New user - Linux Server/Client question(s)

[k0d3g3ar]

First, my hat's off to the development team on this product. I'm ready to purchase a 32 camera license for this and so far my simple trial testing has it connecting to my remote IP AXIS cameras with MJPG video with no problems at all. I've been using iSpyConnect for a number of years but that is the most unstable product I've ever seen, Windows only and just horrible generally. This one looks like the business!

Having said that, I realize that there is a server & client component. My ultimate goal here is to install the server on CentOS 6 on a KVM install and to have multiple clients (probably running on Ubuntu 16.04 MATE 64 bit edition) that I can deploy throughout the organization here. Is that possible? My test install was on Linux Mint 13 locally and that went fine. I would just prefer to virtualize the server and then have the clients installed on raw machines (ideally Raspberry Pi 3 machines, but I can do small Intel boxes also). The clients will feed NVIDIA cards with 1920x1200 resolution monitors on them. My main goal is to just have an active grid showing at various locations in the office so that general motion can be viewed by multiple personnel as needed, but that all video activity (by way of motion detection) can be stored to our NAS server and then rsync'd to offsite storage periodically.

I've glanced through the forums here and all of this seems possible. If so, this is probably the only solution I have found that is sophisticated enough to keep up with this. Most of the others are cheesy free programs you get when you buy some crap IP cameras from China. This looks like it might actually work in a professional setting.

If anyone has any thoughts or could chime in on my plans here, it would be much appreciated.

Thanks
K

[Admin_N]

Hi K,

What you are planning to do is all good in Xeoma.

-Server on CentOS 6 (although virtual machines are not recommended and you'd better opt for a dedicated one when possible) with 32 remote AXIS cameras
-Clients on microcomputer (Raspberry/Intel)
-Motion-triggered recording to NAS
-Stability of the system

So please go for it and try it now in the real environment! If you have questions, feel free to ask - we'll gladly help!

[k0d3g3ar]

Thank you. I did it, and I have to say I LOVE this software. Having come from trying to use iSpyConnect for years and it crashing on me about 30 times a day, I've lost footage that would have helped local law enforcement. Their software is so badly written, yet its very feature rich. However I have found that Xeoma not only is 100% rock solid and stable, but its just as feature rich and works with EVERY camera I have (mainly Axis). So I've really progressed so far forward here, and I thank everyone who works on this project or contributes to it for creating a great piece of software.

Oh and most important... I can ditch Windows computers and go 100% Linux. Now I get 20x the yield out of my hardware, and $0 cost for the OS. Total freedom. I am kicking myself for not doing this sooner.

K

[Admin_N]

Thanks for your feedback! It's very gratifying to see our efforts recognized!

Should you run into any questions, please feel free to contact us - we will be happy to help!