Backup Recording

"I'd rather be looking at it than looking for it."

Our standard recording feature captures on-demand recordings in a web-friendly MP4 format, and users can map the /rec folder in Streamwell to any location of their choosing using the Docker volume mapping features.

But for pro customers, we've introduced (v1.8.3+) Backup Recording which lets you configure a secondary location to save live recordings, with more advanced formats / options.

To activate this feature, check Backup Recording under Administration -> Features -> Pro Features

• Choose a backup recording folder path, ideally separate from the regular path of /rec. The path must already exist, so it is recommended you set up a Docker volume mapping to wherever you want these backups stored as part of your Streamwell run command / Docker compose file.

• Choose a format, either web-friendly MP4 or MPEG-TS Transport Stream which can be copied / read while growing, and won't be lost if the recording is suddenly interrupted by a system issue.

• Choose a segment length or leave at 0 for no segmentation. For mission-critical recordings, segmentation is recommended to ward off any potential issues with single-file corruption.

Now, recordings will run to both the regular and the backup location. Please note that backup recordings are user-managed and do not appear in the Streamwell interface, nor would they be deleted when deleting a channel.