Video server, only folder with video files for recording on HDD, everything else on the SSD

[nikola381]

Hi Guys,

I have Ubuntu Linux 18.04.6 LTS.

On server is one SSD 80GB i one HDD 4 TB.

By this manual I had add HDD on server https://www.tecklyfe.com/how-to-partition-format-and-mount-a-disk-on-ubuntu-20-04/

On SSD is Linux, and there is installed softver for video server.

This video server now recording live video streams on SSD.

Becouse of performace I want only folder where is recorded videos to have on HDD. I want to home folder and installed app keep to SSD.

I will can Home folder with app move to HDD, but I want to avoid this. I want keep to all on SSD, only folder with video files for recording on HDD.

Please could you help me, is it posible?

Best regards
Nikola

 

[KGIII]

Can't the software you're using to record video store data in a custom location? Just make a directory on the HDD and change the software's settings to store video there.

 

[nikola381]

Hi KGIII,

Thank you very much for join thread.

A name of this software is Xtream-ui, this is IPTV server.

This software can recording files on remote server UI Load Balancer, and this works.

On second load balancer server is also HDD and SSD. I setup Linux Home path on HHD, just is linux is on SSD. And recording works on HDD, but I want also UI Load Balancer to have on SSD, just folder for recording on HDD.

But Xtream-ui can't change the software's settings for default recording folder path. Path with recorded files is hardcoded /home/xtreamcodes/iptv_xtream_codes/tv_archive.

I atached image with setup on Xtream-ui

Best regards
Nikola

 

[KGIII]

Hmm... This is out of my wheelhouse because I never use it. Hopefully someone will chime in that's more familiar than I - but I have an idea that may work.

You could possible remove the directory the videos are being saved to and replace it with a soft link to a directory elsewhere on the system. The tool for that is 'ln' and 'man ln' might help.

 

[nikola381]

Thank you for the suggestion, I will try a soft link.

If I doesn't found solution, I will setup home folder on HDD.

Regards
Nikola