Configure the Recording Server

The following steps will describe the options to install the Recording Server for Devolutions Server. It is possible to install it on a standalone machine. It is recommended to install the Recording Server using the Devolutions Gateway method since the Devolutions Server format is now deprecated.

Devolutions Gateway installation

1. In the web interface for Devolutions Server, make sure you are connected to the right data source.

2. Go to Administration – System Settings – Recording Server.

3. Click on Enable Devolutions Gateway recording.

   

   It is possible to migrate legacy session recording files.

4. Disable the Enable legacy recording server option.

5. Click Save.

   

6. In Remote Desktop Manager, go into the Properties – Security – Session Recording – Session Recording section of supported entry types;

   • Apple Remote Desktop
   • Azure Blob Storage
   • Chrome
   • FTP
   • Google Drive
   • RDP
   • S3
   • SCP
   • SFTP
   • SSH Shell
   • Telnet
   • VNC
   • WebDav

7. Set the Mode to Required.

8. Set the Recording to Remote.

   

9. Click OK to save the changes and close the window.

Devolutions Server Console installation

1. In the Devolutions Server Console, select the Companions tab and click on the Install button of the Recording Server section.

   

2. Agree to the terms of the End User License Agreement and click Next.

   

3. Select the Source of the package according to the installed Devolutions Server version and click Next.

   

4. Set the settings for the machine where the Recording Server will be installed and click Next.

   

   Do not to install the Recording Server in [...]\inetpub\ or in the same folder as the web instance of Devolutions Server and/or Devolutions Server Console, as this would make it impossible to work properly.

   Recording Server Properties	Description
   Server name	Name of the host where the Recording Server will run, click the Get Hostname button to autofill this field
   Port	TCP port number to communicate with the Recording Server
   Installation Folder	Recording Server application installation folder
   Output Folder	Destination folder of the recorded sessions

   Certificate	Description
   Use Existing Certificate	Path to an existing certificate file
   Cert. Password	Certificate password

   Advanced	Description
   Max Parallel Processing	Maximum number of files to be converted at the same moment to a readable format

5. Set the Service Account that will run the Recording Service and click Next.

   

6. Set the Server URL and Administration Credentials account that will create the Application Key to allow the Recording Server to communicate with the Devolutions Server instance, then click Next.

   

   Devolutions Server Credentials	Description
   Server URL	URL of the Devolutions Server instance

   Administration Credentials	Description
   Username	Username of an administrator account in Devolutions Server
   Password	Password of the administrator account

   Application Credentials	Description
   Use existing Application Credentials	Enable the usage of an existing Application Credentials in Devolutions Server
   Application key	Key of the Application Credentials
   Application secret	Secret key of the Application Credentials
   Devolutions Server uses a different path to access recordings	Enable this option to be able to download the recording files using a different access path
   Public Output Folder	Set the public folder from which the users can download the recording files, this can be a UNC path

7. Click on the Install button to start the installation of the Recording Server.

   

8. Once finished, an Operation Successful dialog message will be displayed.

   

9. Click OK and Close the window.