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1.35 is unstable / development. Let's be clear on that, as misinformation is worse than no information. Most people should use 1.34, the stable release. Filters: https://wiki.zoneminder.com/Filters Purgewhenfull proper setup: https://wiki.zoneminder.com/Using_a_dedicated_Hard_Drive I see a lot of po...

For phone usage, you can either use a VPN and web browser, or ZMNinja. Most people use the latter. For camera recommendations, it's typically Hikvision (low end) or Axis (expensive new, affordable used). Reolink has been making a push lately for Hikvision's place though. Full list: https://wiki.zone...

In the source code.

If you can't route outside of the container to external IP addresses, troubleshoot by reviewing docker documentation/books. I can't give you an easy answer on that (you'll have to do your own homework) but you can start with docker exec -it <containername> /bin/bash This will get you in a shell in t...

So... It's really hard to say at this point. Dlandon's docker image is updated regularly (last update 1-2 days ago), so there is a chance it was broken. I don't use Docker, so I can't help now. But maybe someone else can chime in and verify whether its broken, or if I get a minute, I can check. You ...

Can you test on a brand new Docker instance / container, and confirm that this is an issue of the dlandon image? Then let us know what version you are using for the dlandon, so others will know. It's possible the new docker image is configured wrong. Of course, you should know that you can adjust th...

First thing to do in case a docker image gets corrupted after initial setup, is to delete the image, and saved data, and then start over. So try: # docker rm $(docker ps -a -q) # docker rmi $(docker images -q) --force Note: this command will delete all images. I assume you only have ZM. While the do...

I've used some other brands of capture cards, and while those can work, they are not convenient. I would recommend instead of capture cards, a video encoder. See https://wiki.zoneminder.com/Hardware_Compatibility_List I have been happy with Axis encoders. I don't recommend DVRs. Since the capture ca...

Use 20.04.
https://wiki.zoneminder.com/Ubuntu
https://wiki.zoneminder.com/Debian

Only install on distributions from these guides if you want it to work without advanced knowledge.

Small X86 boards are only good for a few cameras.

Why don't you install ZM and see how it performs? It's free software. Try a core duo. $50 online, or at your local recycler.

I don't recommend multiserver unless you know what you are doing.

These are the install guides to use:
https://wiki.zoneminder.com/Ubuntu
https://wiki.zoneminder.com/Debian
and
https://wiki.zoneminder.com/Ubuntu_Serv ... der_1.34.x

Not the one you linked.

IIRC ZM will handle logs automatically with default settings. It's hands off. It doesn't ever need maintenance. There's no requirement to truncate transaction logs or any of that nonsense. If for some reason, you had the logs fill up, you could manually truncate them, but for most people it isn't ne...

So uh, you want to know what hardware to use? Here you go: https://forums.zoneminder.com/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=30104 https://forums.zoneminder.com/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=29953 https://forums.zoneminder.com/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=29706 https://forums.zoneminder.com/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=294...

Are you sure you removed the DB? Just uninstall ZM via apt-get might not remove the DB. Regardless, you didn't specify which installation guide you followed. A common problem is that users did not install correctly or used an unsupported OS (for some reason, lots of folks want to use proprietary unr...

If the CPU is maxed out, it's possible to get recordings of short lengths (e.g. w/RPI, and or high res/FPS cameras) as zm can't keep up.

In that case, it's managed by lowering FPS / res.