[SOLVED] Network Video Recorder (App) for MX?

[mmikeinsantarosa]

Our cars got egged a few weeks ago so now my wife wants a couple video surveillance cameras up on our home. I've never messed with these thing but I do understand you need something running all the time to collect and store video. I piece of hardware called a NVR (network video recorder) can be purchased to do this. Is there a Linux application I could run that might behave as a NVR?

Anybody ever set one up on Linux?

I did a search and found some but it looks like they aren't free.

thanks for any response - cheap Mike

[Charlie Brown]

I've just found this and the #1 is ready in repo:

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zoneminder/stable 1.36.33+dfsg1-1 amd64

Also the #3 "Motion" is in repo, just it's cli-based:

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Description: V4L capture program supporting motion detection
 Motion is a program that monitors the video signal from
 one or more cameras and is able to detect if a significant
 part of the picture has changed. Or in other words, it can
 detect motion.
 .
 Motion is a command line based tool. It has no graphical
 user interface. Everything is setup either via the
 command line or via configuration files.

[mmikeinsantarosa]

thanks for the post

a tutorial running on turnkey linux


- mike

[mmikeinsantarosa]

FWIW - This set of instructions does work with MX-23.
Bookworm with Zoneminder
-mike

[davidy]

Thanks again Mike. I'm seriously considering getting rid of my qnap nas and your tuts would come in handy indeed. My old amd desktop is faster than the nas cpu for sure. It just draws a lot more energy so I'm holding off atm.

[mmikeinsantarosa]

The problem I'm having now is connecting the cameras to zoneminder. There was nothing technical in the literature that came with them. I need rtsp connection strings. I bought escanu ptz cameras and now I'm waiting to hear from the vendor. There are many sites that provide the various settings, technical info but nothing for these, yet.

[CharlesV]

The problem I'm having now is connecting the cameras to zoneminder. There was nothing technical in the literature that came with them. I need rtsp connection strings. I bought escanu ptz cameras and now I'm waiting ti hear from the vendor. There are many sites that provide the various settings, technical info but nothing for these, yet.

The best connection information site that I have found for cameras is here - It may take a little testing, but so far ALL of my strange old ( and strange new ) cams have worked with some of these connections, or given me the clue too get them operational.
https://www.ispyconnect.com/cameras

[mmikeinsantarosa]

The problem I'm having now is connecting the cameras to zoneminder. There was nothing technical in the literature that came with them. I need rtsp connection strings. I bought escanu ptz cameras and now I'm waiting ti hear from the vendor. There are many sites that provide the various settings, technical info but nothing for these, yet.

The best connection information site that I have found for cameras is here - It may take a little testing, but so far ALL of my strange old ( and strange new ) cams have worked with some of these connections, or given me the clue too get them operational.
https://www.ispyconnect.com/cameras

thanks Charles and yes that one definitely has more products listed. Will post back if anything changes. - m

[mmikeinsantarosa]

Ready, fire, aim!

The vendor got back to me and said their cameras do not support streaming/rtsp and only work with their proprietary Vicohome cloud application. I will be boxing them up and sending them back to amazon.

Funny thing, after checking that link, these escanu's must be the only camera that doesn't do rtsp... What are the odds.


A 2 pack of ESCANU Model BC3's is what I am sending back

Live and learn eh. Now to work backwards on the next set of cameras. I'll check the lists of vendors that do support Rtsp and look for cameras based on that. I want Solar powered night vision ptz's. - mike

[CharlesV]

Yes, companies do this too often. I have two sets of a a very decent camera set ( Heimvision) , dirt cheap nvr, but pretty solid cameras. However, they supposedly do not work with anything except the Heimvision system.

However, after many days of messing about, I did figure out how to get them working with my system and without the nvr. Serious twist on the config and playing middle man to the main system.

Some very nice cams I setup for a business were from Trendnet. The cams were not cheap, but seriously nice to setup and work with.