Storages & Retention

Settings → Storages has two kinds of storage. Click Add Storage and pick the Type.

Alta Archive

Where camera recordings live — a path on the Alta node. Fields: Alta server, Path on Alta node, Retention (hours), and Default for server (used for new cameras on that server).

Danger

Deleting an archive storage turns recording off for every camera on it and permanently deletes the footage on Alta. Changing a single camera’s storage does the same for that camera. Export what you need as a clip first.

Clips & Screenshots

Where exported clips and screenshots are written. One must be set as Default storage before anyone can export.

Location	Fields
Local	Path on the Vision host
SMB / NFS	Path of a share already mounted on the host
SFTP	Host, Port, User, Password, Remote path, Host fingerprint

Each card shows usage and has Test connection, Edit, and Delete.

Retention & export rules

Setting	Controls
Clip retention, Screenshot retention, Event retention	How long each is kept
Default clip length, Start before the action	Defaults for new clips
Audit log retention, System log retention	How long logs are kept (audit default: 1 year)

A cleanup worker removes data past its retention. Event retention counts from when the event was created.

vision backup saves the database and configuration, not clips, screenshots, or Alta recordings — back those up separately if needed.