The Live Channel feature gives you a method to partially integrate not certified devices. For example OBS.

Although there is no API to start/stop/schedule recordings, you can still setup a streaming channel and publish folder.

OVS features

Record to CIFS

Stream via OVS

Example: Open Broadcaster Studio

• Click on Settings

• Select Output from the left menu
• Change the recording path to save directly to the shared folder on OVS.
• Check Generate file name without space
• Select mp4 as recording format
• Confirm the changes with Apply

• Click on Stream in the left menu
• Change Stream type into Custom Streaming Server

• The server URL should look like rtmp://IP:1935/multi
• The Stream name should be the same as you have setup when adding the recorder to OVS (Add recorders) (one word with only letters and numbers, no spaces)
• Confirm with apply