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Storage

Recordings are stored locally on the Pi's SD card by default, but you can change the save location, enable automatic cleanup to prevent the disk from filling up, or point recordings to a network share.

Save location​

Choose where recorded videos are stored via Settings > Storage. A directory browser lets you pick any path on the Pi. The default is ./recordings relative to the client directory.

Auto-delete​

The Pi's SD card will eventually fill up with recordings. The auto-delete feature prevents this by automatically removing the oldest recordings when disk usage exceeds a configurable threshold.

  1. Go to Settings > Storage
  2. Toggle Auto-delete old recordings on
  3. Set the threshold (default 85%) - when disk usage exceeds this, the oldest recordings are deleted until usage drops below the limit
  4. Click Save

The check runs before each new recording starts and every 5 minutes in the background. A disk usage bar shows your current usage relative to the threshold.

Network storage​

If you have a NAS or network storage, you can use it as the recording destination. Mount the share on the Pi and select the mount point as the save location.

# Mount an NFS share
sudo mount -t nfs 192.168.1.50:/recordings /mnt/nas

# Or an SMB/CIFS share
sudo mount -t cifs //192.168.1.50/cam /mnt/nas -o guest

Then select /mnt/nas as the save location in Settings > Storage.

To persist across reboots, add the mount to /etc/fstab:

# NFS
echo '192.168.1.50:/recordings /mnt/nas nfs defaults,noatime 0 0' | sudo tee -a /etc/fstab

# SMB/CIFS
echo '//192.168.1.50/cam /mnt/nas cifs guest,noatime 0 0' | sudo tee -a /etc/fstab
tip

Network storage also means auto-delete has much more room to work with. You can set a higher threshold or disable it entirely if your NAS has plenty of space.

Timelapse​

The system can capture periodic still frames and compile them into a daily timelapse video at midnight. Timelapse videos and frames are stored alongside recordings in the configured save location. Configure the capture interval, output FPS, and resolution in Settings > Storage.