To configure the directory, it is necessary to proceed to editing the configuration file:

/opt/evi-archive/evi-archive.conf

And specify the directory where the archive will be stored in the [archive] section under the path parameter:

[archive]
path=./archive

The program supports only one save path.

Connecting multiple drives

If it is necessary to use multiple drives, they must be combined at the Linux OS level by mounting them into a shared folder.

1. Connect additional drives.
2. Create a shared mount path, for example: /mnt/archive.
3. Combine the drives into a single logical path using:
   1. LVM — combining into a single volume;
   2. RAID (e.g., RAID 0 or RAID 5) — for data distribution;
   3. bind-mounting multiple partitions into subdirectories of a shared folder.

Specify this path in the configuration:

[archive]
path=/mnt/archive

Ensure that the program has read/write permissions for the folder.

File storage structure

The archive stored in the directory on the server has the internal .arc format.

archive/live/{camera_id}/{date}.arc

Viewing archived files

Exporting and viewing archives is performed using evi-video-client.

For more details, see the Viewing an archive section.