there are recent changes on their github and a release 22 days ago.Is zone minder still being developed?
I have seen it, but i wanted to know from smeone that has tried some out. There dont seem to be many reviews of CCTV software.I never tried this one Shinobi - Simple CCTV and NVR Solution - Home but it is a lot newer than zoneminder.
Why dont you try it yourself? The base non pro version is free, but the pricing for the pro version (if used commercially) is insane as well as the pricing for mobile app. Why are you limiting yourself to open source. There are many great vms solutions.I have seen it, but i wanted to know from smeone that has tried some out. There dont seem to be many reviews of CCTV software.
I was hoping for people that have tried the software for a while before I try to put my cameras on it. Is there a need to but Shinobi? It seems to have ass of the features of CE. Do they charge for their app? The main reason for the open source requrment is because i have a de-googled android phone that runs almost entrly opensource software and it would be nice to keep it that way.Why dont you try it yourself? The base non pro version is free, but the pricing for the pro version (if used commercially) is insane as well as the pricing for mobile app. Why are you limiting yourself to open source. There are many great vms solutions.
I have heard a lot of good things about blue iris however my concern is windows rebooting when something happens and i would have to tack the cost of windows onto the price of blue iris as i am using a dell R710 so it is not licenced for windows and I really just avoid windows like the plague for something that needs to run 24x7I'm not sure Shinobi has native mobile apps. I think it just has a web interface that you open in a browser (which can be plenty powerful enough if they built it well).
I've been using Blue Iris for ten years now and I'm still very happy with it. At this point you could not pay me to switch to something else, and I recommend Blue Iris with full confidence to anyone who needs security camera recording software. It is hardly any more expensive than it was ten years ago, and it is way more powerful than it was back then and keeps getting better.
I've sampled other VMS products before (only ones with free versions) but none were good enough to make me jump ship. I even tried the free version of Milestone XProtect in late 2017, around the time I was getting UI3 (Blue Iris web interface) into its beta testing phase. I had a need for software to run just one camera in my office, and it was the perfect excuse to see what a very well funded high-end VMS product was like. And I wanted to see how my UI3 project stood up against a major player in the VMS arena. I was not impressed. Xprotect was massive bloatware. And more importantly, I could not get it working with my camera. So I ditched it, installed Blue Iris, and everything was fine in a matter of minutes.
does it have email notifications?Frigate NVR has just been mentioned in the forum section above this "Pics and Videos".
I had the same concerns and I'm no Windows fan but I will admit, BI on Windows 10 Pro has been very reliable for me. 10 Pro allows you to disable automatic updates easily, which is a big help.I have heard a lot of good things about blue iris however my concern is windows rebooting when something happens and i would have to tack the cost of windows onto the price of blue iris as i am using a dell R710 so it is not licenced for windows and I really just avoid windows like the plague for something that needs to run 24x7
It seems you want free more than open source.I was hoping for people that have tried the software for a while before I try to put my cameras on it. Is there a need to but Shinobi? It seems to have ass of the features of CE. Do they charge for their app? The main reason for the open source requrment is because i have a de-googled android phone that runs almost entrly opensource software and it would be nice to keep it that way.
As others have said, your thought process is tainted.I have heard a lot of good things about blue iris however my concern is windows rebooting when something happens and i would have to tack the cost of windows onto the price of blue iris as i am using a dell R710 so it is not licenced for windows and I really just avoid windows like the plague for something that needs to run 24x7
Power outageags are not an issue as I have a large rack mount UPS. My concern is power useage as my parents want to keep it really down now and windows update re enabling it's self or something stupid and it updateing right before someone steals something or breaks in as I know linux or freebsd will not do that and have been rock solid for me and windows cant get the start menu to work 24x7. from what I have seen I think I will go with Frigate.As others have said, your thought process is tainted.
Any device you buy is basically a computer - NVR running on Linux is essentially a water down computer.
If you turn off Windows updates, set it up to restart on a power outage/reboot, etc. and run BI as a service and you have a more powerful NVR.
Thanks I will keep this in mind for future use and now I know what my professor was alluding to in class.You can get windows 10 for free. When MS did the free upgrade from Win 7/8 to 10 they released Universal keys. All the resellers are doing is selling you these keys. Hunt around the internet and you'll find them. I guess MS can't withdraw them because millions of PC's worldwide were legitimate upgrades made using these keys.