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As a new user, I installed 1.27 from scratch following a very nice tutorial for CentOs. I had errors regarding VLC libraries and ignored them not intending to use them at the time. No I have a case where I would like to try them out and it looks like I need to recompile to include them. I have installed VLC and the required libraries since the initial ZM install.

Above all, I would like to avoid losing the configuration I have set up for my for cameras and associated zones as well as modifications to the Apache configs. I have used different Linux distros for a number of projects over the years but am beyond ignorant when it comes to Make
options and operations.

So:
What is my best option?
Can I install a now released RPM or other package to overwrite my install?
Can I just replace the executables with ones pre-compiled with VLC?
Longer term it would be nice to be able to update as new releases or patches come
out without having to recompile.

Help or suggestions appreciated.

So I went ahead and experimented. I stopped ZM then I made sure all the VLC development libraries were installed and reran the ./config, make and make install. After restarting, I now have VLC as an option that works for my H.264 cam and did not lose and of my configuration. Keep in mind this is just one data point. YMMV.