Default recording folder for the video room plugin

General
1

I want to configure the video room plugin to have a default recording folder when I create a new room
janus.plugin.videoroom.jcfg contains a general section, that is where I assumed defaults would be set, so I put rec_dir=“/var/spool/recordings”
But newly created rooms still record to /usr/local/etc/janus unless I specify a folder when I create the room.

Is there a way to set the default recording folder for the video room plugin?

2

rec_dir is a per room property, there’s no such thing as rec_dir in the general section.

3

So, there’s no way to default the recording folder?
It feels weird that the client should tell the server where to put the recordings.

4

That depends on what you mean by “client”. Many hide the room creation functionality in an application server, using the admin_key functionality + Admin API, thus forcing users to go through an authenticated API to create rooms and preventing users to create any room on their own. Since in this case it’s a server application that creates room, any logic (including recording folders to enforce) can be set quite easily there.