Hello,
Im looking for a good and cheap option to run zoneminder smootly with 4 - 8 cameras.
Can i use a raspberry pi 4 or banana pi for this? or maybe older models? Or other hardware is better?
I want to order 5mp cameras for a good resolution and record quality.
peaples already recording 4k quality?
Thanks
Best and cheapest option to run zoneminder
Re: Best and cheapest option to run zoneminder
Going to depend upon FPS, Resolution, etc... Generally you want x86-64 for high CPU processing. ARM is limited in that respect.
fastest way to test streams:
ffmpeg -i rtsp://<user>:<pass>@<ipaddress>:554/path ./output.mp4 (if terminal only)
ffplay rtsp://<user>:<pass>@<ipaddress>:554/path (gui)
find paths on ispydb or in zm hcl
If you are new to security software, read:
https://wiki.zoneminder.com/Dummies_Guide
ffmpeg -i rtsp://<user>:<pass>@<ipaddress>:554/path ./output.mp4 (if terminal only)
ffplay rtsp://<user>:<pass>@<ipaddress>:554/path (gui)
find paths on ispydb or in zm hcl
If you are new to security software, read:
https://wiki.zoneminder.com/Dummies_Guide
Re: Best and cheapest option to run zoneminder
For 4 - 8 5 MP cameras you will need multiple Raspberry Pi 4 8 GB models, likely 3 - 4 cameras per Pi, depending on frame and bit rates.
My original setup is here:
viewtopic.php?f=10&t=29853
However, the SD Card was a bottleneck, so I updated the Raspberry Pi 4 firmware and set it to boot from USB with Ubuntu 20.04 installed to a USB 3.0 thumb drive and recording to a USB 3.0 hard disk. Your will need a multiserver Zoneminder setup, which is not hard to do.
My original setup is here:
viewtopic.php?f=10&t=29853
However, the SD Card was a bottleneck, so I updated the Raspberry Pi 4 firmware and set it to boot from USB with Ubuntu 20.04 installed to a USB 3.0 thumb drive and recording to a USB 3.0 hard disk. Your will need a multiserver Zoneminder setup, which is not hard to do.