From f978ad5016d4d6ffc28e492d790a9b5b207d23e2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Hans-Fritz Pommes <valarmmail@gmx.de>
Date: Tue, 2 Jun 2026 13:54:01 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Add After=sound.service

assuring all usb-mics are recognized before starting recording service
---
 scripts/install_services.sh | 2 ++
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)

diff --git a/scripts/install_services.sh b/scripts/install_services.sh
index 4fda001d7..0a199fb8d 100755
--- a/scripts/install_services.sh
+++ b/scripts/install_services.sh
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ install_recording_service() {
   cat << EOF > $HOME/BirdNET-Pi/templates/birdnet_recording.service
 [Unit]
 Description=BirdNET Recording
+After=sound.target
 [Service]
 Restart=always
 Type=simple
@@ -137,6 +138,7 @@ install_custom_recording_service() {
   cat << EOF > $HOME/BirdNET-Pi/templates/custom_recording.service
 [Unit]
 Description=BirdNET Custom Recording
+After=sound.target
 [Service]
 Restart=always
 Type=simple