Ubuntu Server 17.10 64-bit with Zoneminder 1.30.4 the easy way
If you are not experienced with Linux and would like a quick way to get Zoneminder running for you, consider Zoneminder on a stick, a per-configured Lubuntu 14.04 with Zoneminder 1.29.0. See: https://wiki.zoneminder.com/Lubuntu_14.04_with_Zoneminder_1.29.0_pre-configured_CD_or_USB
04OCT15 This procedure has been updated because we've learned a few things. We used to tell you to use the 14.04 - 1.26.5 instructions.
If you use the minimum Ubuntu ISO CD, install Basic Server, OpenSSH Server, and LAMP Server (LAMP installs Apache2, PHP, and MySQL server)
There is a newer version of Zoneminder in the iconnor/zoneminder PPA.
Log in then become root:
sudo su
If you used the server install CD
apt-get update apt-get upgrade apt-get dist-upgrade
Optional: Set static IP address
nano /etc/network/interfaces
Make changes similar to this:
auto eth0 iface eth0 inet static address 192.168.1.10 netmask 255.255.255.0 gateway 192.168.1.1 dns-nameservers 192.168.1.1
Reboot server
CGI is not enabled in Ubuntu 15.04 by default. Enable it this way:
a2enmod cgi
Restart Apache
service apache2 restart
Install Zoneminder
apt-get install zoneminder
Enable Zoneminder
systemctl enable zoneminder.service
Start Zoneminder
systemctl start zoneminder.service
Check to see that Zoneminder is running
systemctl status zoneminder.service
Create a symbolic link
ln -s /etc/zm/apache.conf /etc/apache2/conf-enabled/zoneminder.conf
Create a new user
adduser www-data video
Restart Apache
service apache2 restart
Install Cambozola (needed if you use Internet Explorer)
cd /usr/src && wget http://www.andywilcock.com/code/cambozola/cambozola-latest.tar.gz
tar -xzvf cambozola-latest.tar.gz
replace 936 in the following with cambozola version downloaded
cp cambozola-0.936/dist/cambozola.jar /usr/share/zoneminder
You should now be able to access the web server using https://servername
Optional NTP Daily Sync
nano /etc/cron.daily/ntpdate
Copy the following into nano
!/bin/sh ntpdate ntp.ubuntu.com
Ctrl+o Enter to save
CTRL+x to exit
chmod 755 /etc/cron.daily/ntpdate
Open Zoneminder in web browser
Click Options
Uncheck: Check with zoneminder.com for updated versions (?) click Save
Click Images tab
check Is the (optional) cambozola java streaming client installed (?) Click Save
