(request for feature) Option to prefetch data into disk (instead of memory)

[dur3x]

First of all, thanks a lot for all your great job, it's awesome and I use it everyday ;-)

This issue is just a request for feature about the prefetch option. The prefetch option works fine by using the memory but I have some case in which I'm limited with the memory but want to benefit from the prefetch option. So I think it would be great to have an option to be able to prefetch on disk

[warren-bank]

you got it..

v3.4.0 adds the ability to write the cache of video segments to the filesystem, rather than holding it in RAM.

• reads and writes will be a bit slower.. though I didn't notice any real-world difference in video playback when I tested it
• if using a HDD, there will be some added wear-and-tear.. since there are moving parts
• otherwise, idk.. give it a shot and let me know how it works :smiley:

for example:

hlsd --port 8080 -v 1 --prefetch --cache-storage "filesystem" --cache-storage-fs-dirpath "/path/to/cache/directory"

[dur3x]

Thank you so much :-) I can confirm, it works perfectly 🥇