By default, your container will store recordings onto the default location on your machine for Docker volumes (in /var/lib/docker/volumes/edgevis-recordings/).
To avoid filling your storage (which could cause machine instability), a container will use a quota to cap the usage for storing video recordings.
The default cap on the size of a recording volume is 16GB.
Instructions follow below on how to change it.
What happens when the quota is fully used
This depends entirely on what you have chosen for the "What to do when storage is full" setting.
There are two options for this:
Overwrite oldest (default)
Your container will continually remove the oldest recordings to make space for new recordings.Stop recording
Useful for short deployments where no recordings should ever be deleted.
How to change the quota using the web user interface
You can change these settings by following the instructions below:
Log in to the UI of your device.
From the dashboard, use the left-hand menu to expand the "Settings" menu and choose "Recordings".
Move to the "Recording disks" section, click the menu button to the right of the recording disk and choose the "Configure recordings quota" option.
You will then be presented with the ability to change this setting.
Don't allow your container to fill your disk!
You should check the free space on your recording partition to ensure that you do not set a quota that is greater than your available disk space. Filling your disk can cause machine instability if your recordings are held on the same partition as your operating system.
While your container will stop/loop before your disk is full, other programs on your machine may react badly to a sudden drop in free disk space.
How do I change the quota using a config file?
This is a setting that is available to be configured with any automated installations. To find out about this setting and any other available options, please read this article.
How can I confirm the changes?
You can confirm the configuration has been set correctly by navigating to the EVVR Container web page and choosing Settings -> Recordings
