diff --git a/openvidu-server/src/main/java/io/openvidu/server/config/OpenviduConfig.java b/openvidu-server/src/main/java/io/openvidu/server/config/OpenviduConfig.java
index aa64b9eb..9484efaf 100644
--- a/openvidu-server/src/main/java/io/openvidu/server/config/OpenviduConfig.java
+++ b/openvidu-server/src/main/java/io/openvidu/server/config/OpenviduConfig.java
@@ -459,12 +459,15 @@ public class OpenviduConfig {
 
 		openviduCdr = asBoolean("OPENVIDU_CDR");
 
-		openviduCdrPath = asFileSystemPath("OPENVIDU_CDR_PATH");
+		openviduCdrPath = openviduCdr ? asWritableFileSystemPath("OPENVIDU_CDR_PATH")
+				: asFileSystemPath("OPENVIDU_CDR_PATH");
 
 		openviduRecording = asBoolean("OPENVIDU_RECORDING");
+		openviduRecordingPath = openviduRecording ? asWritableFileSystemPath("OPENVIDU_RECORDING_PATH")
+				: asFileSystemPath("OPENVIDU_RECORDING_PATH");
+
 		openviduRecordingPublicAccess = asBoolean("OPENVIDU_RECORDING_PUBLIC_ACCESS");
 		openviduRecordingAutostopTimeout = asNonNegativeInteger("OPENVIDU_RECORDING_AUTOSTOP_TIMEOUT");
-		openviduRecordingPath = asFileSystemPath("OPENVIDU_RECORDING_PATH");
 		openviduRecordingCustomLayout = asFileSystemPath("OPENVIDU_RECORDING_CUSTOM_LAYOUT");
 		openviduRecordingVersion = asNonEmptyString("OPENVIDU_RECORDING_VERSION");
 		openviduRecordingComposedUrl = asOptionalURL("OPENVIDU_RECORDING_COMPOSED_URL");
@@ -789,6 +792,30 @@ public class OpenviduConfig {
 		}
 	}
 
+	protected String asWritableFileSystemPath(String property) {
+		try {
+			String stringPath = this.asNonEmptyString(property);
+			Paths.get(stringPath);
+			File f = new File(stringPath);
+			f.getCanonicalPath();
+			f.toURI().toString();
+			if (!f.exists()) {
+				if (!f.mkdirs()) {
+					throw new Exception(
+							"The path does not exist and OpenVidu Server does not have enough permissions to create it");
+				}
+			}
+			if (!f.canWrite()) {
+				throw new Exception(
+						"OpenVidu Server does not have permissions to write on path " + f.getCanonicalPath());
+			}
+			return stringPath;
+		} catch (Exception e) {
+			addError(property, "Is not a valid writable file system path. " + e.getMessage());
+			return null;
+		}
+	}
+
 	protected List<String> asJsonStringsArray(String property) {
 		try {
 			Gson gson = new Gson();