diff --git a/README.disable-recording b/README.disable-recording
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6fe1c4e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/README.disable-recording
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+# ===================
+#
+# see:
+#    - https://docs.bigbluebutton.org/administration/privacy/
+#
+# ===================
+
+# ===
+# Globally disable recordings in BigBlueButton
+# ===
+
+# Server operators can overwrite default value for disableRecordingDefault initially 
+# set in /usr/share/bbb-web/WEB-INF/classes/bigbluebutton.properties by overwriting 
+# it in /etc/bigbluebutton/bbb-web.properties - 
+#
+# set disableRecordingDefault=false to disableRecordingDefault=true for globally disabling 
+# recordings. 
+#
+# Furthermore, recording of breakout rooms should be disabled by setting 
+# breakoutRoomsRecord=false. In general, this is an advisable idea (independently of 
+# disableRecordingDefault=true, because break-out rooms might imply a certain level of 
+# privacy for typical users.
+if ! $(grep -qE "^\s*disableRecordingDefault=" /etc/bigbluebutton/bbb-web.properties 2> /dev/null) ; then
+   echo "disableRecordingDefault=true" >> /etc/bigbluebutton/bbb-web.properties
+else
+   perl -i -n -p -e"s/^disableRecordingDefault.*/disableRecordingDefault=true/" /etc/bigbluebutton/bbb-web.properties
+fi
+
+if ! $(grep -qE "^\s*breakoutRoomsRecord=" /etc/bigbluebutton/bbb-web.properties 2> /dev/null) ; then
+   echo "breakoutRoomsRecord=false" >> /etc/bigbluebutton/bbb-web.properties
+else
+   perl -i -n -p -e"s/^breakoutRoomsRecord.*/breakoutRoomsRecord=false/" /etc/bigbluebutton/bbb-web.properties
+fi
+
+
+# =====================================================================================
diff --git a/README.install-20.04 b/README.install-20.04
index 228f719..c39f6ad 100644
--- a/README.install-20.04
+++ b/README.install-20.04
@@ -101,4 +101,34 @@ fi
 # Installation finished
 # --
 
+
+
+# ===
+# Globally disable recordings in BigBlueButton
+# ===
+
+# Server operators can overwrite default value for disableRecordingDefault initially 
+# set in /usr/share/bbb-web/WEB-INF/classes/bigbluebutton.properties by overwriting 
+# it in /etc/bigbluebutton/bbb-web.properties - 
+#
+# set disableRecordingDefault=false to disableRecordingDefault=true for globally disabling 
+# recordings. 
+#
+# Furthermore, recording of breakout rooms should be disabled by setting 
+# breakoutRoomsRecord=false. In general, this is an advisable idea (independently of 
+# disableRecordingDefault=true, because break-out rooms might imply a certain level of 
+# privacy for typical users.
+if ! $(grep -qE "^\s*disableRecordingDefault=" /etc/bigbluebutton/bbb-web.properties 2> /dev/null) ; then
+   echo "disableRecordingDefault=true" >> /etc/bigbluebutton/bbb-web.properties
+else
+   perl -i -n -p -e"s/^disableRecordingDefault.*/disableRecordingDefault=true/" /etc/bigbluebutton/bbb-web.properties
+fi
+
+if ! $(grep -qE "^\s*breakoutRoomsRecord=" /etc/bigbluebutton/bbb-web.properties 2> /dev/null) ; then
+   echo "breakoutRoomsRecord=false" >> /etc/bigbluebutton/bbb-web.properties
+else
+   perl -i -n -p -e"s/^breakoutRoomsRecord.*/breakoutRoomsRecord=false/" /etc/bigbluebutton/bbb-web.properties
+fi
+
+
 # =====================================================================================