Thumbs up to Bluecherry.net - Zoneminder LiveCD
Posted: Thu Nov 09, 2006 8:13 pm
Last week, I ordered a new PV-155 to to into our second camera server here at the clinic. If you've ever been through the struggles of the initial zoneminder setup on a new system, dependent on distro, versions of php, apache, etc., you have to check this thing out.
Bluecherry has the CD's preconfigured for their cards, so you order a PV-155, you get the PV-155 CD. It would be easy enough to modify as needed - the important part is that the base system is there and works.
It's based off the xubuntu liveCD environment, install to hard drive is as simple as a few buttons pushed. On a "normal" setup with a single hard disk, it'll just work. Reboot, welcome to your new system. Without denigrating the hard work of those here who have done LiveCD work for us, this is a lot more polished and professional than what we've had available to us in the past.
I can scarcely express how cool this thing is, how polished it looks (largely due to the ubuntu folks), and how many hours it can save to the zoneminder beginner. I've put in my time learning how zoneminder functions - I can be done with that now. Awesome, awesome stuff. Plus you get the update system built into Ubuntu to take care of package updates to your system.
Next time you order from Bluecherry, throw one of these in. They're free. And worth every penny.
Bluecherry has the CD's preconfigured for their cards, so you order a PV-155, you get the PV-155 CD. It would be easy enough to modify as needed - the important part is that the base system is there and works.
It's based off the xubuntu liveCD environment, install to hard drive is as simple as a few buttons pushed. On a "normal" setup with a single hard disk, it'll just work. Reboot, welcome to your new system. Without denigrating the hard work of those here who have done LiveCD work for us, this is a lot more polished and professional than what we've had available to us in the past.
I can scarcely express how cool this thing is, how polished it looks (largely due to the ubuntu folks), and how many hours it can save to the zoneminder beginner. I've put in my time learning how zoneminder functions - I can be done with that now. Awesome, awesome stuff. Plus you get the update system built into Ubuntu to take care of package updates to your system.
Next time you order from Bluecherry, throw one of these in. They're free. And worth every penny.
