recording server setup

[sfrankel]

Hello, I'd like to use Jamulus to record but it's not working for some reason.

I created a fresh new AWS Lightsail Ubuntu server and followed all current setup instructions for a private Jamulus server, including configuring systemd files for the headless server and sending SIGUSR signals. I created a directory for recording under /srv to avoid homedir issues. I can connect to the server, systemctl status output shows that it's receiving the signals, but the client Jamulus app does not show a red banner and no new recording files are written to my /srv/recordings directory.

Here's a snippet of my systemd file:
...
ExecStart=/usr/bin/jamulus-headless -s -n
--log /var/log/jamulus/jamulus.log
--welcomemessage "Welcome here!"
--numchannels 16
--recording /srv/recordings/
--norecord
...

Here's systemctl output showing that signals are sent and received:
systemd[1]: jamulus-headless.service: Sent signal SIGUSR2 to main process 1532 (jamulus-headles) on client request.
jamulus[1532]: OnHandledSignal: 12
systemd[1]: jamulus-headless.service: Sent signal SIGUSR1 to main process 1532 (jamulus-headles) on client request.
jamulus[1532]: OnHandledSignal: 10

Suggestions? TIA!

[dcorson-ticino-com]

Were users actually connected to the server when you tested the recording?
I don't know all the details of the recording on/off automation, but normally Jamulus only records when users are actually connected to the server.

[dcorson-ticino-com]

The other obvious thing: are you sure that the rights for your recordings directory allow Jamulus to write there ?

[rdica]

@sfrankel Could you paste the complete systemd unit file, and output of sudo ls -ld {/srv,/srv/recordings}

[sfrankel]

The other obvious thing: are you sure that the rights for your recordings directory allow Jamulus to write there ?

Yep, that was the obvious thing I asked for. Issue resolved with a simple chmod 777

Thanks!

[ann0see]

Better chown the directory to the correct user (jamulus). Usually you don't want to have a directory world writable.

[sfrankel]

Better chown the directory to the correct user (jamulus). Usually you don't want to have a directory world writable.

Yes, excellent suggestion. Thanks!