;
+        }
+        
+        // Check if params contain our supported operation
+        if (auto* custom_params = std::get_if<std::map<std::string, std::string>>(&params)) {
+            auto it = custom_params->find("operation");
+            if (it != custom_params->end()) {
+                return it->second == "text_transform" || 
+                       it->second == "json_validate";
+            }
+        }
+        
+        return false;
+    }
+    
+    Result<std::string> process(
+        const JobRequest& request,
+        JobProgressCallback progress_callback
+    ) override {
+        if (!initialized_) {
+            return Result<std::string>::error(
+                ErrorCode::SERVICE_UNAVAILABLE,
+                "Plugin not initialized"
+            );
+        }
+        
+        // Extract custom params
+        auto* custom_params = std::get_if<std::map<std::string, std::string>>(&request.params);
+        if (!custom_params) {
+            return Result<std::string>::error(
+                ErrorCode::VALIDATION_ERROR,
+                "Invalid parameters for custom plugin"
+            );
+        }
+        
+        std::string operation = (*custom_params)["operation"];
+        std::string input_path = (*custom_params)["input_path"];
+        std::string output_path = (*custom_params)["output_path"];
+        
+        // Report starting
+        if (progress_callback) {
+            progress_callback(request.id, JobProgress{
+                .percent = 0.0,
+                .stage = "starting",
+                .eta = "calculating..."
+            });
+        }
+        
+        // Process based on operation
+        Result<std::string> result;
+        if (operation == "text_transform") {
+            result = process_text_transform(input_path, output_path, *custom_params, request.id, progress_callback);
+        } else if (operation == "json_validate") {
+            result = process_json_validate(input_path, output_path, *custom_params, request.id, progress_callback);
+        } else {
+            return Result<std::string>::error(
+                ErrorCode::VALIDATION_ERROR,
+                "Unknown operation: " + operation
+            );
+        }
+        
+        // Report completion
+        if (progress_callback) {
+            progress_callback(request.id, JobProgress{
+                .percent = 100.0,
+                .stage = "completed"
+            });
+        }
+        
+        return result;
+    }
+    
+    Result<void> cancel(const std::string& job_id) override {
+        // Mark job as cancelled
+        std::lock_guard<std::mutex> lock(jobs_mutex_);
+        auto it = active_jobs_.find(job_id);
+        if (it != active_jobs_.end()) {
+            it->second = true;  // cancelled
+            return Result<void>::ok();
+        }
+        return Result<void>::error(ErrorCode::NOT_FOUND, "Job not found");
+    }
+    
+private:
+    Result<std::string> process_text_transform(
+        const std::string& input_path,
+        const std::string& output_path,
+        const std::map<std::string, std::string>& params,
+        const std::string& job_id,
+        JobProgressCallback progress_callback
+    ) {
+        // Read input file
+        std::ifstream input(input_path);
+        if (!input.is_open()) {
+            return Result<std::string>::error(
+                ErrorCode::NOT_FOUND,
+                "Cannot open input file: " + input_path
+            );
+        }
+        
+        std::stringstream buffer;
+        buffer << input.rdbuf();
+        std::string content = buffer.str();
+        input.close();
+        
+        if (progress_callback) {
+            progress_callback(job_id, JobProgress{.percent = 30.0, .stage = "processing"});
+        }
+        
+        // Get transform type
+        std::string transform = "uppercase";
+        auto it = params.find("transform");
+        if (it != params.end()) {
+            transform = it->second;
+        }
+        
+        // Apply transformation
+        if (transform == "uppercase") {
+            for (char& c : content) {
+                c = std::toupper(c);
+            }
+        } else if (transform == "lowercase") {
+            for (char& c : content) {
+                c = std::tolower(c);
+            }
+        } else if (transform == "reverse") {
+            std::reverse(content.begin(), content.end());
+        }
+        
+        if (progress_callback) {
+            progress_callback(job_id, JobProgress{.percent = 70.0, .stage = "writing"});
+        }
+        
+        // Write output file
+        std::ofstream output(output_path);
+        if (!output.is_open()) {
+            return Result<std::string>::error(
+                ErrorCode::STORAGE_ERROR,
+                "Cannot create output file: " + output_path
+            );
+        }
+        
+        output << content;
+        output.close();
+        
+        return Result<std::string>::ok(output_path);
+    }
+    
+    Result<std::string> process_json_validate(
+        const std::string& input_path,
+        const std::string& output_path,
+        const std::map<std::string, std::string>& params,
+        const std::string& job_id,
+        JobProgressCallback progress_callback
+    ) {
+        // Read input file
+        std::ifstream input(input_path);
+        if (!input.is_open()) {
+            return Result<std::string>::error(
+                ErrorCode::NOT_FOUND,
+                "Cannot open input file: " + input_path
+            );
+        }
+        
+        std::stringstream buffer;
+        buffer << input.rdbuf();
+        std::string content = buffer.str();
+        input.close();
+        
+        if (progress_callback) {
+            progress_callback(job_id, JobProgress{.percent = 50.0, .stage = "validating"});
+        }
+        
+        // Simple JSON validation (check for balanced braces)
+        int brace_count = 0;
+        int bracket_count = 0;
+        bool in_string = false;
+        bool escaped = false;
+        
+        for (char c : content) {
+            if (escaped) {
+                escaped = false;
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (c == '\\') {
+                escaped = true;
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (c == '"') {
+                in_string = !in_string;
+                continue;
+            }
+            if (!in_string) {
+                if (c == '{') brace_count++;
+                else if (c == '}') brace_count--;
+                else if (c == '[') bracket_count++;
+                else if (c == ']') bracket_count--;
+            }
+        }
+        
+        bool valid = (brace_count == 0 && bracket_count == 0 && !in_string);
+        
+        // Write validation result
+        std::ofstream output(output_path);
+        if (!output.is_open()) {
+            return Result<std::string>::error(
+                ErrorCode::STORAGE_ERROR,
+                "Cannot create output file: " + output_path
+            );
+        }
+        
+        output << "{\n";
+        output << "  \"valid\": " << (valid ? "true" : "false") << ",\n";
+        output << "  \"input_file\": \"" << input_path << "\",\n";
+        output << "  \"brace_balance\": " << brace_count << ",\n";
+        output << "  \"bracket_balance\": " << bracket_count << "\n";
+        output << "}\n";
+        output.close();
+        
+        if (!valid) {
+            return Result<std::string>::error(
+                ErrorCode::VALIDATION_ERROR,
+                "JSON validation failed"
+            );
+        }
+        
+        return Result<std::string>::ok(output_path);
+    }
+    
+    bool initialized_ = false;
+    std::mutex jobs_mutex_;
+    std::map<std::string, bool> active_jobs_;  // job_id -> cancelled
+};
+
+} // namespace plugins
+} // namespace media
+
+// Export plugin functions
+MEDIA_PLUGIN_EXPORT(media::plugins::MyCustomPlugin)