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…ts executed by cron + added short README section (#1055)
blindsidenetworks · Jun 27, 2024 · a14ab10 · a14ab10
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diff --git a/bigbluebutton/README.md b/bigbluebutton/README.md
@@ -61,3 +61,7 @@ Finally (after switching back to root), set the `spool_dir` setting in `scalelit
 ### Other configurations
 
 If you need to customize the rsync command (for example, to pass the `--rsh` option to set up a tunnel), you can add extra rsync command line arguments via the `extra_rsync_opts` array in `scalelite.yml`.
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+### Recording cleanup cronjob
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+Copy the script `scalelite_prune_recordings` to `/etc/cron.daily` on the BBB server, to periodically clean up the local files of recordings that have been transferred to Scalelite. You may adjust the variables MAXAGE and EVENTS_MAXAGE to the number of days you would like to keep the local files on the BBB server.
diff --git a/bigbluebutton/scalelite_prune_recordings.sh → bigbluebutton/scalelite_prune_recordings b/bigbluebutton/scalelite_prune_recordings.sh → bigbluebutton/scalelite_prune_recordings
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-#!/bin/bash 
+#!/bin/bash
 
-# Place this file in /etc/cron.daily
+# Place this file in /etc/cron.daily and make sure it is executable
 #
 
 # Delete sent recording after 4 days