Summary:	ASTERISK-29143: res_http_media_cache: HTTP media cache stored hardcoded in /tmp
Reporter:	laszlovl (lvl)	Labels:
Date Opened:	2020-10-29 06:10:20	Date Closed:	2020-12-09 11:19:23.000-0600
Priority:	Minor	Regression?	No
Status:	Closed/Complete	Components:	Resources/res_http_media_cache
Versions:	16.13.0	Frequency of Occurrence
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Description:	That's not great, both because it will make your /tmp directory very messy and unorganized but mainly because /tmp might be a RAM-based mount with only limited space available and contrary to the AstDB where the metadata is stored this won't survive a reboot.
Comments:	By: Asterisk Team (asteriskteam) 2020-10-29 06:10:21.056-0500 Thanks for creating a report! The issue has entered the triage process. That means the issue will wait in this status until a Bug Marshal has an opportunity to review the issue. Once the issue has been reviewed you will receive comments regarding the next steps towards resolution. Please note that log messages and other files should not be sent to the Sangoma Asterisk Team unless explicitly asked for. All files should be placed on this issue in a sanitized fashion as needed. A good first step is for you to review the [Asterisk Issue Guidelines|https://wiki.asterisk.org/wiki/display/AST/Asterisk+Issue+Guidelines] if you haven't already. The guidelines detail what is expected from an Asterisk issue report. Then, if you are submitting a patch, please review the [Patch Contribution Process|https://wiki.asterisk.org/wiki/display/AST/Patch+Contribution+Process]. Please note that once your issue enters an open state it has been accepted. As Asterisk is an open source project there is no guarantee or timeframe on when your issue will be looked into. If you need expedient resolution you will need to find and pay a suitable developer. Asking for an update on your issue will not yield any progress on it and will not result in a response. All updates are posted to the issue when they occur. Please note that by submitting data, code, or documentation to Sangoma through JIRA, you accept the Terms of Use present at [https://www.asterisk.org/terms-of-use/|https://www.asterisk.org/terms-of-use/]. By: Joshua C. Colp (jcolp) 2020-10-29 06:15:52.408-0500 Do you plan on submitting a change or anything for this, or is this strictly open as an issue? By: laszlovl (lvl) 2020-10-29 06:16:51.189-0500 I'm submitting a proposed patch in a moment. :) By: Kevin Harwell (kharwell) 2020-11-03 13:11:22.825-0600 Once this improvement is merged please update the docs for following wiki pages: https://wiki.asterisk.org/wiki/display/AST/Asterisk+Main+Configuration+File https://wiki.asterisk.org/wiki/display/AST/Directory+and+File+Structure By: Friendly Automation (friendly-automation) 2020-12-09 11:19:26.610-0600 Change 15175 merged by Friendly Automation: Introduce astcachedir, to be used for temporary bucket files [https://gerrit.asterisk.org/c/asterisk/+/15175|https://gerrit.asterisk.org/c/asterisk/+/15175] By: Friendly Automation (friendly-automation) 2020-12-09 13:07:59.344-0600 Change 15160 merged by George Joseph: Introduce astcachedir, to be used for temporary bucket files [https://gerrit.asterisk.org/c/asterisk/+/15160|https://gerrit.asterisk.org/c/asterisk/+/15160] By: Friendly Automation (friendly-automation) 2020-12-09 13:08:21.133-0600 Change 15076 merged by George Joseph: Introduce astcachedir, to be used for temporary bucket files [https://gerrit.asterisk.org/c/asterisk/+/15076|https://gerrit.asterisk.org/c/asterisk/+/15076]