# Changing recording path

**URL:** <https://community.asterisk.org/t/changing-recording-path/27094>\
**Category:** Asterisk Support\
**Created:** [May 19, 2009, 8:45am UTC](https://community.asterisk.org/t/changing-recording-path/27094 "2009-05-19T08:45:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![edcsnet](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ab992/32.png) [@edcsnet](https://community.asterisk.org/u/edcsnet)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2009, 8:45am UTC](https://community.asterisk.org/t/changing-recording-path/27094/1 "2009-05-19T08:45:49Z")

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Hi,

I would like to change the path of recordings, instead of /var/spool/asterisk/monitor i will change to /var/spool/asterisk/call.

Where do I configure it? or change the path?

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**Author:** ![g2010](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/dfb087/32.png) [@g2010](https://community.asterisk.org/u/g2010)\
**Post date:** [May 19, 2009, 11:28am UTC](https://community.asterisk.org/t/changing-recording-path/27094/2 "2009-05-19T11:28:47Z")

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you can specify an absolute path in any of the recording apps… just set a global channel variable at the top of your dial plan.

MixMonitor(${REC\_PATH}/myfile.WAV)

Of course, there may be a configuration I am not aware of 😄