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Monday, March 28, 2016

ZoneMinder Free and Open Source Security Cam Software - Blog - Check out the New Version 2016

ZoneMinder, is Free and Open Source Security Cam Software. "ZoneMinder is an integrated set of applications which provide a complete surveillance solution allowing capture, analysis, recording and monitoring of any CCTV or security cameras. ZoneMinder can scale from a single camera system to as many your installation needs!"

Don

What people are using ZoneMinder for...

Home Security

Home Security
Theft Prevention

Theft Prevention
Industrial and Commercial Security

Industrial and Commercial Security
Household use

Household use
Why ZoneMinder is so awesome

    It's free and open source.
    You are in control of your data.
    Works with a huge list of cameras.

    Easy to install - from package or source.
    APIs allow for third-party integration.
    zmNinja - New mobile app.

ZoneMinder Features

ZoneMinder is an integrated set of applications which provide a complete surveillance solution allowing capture, analysis, recording and monitoring of any CCTV or security cameras.

ZoneMinder can scale from a single camera system to as many your installation needs!

Monitor from anywhere.

Access ZoneMinder from any internet-accessible device. With a full featured web based interface, as well as Android and iOS apps, you can access ZoneMinder anywhere.

Use any camera.

Don't get locked into purchasing expensive, proprietary cameras. ZoneMinder allows you to use any analog or IP-enabled camera. Need night vision? No problem. Want 4k resolution? We got ya.

You are in control of your data.

In the age of the Cloud and the Internet of Things, few solutions allow you to both own your data, and control where it goes. Fully on premise, with upcoming optional secure, cloud-enhanced features.

Run a really small, or super big, system.

Suitable for home use and small business use, as well as multi-server enterprise deployments. Compatible with everything from the Raspberry Pi, all the way to the latest server-class hardware.

Keep track of what matters.

ZoneMinder allows you to browse information intuitively. Drill down to what you want to see in a matter of seconds.

Actively maintained, built by those who care.

ZoneMinder is actively maintained by a team committed to open source. We have a vibrant community of contributors and participants.

Go there...
https://www.zoneminder.com/features/

ZoneMinder Blog

ZoneMinder Relaunch

2016/02/29 Kyle Johnson

Hello Everybody,

While the relaunch of this site was a good bit of work, I am finding this first blog post - after over 10 years since the launch of ZoneMinder - significantly more difficult. How do I sum up 10 years? Of where we have been, where we are now, and where we are headed?

Bullet points. That is how. And by starting with more recent news.

We are very excited to announce the re-launch of the ZoneMinder.com website. This is a part of our long-term initiative to revitalize and renew interest in the project.
In addition to finally upgrading the forums and wiki, and moving from Drupal to a statically generated website (Jekyll), we have migrated the forums, wiki and website servers to scalable, secure and highly-available infrastructure.
We have recently adopted a more frequent release cadence; we are aiming to have monthly releases.
You may have noticed a 'subscribe' button at the top of our site. We are launching a mailing list in order to better keep in touch with our users. Sign up, if you'd like. We won't spam you, and we certainly will be not selling your email address. We will send you release announcements, and other cool ZoneMinder-related news.
Facebook, Twitter, and Reddit. We're now paying attention to those pages. Follow the links at the footer of our site, like us, and follow us.

Finally, by parsing our server logs, we have determined that over 75% of our user base is on a release that is over 5 years old. Here are some really good reasons why you should upgrade:

ZoneMinder is easier than ever to install (and upgrade).

Upgrading and installing ZoneMinder takes just a few minutes and is a far cry from the old methods. Almost all distributions have ready to use packages, and compiling from source is rarely needed.

Many security patches, and countless bug fixes.

Everything from monitor streaming stability improvements to unauthorized playback vulnerability fixes.

Multi-Server

If you have a really large deployment, horizontal scalability is of utmost importance. The new multi-server features allows you to connect and run multiple ZoneMinder servers, distributing the CPU load among your cluster.