I've already made the change in UI3. It will be in the next UI3 release.
Yes that defiantly helped. I didn't realize that changing one changed them all, threw me for a moment.I've already made the change in UI3. It will be in the next UI3 release.
To install the new UI3-209 update, does it need to be put in a certain folder after unzipping it? Which section of BI do I go to to install it?@bob2701 UI3-209 is just released (not delivered in a BI update yet). To improve server CPU usage, UI3-209 changes the max dimension of group streams to 1440px, down from 3000px. This limit is now configurable via UI Settings > Video Player or by right clicking a group video stream and choosing Group Settings.
And maybe I can answer my own question with assurances I don't royally hose something up when I try it. Do I copy the whole UI3 folder with all files and replace what is currently in my www folder?To install the new UI3-209 update, does it need to be put in a certain folder after unzipping it? Which section of BI do I go to to install it?
I haven't updated my BI copy since I got it a few weeks ago. Trying to get it setup, running fairly smoothly and figure out where everything is before I throw another wrench in the gear works....I'm not home yet to install it, so I can't yet confirm, but it was likely rolled into today's BI update.
It isI'm not home yet to install it, so I can't yet confirm, but it was likely rolled into today's BI update.
Well, I pulled the trigger and copied the whole set of files into the WWW folder in BI. It appears to work and it shows the updated version number in UI3.I'm not home yet to install it, so I can't yet confirm, but it was likely rolled into today's BI update.
It is one of the things I emailed Ken about years ago, but like most things of this nature, I never heard back.Hmm...seems like quite a few changes have been rolled into today's UI-209. @bp2008 is always so modest in announcing them, but it almost looks like we are one step closer to having UI3 become the official "app" for BI, if only it could do the final jump and get push notifications when nominally "closed" .
Installation instructions are at the root of the github project.To install the new UI3-209 update, does it need to be put in a certain folder after unzipping it? Which section of BI do I go to to install it?
Unsure if UI3 actually sends any MQTT, but if the camera picks up an alert from motion or IVS, Blue Iris can send MQTT.Is it possible for UI3 to issue an MQTT (or other) command when a particular camera is selected. I have a camera in a delivery box and want to turn on a light to see what is there when it is selected.
Is it possible for UI3 to issue an MQTT (or other) command when a particular camera is selected. I have a camera in a delivery box and want to turn on a light to see what is there when it is selected.
Web browsers can't use MQTT. There is a slightly hacky way you can achieve this however with some extra button clicks. In Blue Iris you can add "On Call" actions to PTZ presets. So configure the delivery box cam as a PTZ (even if it isn't really PTZ-capable) and customize some of the PTZ presets to send your MQTT commands. To make it nicer in UI3, you can customize the preset button images by going toUnsure if UI3 actually sends any MQTT, but if the camera picks up an alert from motion or IVS, Blue Iris can send MQTT.
Blue Iris 5/Cameras/{camera-short-name}
and putting in files named preset_1.jpg
, preset_2.jpg
, etc with the graphics you would like to see in UI3.Thank you, I will give it a go.Web browsers can't use MQTT. There is a slightly hacky way you can achieve this however with some extra button clicks. In Blue Iris you can add "On Call" actions to PTZ presets. So configure the delivery box cam as a PTZ (even if it isn't really PTZ-capable) and customize some of the PTZ presets to send your MQTT commands. To make it nicer in UI3, you can customize the preset button images by going toBlue Iris 5/Cameras/{camera-short-name}
and putting in files namedpreset_1.jpg
,preset_2.jpg
, etc with the graphics you would like to see in UI3.
It would be nice if BI would integrate Let's Encrypt support. I already have a wildcard cert for my domain. It would be nice if there was an easy way for BI to use it as well......and getting an HTTPS certificate signed and regularly renewed by a trusted signing entity. That is WAY BEYOND the typical BI user's skills.
Nothing I've ever seen Ken do indicates that he knows much about web hosting beyond very basic HTTP protocol implementation, so I suspect he's never even thought about a lot of these things.It would be nice if BI would integrate Let's Encrypt support. I already have a wildcard cert for my domain. It would be nice if there was an easy way for BI to use it as well.
* HTTP and HTTPS traffic should both be accepted on the same TCP port. Automatic redirect to HTTPS for any HTTP traffic that is not for one of the challenge files for LetsEncrypt authentication.
* LetsEncrypt certificates requested automatically for whatever domain you connect with.
* LetsEncrypt does rate limiting.
* so blueirissoftware.com or other web infrastructure run by Ken should verify reachability of the server before allowing the LetsEncrypt cert to be requested or renewed.
* so BI would need to understand all the different failure messages that LetsEncrypt can send, and deal with them appropriately and not spam the LetsEncrypt service for more certs when they're just going to fail again
* Fallback to user-provided certificate if LetsEncrypt is disabled or its cert is unavailable.
* Fallback to self-signed certificate if no other cert is available.
I read up on what Plex did, and it seems like it would be asking way too much of Ken. I think there's a pretty low chance of getting more than the most basic HTTPS hosting with separate ports for HTTP and HTTPs, and without any integrated LetsEncrypt support.Ken could also look into what Plex did to get HTTPS working for their entire user base.
I already generate my own Let's Encrypt wildcard cert, so I would be happy if BI just had it's own HTTPS service and would allow me to import my own cert. This is what I do for other services I run, ie Emby, Proxmox, etc.I read up on what Plex did, and it seems like it would be asking way too much of Ken. I think there's a pretty low chance of getting more than the most basic HTTPS hosting with separate ports for HTTP and HTTPs, and without any integrated LetsEncrypt support.