MiroTalk SFU: Recording not possible?

james

Hello @shrey
Thanks for the report. We have to look into this.

james

Hello @shrey
Could you please elaborate further?
Since with a fresh installation of the mirotalk sfu app recording works even when not setting RECORDING_ENABLED=true.
Please share with me what you are trying to configure and what your expected outcome would be.

MiroTalk

MiroTalk SFU – Recording Options

MiroTalk SFU offers 4 ways to record sessions:

1. Client-Side Recording (Default)

Recording happens in the browser.
Stored temporarily in a Blob.
Once the session ends, the recording can be saved locally by the user.

2. Server-Side Recording (Local Storage)

Recording is saved directly to the server at app/rec/.
Enable it by setting in your .env:

RECORDING_ENABLED=true

Note:
If using Docker, make sure to mount the volume and ensure the directory exists:

volumes:
  - ./app/rec:/src/app/rec

3. Upload Recording to AWS S3

Recordings can be automatically uploaded to an AWS S3 bucket.
Enable S3 upload in your .env:

RECORDING_UPLOAD_TO_S3=true

S3 Configuration:

AWS_S3_ENABLED=true                  # Enable AWS S3 storage (true|false)  
AWS_S3_BUCKET_NAME=mirotalk          # Name of your existing S3 bucket  
AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID=                   # AWS Access Key ID (optional if using IAM roles)  
AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY=               # AWS Secret Access Key (optional if using IAM roles)  
AWS_REGION=                          # AWS region (e.g., us-east-2, eu-west-2)

4. Custom Endpoint for Recording Sync

You can send recordings to a custom endpoint of your choice.
Configure in .env:

RECORDING_ENDPOINT=http://localhost:8080

Check out: https://github.com/miroslavpejic85/mirotalksfu/tree/main/cloud

james

I was just writing @mirotalk-57bab571 and wanted to ask you, so good that you are already here.

Seems like dir is static:
https://github.com/miroslavpejic85/mirotalksfu/blob/ddb451e7e1ce715120ae47d1fe9b172211602334/app/src/config.template.js#L180-L186

        recording: {
            enabled: process.env.RECORDING_ENABLED === 'true',
            uploadToS3: process.env.RECORDING_UPLOAD_TO_S3 === 'true',
            endpoint: process.env.RECORDING_ENDPOINT || '',
            dir: 'rec',
            maxFileSize: 1 * 1024 * 1024 * 1024, // 1GB
        }

Should I create a feature request to make dir also configurable? I can also change the cloudron app to change the dir to /app/data/rec/.

MiroTalk

Should I create a feature request to make dir also configurable? I can also change the cloudron app to change the dir to /app/data/rec/.

Thanks for the suggestion! The recording directory will be configurable in the next release.

james

Hello @mirotalk-57bab571
Very nice, thanks for that.
Just as a cautious note, currently when setting dir to /app/data/rec it tries to store into /app/code/app/app/data/rec/ so it does not handle a full path but instead appends it to /app/code/app/.
Also, what needs to be configurable is the path of dir of rtmp:

        rtmp: {
            enabled: process.env.RTMP_ENABLED === 'true',
            fromFile: process.env.RTMP_FROM_FILE !== 'false',
            fromUrl: process.env.RTMP_FROM_URL !== 'false',
            fromStream: process.env.RTMP_FROM_STREAM !== 'false',
            maxStreams: parseInt(process.env.RTMP_MAX_STREAMS) || 1,
            useNodeMediaServer: process.env.RTMP_USE_NODE_MEDIA_SERVER !== 'false',
            server: process.env.RTMP_SERVER || 'rtmp://localhost:1935',
            appName: process.env.RTMP_APP_NAME || 'live',
            streamKey: process.env.RTMP_STREAM_KEY || '',
            secret: process.env.RTMP_SECRET || 'mirotalkRtmpSecret',
            apiSecret: process.env.RTMP_API_SECRET || 'mirotalkRtmpApiSecret',
            expirationHours: parseInt(process.env.RTMP_EXPIRATION_HOURS) || 4,
            dir: 'rtmp',
            ffmpegPath: RTMP_FFMPEG_PATH,
            platform: PLATFORM,
        }

@shrey this means currently server-side recording is somewhat broken for the Cloudron app since the dir can't be configured.

MiroTalk

Previously, I was using a relative path, but now I’ll switch to an absolute path. This means the recordings can also be stored directly on the server in /root/rec.

The .env file would look like this:

RECORDING_ENABLED=true
RECORDING_DIR='/root/rec'   # Absolute path for recordings

Similarly, for RTMP stream read from file:

RTMP_DIR='/root/rtmp'       # Absolute path for RTMP file streams

But agree, this needs to be tested well.

MiroTalk

There are some cons to consider

Absolute Path:
Cons:

Less portable, if you move the project to another server or directory, the path may break.
Hard-coded paths can be less flexible.

Relative Path:
Pros:

Portable, works anywhere as long as the folder structure relative to your project stays the same.
Easier for development and version control.

I’m not entirely sure if switching to an absolute path is the best approach, maybe this could be handled on the Cloudron side instead?

By default, both paths are located in the /mirotalksfu/app/rec or /app/rtmp folders. On Cloudron, they appear to be located at /app/code/app/rec or /app/code/app/rtmp as per your previous messages?

MiroTalk

@shrey said in MiroTalk SFU: Recording not possible?:

{
Nov 13 19:11:04 errno: -2,
Nov 13 19:11:04 code: 'ENOENT',
Nov 13 19:11:04 syscall: 'mkdir',
Nov 13 19:11:04 path: '/app/code/app/rec/'
Nov 13 19:11:04 }

I think the main issue is a missing volume mount:

The container is trying to create /app/code/app/rec/, but this path doesn’t exist inside the container and isn’t mapped to any mounted volume.
Since Docker containers are isolated, any folder that isn’t part of a volume or explicitly created inside the container won’t persist and may fail to be created due to permissions.

Something like:

volumes:
  - /mirotalksfu-path-on-cloudron/app/rec:/app/code/app/rec
  - /mirotalksfu-path-on-cloudron/app/rtmp:/app/code/app/rtmp

This way, both /rec and /rtmp directories are properly mounted and writable.

MiroTalk

Ok from what understand: Cloudron allows writing only to /app/data, while /app/code is read-only, so all dynamic folders (rec, rtmp, uploads, etc.) must be moved into /app/data.

nebulon

Thanks for all the insights here. So I think the folder to store recordings should then default to /app/data/rec or so with an option to configure that to use a different volume (not sure how large those recordings are)

For RTMP_DIR is this some kind of temporary directory and thus maybe should be configured as /tmp/... or maybe even /run/... ?

MiroTalk

Yeah, setting the recordings directory RECORDING_DIR to /app/data/rec makes sense. This keeps all generated recordings inside the application’s persistent data area, which is consistent and easy to manage.

Regarding RTMP_DIR, it is not a temporary directory.
This directory is used to store the media files that will be streamed via RTMP. Since these files may need to remain available for repeated or scheduled streaming, it’s better to keep them in a persistent and organized location. Can be also in /app/data/rtmp as consistent with the rest of the project’s data layout.

So in summary:

RECORDING_DIR → /app/data/rec
Stores recordings generated by the application.
RTMP_DIR → /app/data/rtmp
Stores video files intended for RTMP streaming, not temporary, should persist.

nebulon

perfect, I will prepare a package update then. So just to double check, this only applies to the SFU flavor of mirotalk?

MiroTalk

perfect, I will prepare a package update then. So just to double check, this only applies to the SFU flavor of mirotalk?

WIP on MiroTalk SFU: Let me fix this first, then I’ll ping you when done

nebulon

in case your code would ensure the paths via "mkdirp()" it would make the package code easier

MiroTalk

@nebulon @James @shrey

Implemented in MiroTalk SFU v2.0.14 — Docker image is building now (available in ~1 hour).

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For Cloudron deployments, server-side recording should now work using the following configuration:

Recording

RECORDING_ENABLED=true
RECORDING_DIR='../data/rec'            # Path relative to /app/code → resolves to /app/data/rec
RECORDING_MAX_FILE_SIZE=1073741824     # Max file size in bytes (default: 1GB)

RTMP

RTMP_DIR='../data/rtmp'                # Path relative to /app/code → resolves to /app/data/rtmp

Note

If the target directories do not exist, MiroTalk SFU will automatically create them at runtime, just like before.

Cloudron automatically mounts /app/data, so using ../data/... ensures the app writes to the persistent, writable directory.

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