Debian

Debian GNU/Linux is a free operating system with a focus on stability. It's based on a sophisticated package management system that lets you choose from three releases of varying stability. The software packages included in the stable release have been tested thoroughly and are ideal for a server environment, whereas testing and unstable releases have more recent versions of software which usually contain some bugs. Ironically, Debian's unstable release is often more stable than many other distributions' final releases.

Installation Guides

• Debian 8 64-bit with Zoneminder 1.29.0 the Easy Way

• Debian 8.1 64-bit with Zoneminder 1.28.1 the Easy Way(Obsolete Feb 2016)

Installation Notes

/etc/init.d/zm script - slightly modified from the original to correctly echo output on debian

http://www.zoneminder.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=5391

http://www.zoneminder.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=6215

http://www.zoneminder.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=5892

./configure --with-mysql=/usr

--with-webdir=/var/www/zm

--with-cgidir=/var/www/cgi-bin --sysconfdir=/etc

--with-ffmpeg=/usr/local

--with-webuser=www-data

--with-webgroup=www-data CPPFLAGS="-I /usr/local/ssl/include -I /usr/local/lib"

Additional Notes

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With a large number of cameras (or just a few HD cameras) you may also need to increase the size of /run (tmpfs). Editing /etc/sysctl.conf is no longer enough.

The easiest way to do this is to add the following line to /etc/fstab (where 50% is the size of /run in regards to your physical memory)

   tmpfs /run tmpfs nodev,nosuid,size=50%,mode=755 0 0