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Posted: **Wed Jan 08, 2020 6:01 pm**

I am interested in the topic discussed in this 15 year old post:
viewtopic.php?t=4567

I am using v1.32.3 installed from using the instructions from the PPA https://launchpad.net/~iconnor/+archive ... inder-1.32

Was this feature request ever implemented?

I have many cameras that support uploading events (motion detection, etc) using FTP, and many of these cameras are behind firewalls etc where I cannot or do not want to expose their ports on the internet, the obvious solution is to upload using FTP to a directory and let ZM peruse them there.

Is this possible?

Posted: **Wed Jan 08, 2020 6:07 pm**

Sure. Source Type has a File option. Have never used it but it should work.

Posted: **Wed Jan 08, 2020 7:07 pm**

TYVM for the sanity inducing reply. Face palm, now having found the Source type things are getting there, though I have other issues now, the docs for those wondering in that I have found are here:
https://wiki.zoneminder.com/index.php/H ... ly_support

of note, it is failing for me with errors in the log such as:

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2020-01-08 13:06:11.400900	zmdc		30217	ERR	'zma -m 1' exited abnormally, exit status 255	zmdc.pl	
2020-01-08 13:06:11.353021	zma_m1		21669	ERR	Got empty memory map file size 0, is the zmc process for this monitor running?	zm_monitor.cpp	538
2020-01-08 13:06:11.274770	zmdc		21669	INF	'zma -m 1' started at 20/01/08 19:06:11	zmdc.pl	
2020-01-08 13:06:11.274770	zmdc		30217	INF	'zma -m 1' starting at 20/01/08 19:06:11, pid = 21669	zmdc.pl	
2020-01-08 13:06:11.218550	zmdc		30217	INF	'zmc -m 1' exited normally	zmdc.pl	
2020-01-08 13:06:11.180834	zmc_m1		21012	INF	Got signal 15 (Terminated), exiting	zm_signal.cpp	40
2020-01-08 13:06:11.148270	zmdc		30217	INF	'zmc -m 1' sending stop to pid 21012 at 20/01/08 19:06:11	zmdc.pl	
2020-01-08 13:06:11.074610	zmdc		30217	INF	'zma -m 1' exited, signal 14	zmdc.pl	
2020-01-08 13:06:11.042150	zmdc		30217	INF	'zma -m 1' sending stop to pid 21475 at 20/01/08 19:06:11	zmdc.pl	
2020-01-08 13:06:10.940980	zmwatch		30409	INF	Restarting capture daemon for Monitor-1, no image since startup. Startup time was 1578510360 - now 1578510370 > 5	zmwatch.pl	
2020-01-08 13:06:08.034020	zmdc		21475	INF	'zma -m 1' started at 20/01/08 19:06:08	zmdc.pl	
2020-01-08 13:06:08.033490	zmdc		30217	INF	'zma -m 1' starting at 20/01/08 19:06:08, pid = 21475	zmdc.pl	
2020-01-08 13:06:07.870620	zmdc		30217	INF	Starting pending process, zma -m 1	zmdc.pl	
2020-01-08 13:06:02.223960	zmfilter_2		30373	INF	Checking filter Update DiskSpace update disk space returned 0 events 	zmfilter.pl	
2020-01-08 13:06:00.858821	zmc_m1		21012	INF	Starting Capture version 1.32.3	zmc.cpp	223
2020-01-08 13:06:00.748510	zmdc		30217	INF	'zmc -m 1' starting at 20/01/08 19:06:00, pid = 21012	zmdc.pl	
2020-01-08 13:06:00.748380	zmdc		21012	INF	'zmc -m 1' started at 20/01/08 19:06:00	zmdc.pl	
2020-01-08 13:06:00.708160	zmdc		30217	INF	Starting pending process, zmc -m 1	zmdc.pl	
2020-01-08 13:05:57.673090	zmdc		30217	ERR	'zma -m 1' exited abnormally, exit status 255	zmdc.pl	
2020-01-08 13:05:57.640839	zma_m1		20765	ERR	Got empty memory map file size 0, is the zmc process for this monitor running?	zm_monitor.cpp	538
2020-01-08 13:05:57.522580	zmdc		20765	INF	'zma -m 1' started at 20/01/08 19:05:57	zmdc.pl	
2020-01-08 13:05:57.522570	zmdc		30217	INF	'zma -m 1' starting at 20/01/08 19:05:57, pid = 20765	zmdc.pl	
2020-01-08 13:05:57.343320	zmdc		30217	INF	Starting pending process, zma -m 1	zmdc.pl	
2020-01-08 13:05:55.367110	zmfilter_1		30342	INF	Checking filter PurgeWhenFull delete returned 0 events 	zmfilter.pl	
2020-01-08 13:05:52.306170	zmdc		30217	ERR	'zma -m 1' exited abnormally, exit status 255	zmdc.pl	
2020-01-08 13:05:52.198652	zma_m1		20430	ERR	Got empty memory map file size 0, is the zmc process for this monitor running?	zm_monitor.cpp	538
2020-01-08 13:05:52.121290	zmdc		20430	INF	'zma -m 1' started at 20/01/08 19:05:52	zmdc.pl	
2020-01-08 13:05:52.121280	zmdc		30217	INF	'zma -m 1' starting at 20/01/08 19:05:52, pid = 20430	zmdc.pl	
2020-01-08 13:05:52.029750	zmdc		30217	INF	Starting pending process, zma -m 1	zmdc.pl	
2020-01-08 13:05:50.997100	zmdc		30217	ERR	'zma -m 1' exited abnormally, exit status 255	zmdc.pl	
2020-01-08 13:05:50.932288	zma_m1		20403	ERR	Got empty memory map file size 0, is the zmc process for this monitor running?	zm_monitor.cpp	538
2020-01-08 13:05:50.855220	zmdc		30217	INF	'zma -m 1' starting at 20/01/08 19:05:50, pid = 20403	zmdc.pl	
2020-01-08 13:05:50.855220	zmdc		20403	INF	'zma -m 1' started at 20/01/08 19:05:50	zmdc.pl	
2020-01-08 13:05:50.807910	zmdc		30217	INF	'zmc -m 1' exited normally	zmdc.pl	
2020-01-08 13:05:50.719792	zmc_m1		19378	INF	Got signal 15 (Terminated), exiting	zm_signal.cpp	40
2020-01-08 13:05:50.695090	zmdc		30217	INF	'zmc -m 1' sending stop to pid 19378 at 20/01/08 19:05:50	zmdc.pl	
2020-01-08 13:05:50.620990	zmdc		30217	INF	'zma -m 1' exited, signal 14	zmdc.pl	
2020-01-08 13:05:50.583700	zmdc		30217	INF	'zma -m 1' sending stop to pid 19455 at 20/01/08 19:05:50	zmdc.pl	
2020-01-08 13:05:50.478950	zmwatch		30409	INF	Restarting capture daemon for Monitor-1, no image since startup. Startup time was 1578510335 - now 1578510350 > 5	zmwatch.pl	
2020-01-08 13:05:36.596040	zmdc		19455	INF	'zma -m 1' started at 20/01/08 19:05:36	zmdc.pl	
2020-01-08 13:05:36.596030	zmdc		30217	INF	'zma -m 1' starting at 20/01/08 19:05:36, pid = 19455	zmdc.pl	
2020-01-08 13:05:36.561730	zmdc		30217	INF	Starting pending process, zma -m 1	zmdc.pl	
2020-01-08 13:05:35.647981	zmc_m1		19378	INF	Starting Capture version 1.32.3	zmc.cpp	223
2020-01-08 13:05:35.520190	zmdc		30217	INF	'zmc -m 1' starting at 20/01/08 19:05:35, pid = 19378	zmdc.pl	
2020-01-08 13:05:35.520190	zmdc		19378	INF	'zmc -m 1' started at 20/01/08 19:05:35	zmdc.pl	
2020-01-08 13:05:35.462290	zmdc		30217	INF	Starting pending process, zmc -m 1	zmdc.pl	
2020-01-08 13:05:31.887240	zmdc		30217	ERR	'zma -m 1' exited abnormally, exit status 255	zmdc.pl	
2020-01-08 13:05:31.855363	zma_m1		19116	ERR	Got empty memory map file size 0, is the zmc process for this monitor running?	zm_monitor.cpp	538
2020-01-08 13:05:31.736870	zmdc		19116	INF	'zma -m 1' started at 20/01/08 19:05:31	zmdc.pl

it is of note that I got around the issue of having multiple files and used inotfiywatch:

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#!/bin/bash
: ${WATCHER_DEBUG:=false}
WATCH_DIR=$1
echo "Watching $WATCH_DIR on $(hostname)"

inotifywait -m $WATCH_DIR -e close_write -e moved_to |
  while read path action file; do
    echo "The file '$file' appeared in directory '$path' via '$action'"
    FILE_TYPE=$( file -b $path$file|cut -f1 -d, )
    this_uuid=$(uuidgen -r)
    if [[ $FILE_TYPE == "JPEG image data" ]]; then
      chown www-data. $path$file /storage/zmwatch/camera1-sputnik.jpg
      chmod 775 $path$file /storage/zmwatch/camera1-sputnik.jpg
      ln -f $path$file /storage/zmwatch/camera1-sputnik.jpg
    else
      echo -n "file type was '$FILE_TYPE', "
      echo -n "$file Not JPEG, "
      if [[ $WATCHER_DEBUG == true ]]; then
        echo "retaining in tmp for further inspection. "
      else
        echo -n "throwing away. "
        rm -v $path$file
      fi
    fi
  done

the file is a jpeg:

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file /storage/zmwatch/camera1-sputnik.jpg 
/storage/zmwatch/camera1-sputnik.jpg: JPEG image data, JFIF standard 1.01, aspect ratio, density 1x1, segment length 16, Exif Standard: [TIFF image data, big-endian, direntries=3, datetime=2020:01:08 03:33:00], baseline, precision 8, 640x352, frames 3

and it is owned by www-data:

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ls -alh /storage/zmwatch/camera1-sputnik.jpg 
-rwxrwxr-x 2 www-data www-data 30K Jan  8 19:13 /storage/zmwatch/camera1-sputnik.jpg

Posted: **Fri Oct 30, 2020 4:44 pm**

I am looking for a free surveillance software to browse ftp uploads from my cameras. I don't want to run a surveillance software 24/7 on a dedicated computer to read video streams from the cameras and write where ever it needs to be stored, but the motion detection of the cameras is OK for me and the cameras currently write only if needed. My cameras write pictures and videos to a Synology NAS via ftp. I think Synology surveillance stations is not what I need: it has only 2 free licenses and it would monitor the cameras all the time.

Most of my cameras are reolink cameras, so I can use the reolink windows client to browse the files on the SD cards of the cameras. In most cases this is OK. But I can't use the client to browse ftp uploads.

Reading this thread here it looks like I could use ZM on top of the FTP files as a surveillance software "on demand"? Or are there any other ideas to comfortable browse ftp uploads in a timeline and with some surveillance features?

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