POE+ 8port switch recommendations with RPi

[gVv5V]

i want to try ZM on the rpi first, since i have one laying about, and see how i and cams do before getting/building a more suitable server.

from the hwcl it looks like a "raspberry pi 4 B *GB" running ubuntu or raspbian will run ZM + 4 IP cams. two outside cams and two inside home. all on cat6 which is already pulled and in place. i read the resolution and FPS of whatever cams i choose more likely than not will need to be tweaked and adjusting GPU memory. the Rpi will not have monitor connected. i typically http or ssh to them.

i'll try either "2020-02-13-raspbian-buster-zoneminder-1.34-0.1.img.bz2" from "zmrepo.zoneminder.com" or "Ubuntu Desktop 22.04.2 LTS" or server ver.

for a HD, planning of getting either WD purple or Seagate Ironwolf and plug it in to the RPi via docking station. not sure if i need two external hhd, one for db and one for videos? the WD or Seagate would be videos. i could get an inexpensive large ssd for the db... for this particular setup (i think)

question for now: an 8 port managed POE(+) switch to get. the hwcl list recommends at least 48v. any medium priced recommendations for that?

[dougmccrary]

I have run ubuntu and pihole on a 120GB ssd with 18 cameras and a month of 24/7 video on HDDs. Storage was tight so went to 240GB ssd.
So you can use a cheap small ssd and whatever for the hdd.

Don't use poe so no help there.

[Magic919]

My POE switches are all UniFi.

ZM version is currently 1.36. Try to use that rather than a deprecated version.

[gVv5V]

I have run ubuntu and pihole on a 120GB ssd with 18 cameras and a month of 24/7 video on HDDs. Storage was tight so went to 240GB ssd.
So you can use a cheap small ssd and whatever for the hdd.

Don't use poe so no help there.

thanks for reply. good to know re 240gb ssd. are you running on a raspberry pi ?

[gVv5V]

My POE switches are all UniFi.

ZM version is currently 1.36. Try to use that rather than a deprecated version.

i did notice that the zmrepo img file was v1.34 vs current v1.36. appreciate the heads up to go with v1.36. i'll look into the UniFi models.
thanks

[dougmccrary]

thanks for reply. good to know re 240gb ssd. are you running on a raspberry pi ?

No, I have zm and pi-hole on a z400.