Can files in XeomaArchive be moved?

[jrmymllr]

I have separate drives for the operating system and Xeoma video storage. I've noticed three files in /usr/local/Xeoma/XeomaArchive that are written to frequently, in addition to temporary files in /var/tmp. Can the location of these files be moved, say to the same location as where the archive videos are stored?

[Admin_N]

Yes, sure, you can move them by installing Xeoma to the folder you need those files to be written to, with Main Menu -> Install -> Install

[jrmymllr]

Yes, sure, you can move them by installing Xeoma to the folder you need those files to be written to, with Main Menu -> Install -> Install

I'm using command line so how is it done with that?

The reason I ask is I'm seeing a lot of writes to those files, which are on a small SSD. I'd prefer to have them written to a different drive, the same drive as the archive. The /usr/local/Xeoma/XeomaArchive directory contains only about 165MB, and lately have been getting about 17 days of archive based on the size of the archive drive. However, I'm seeing about 1GB/day written to the main drive, and from what I can tell it's this directory. Would this make sense? Is this much data written to these files despite their total size being much less than what is written per day?

[Admin_N]

I can see your point. Unfortunately, the console command line for moving these files is not added yet. For now you will have to do Installation via a client.

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[Admin_N]

Here's a workaround if use of a client part is impossible or undesirable:

Step 1. Turn Xeoma server part off.
Step 2. Move all files except for the installdir.dat from Xeoma's folder to a new folder of your choice.
Step 3. In the installdir.dat file, left alone in Xeoma's fplder, change the path to a new path where we moved all the files to. Save changes.
Step 4. Turn Xeoma server part back on.

Did it help?

[jrmymllr]

Here's a workaround if use of a client part is impossible or undesirable:

Step 1. Turn Xeoma server part off.
Step 2. Move all files except for the installdir.dat from Xeoma's folder to a new folder of your choice.
Step 3. In the installdir.dat file, left alone in Xeoma's fplder, change the path to a new path where we moved all the files to. Save changes.
Step 4. Turn Xeoma server part back on.

Did it help?

I actually tried something else. I wanted to keep the executable where it was, but move XeomaArchive somewhere else. I initially had that directory in a Ramdisk, and planned to periodically sync it to the drive, but that seemed risky and messy. So I simply shutdown Xeoma, moved XeomaArchive to where I wanted it, and created a symlink to it. Works great.

[Admin_N]

Yes, that's good as well. Thanks for sharing your workaround!