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Hello, I've started using ZM yesterday and I've got 7 important questions: 1) how can I force ZM to record with desired section length? I've set 500s minimum and 600s section length, but ZM records random lengths between 2 and 3 minutes. Section Length should limit max record size. 600 seconds or 5 ...

Hi, upon trying to reduce my recording fps and bitrate (will mention in another thread) I ended up on the issue that my Cameras all show "Camera offline" in Live View (Cylce or Montage) Using v1.36.33 on ubuntu 22.04 LTS I found that issue multiple times across different versions - aswell as in ...

Set the FPS and bitrate at the camera. Use MODECT to record just motion (saves a lot of space). You may have to work with the zone settings to get the motion detection working the way you want it to work. I have six cams on MODECT and run a 500 GB SSD on my server. I purge events after 14 days and ...

The install worked OK for me. I did not run it on a VM and did not try to access Zoneminder using a loopback (127.0.0.1) IP address.

I will spin up a test machine and run the install to see if there are any bugs.

Stay tuned...

I had the same issue on 5 SEP. A "fix" was released on 6 SEP. Make sure you are on the latest release.

You will have these problems on development versions!

Fixed with 1.37.63~20240905.156-bookworm

Cam/monitor live view feed not displaying. Live thumbnails and montage view works. 1.37.63 update from two days ago. Tested with Firefox and Edge.

I did not have a successful upgrade. Server running Debian 12. I did not mess with trying to figure out and fix the issues as for me it is easier to reinstall everything. I ended up with the development version on Debian 12. If I have time today I will set up 1.36.33 with a backup copy of my ...

Ubuntu instructions: https://wiki.zoneminder.com/Ubuntu_Serv ... der_1.36.x

Debian Instructions:https://wiki.zoneminder.com/Debian_12_B ... and_1.37.x

Two more: Note: In some areas it is illegal to record audio without permission of the person to be recorded

Here are screen shots of my Amcrest cam settings in Zoneminder:

I've found it is best to use ONVIF and let Zoneminder detect the Amcrest cam settings. Here is the string from one of my cams: rtsp://user:password@192.168.50.9:554/cam/realmonitor?channel=1&subtype=0&unicast=true&proto=Onvif Make sure you have the resolution set right in Zoneminder to match the ...

Maybe best to start over. Here is a link to an install procedure that should work: https://wiki.zoneminder.com/Ubuntu_Serv ... der_1.36.x

Also, you should consider running Zoneminder on a server install without a GUI. Ubuntu server or Debian server.

1.36.X should be included in the 24.04 release. However, it likely will require special setup instructions as installing Zoneminder from the Ubuntu repositories may not set up the database.
I will look into this as time permits. Am a busy retired guy after all...