> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.cobrowse.io/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.cobrowse.io/enterprise-self-hosting/helm/optional-recording-components.md).

# Optional recording components

Minimising resource usage by disabling the recording components.

If session recordings are not enabled for your account, you may optionally disable the recording pod and persistent volume requirements.

### Disable recording pods

The recording pods are responsible for converting stored sessions into video recordings, and are not a requirement if session recordings are disabled. To disable the recording pods, you can configure your value parameters to set the number of recording replicas to be `0`.

```yaml
# values.yml
recording:
  replicas: 0
```

### Disable persistent volume requirement

The persistent volume is responsible for persistent storage of past session recordings, and is not a requirement if session recordings are disabled. To disable the persistent volume requirement, you can configure your value parameters to set the `storage` parameter to `false`.

```yaml
# values.yaml
storage: false
```