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I have tested Zoneminder under the Ubuntu 12.04 and 13.04 64-bit versions. My reason for doing this was to be able to install a remote control package, such as Teamviewer, to access the PC behind firewalls where I was unable to set up dynamic DNS or port forwarding. I was able to connect to the PC, open Firefox and work with all functions of Zoneminder including viewing events.
==Install Zoneminder 1.36.x on Ubuntu 22.04, 20.04 and 18.04 with shell script==


Install Zoneminder from the desktop CD or DVD or a USB thumbdrive (see http://www.pendrivelinux.com/)
This will install Zoneminder 1.36.x by using a shell script with one basic command (how easy is that!).


Open the terminal
You will need a Ubuntu 22.04, 20.04 or 18.04 install with LAMP (Apache, MySQL or Mariadb and PHP) installed desktop or server.


become root
'''Note: as of 31OCT22 Ubuntu 22.10 has unmet dependencies and will not install ZM 1.36.31. This  will be fixed in the final release of 1.36.32. As of this edit, 07NOV22, there is a pre-release of 1.36..32 in the proposed PPA but you should use a proposed release for testing only!'''


  sudo su
Timezone: it is recommended you set your specific timesone with:
  sudo timedatectl set-timezone America/New_York
Of course use your timezone in place of America/New_York.


install tasksel


apt-get install tasksel
Google is your friend if you need instructions for setting up a LAMP server. However, a simple LAMP can be installed with these commands:


Follow the instructions at:
apt install apache2 php mariadb-server php-mysql libapache2-mod-php


[[Ubuntu Server 12.04 64-bit with Zoneminder 1.26.4 the easy way]]
Secure MySQL or Mariadb, create root password et. al.


Start at: Install PPA Repository for Zoneminder 1.26.4-2
mysql_secure_installation


When Zoneminder is installed, open Firefox and enter: http://localhost/zm  
Mariadb additional settings
to configure Zoneminder.
The default values for the database are adequate for initial setup. However, I recommend you make these changes before installing Zoneminder.
Note: If you have sufficient memory double the values below.
Edit the Mariadb config file:
sudo nano /etc/mysql/mariadb.conf.d/50-server.cnf
Add the following in the [mysql] area:
  innodb_file_per_table = ON
innodb_buffer_pool_size = 256M
innodb_log_file_size = 32M
CTRL+o then [Enter] to save


Install the remote control package of your choice to access your PC from the internet.
CTRL+x to exit
 
Reatart Mariadb:
sudo service mysql restart
 
I recommend you install mysqltuner and run it from time to time and adjust the database settings as the number of saved events grows.
 
 
 
Shell script file contents:
 
#!/bin/sh
clear
read -p "This script installs ZoneMinder 1.36.x on Ubuntu 22.04, 20.04 or 18.04 with LAMP (MySQL or Mariadb) installed...
Press Enter to continue or Ctrl + c to quit" nothing
clear
read -p "Next we will add the PPA repository, install and configure the system to run Zoneminder.
Press enter to continue" nothing
apt install -y software-properties-common
clear
add-apt-repository ppa:iconnor/zoneminder-1.36
apt update
clear
apt install -y zoneminder
systemctl enable zoneminder
service zoneminder start
adduser www-data video
a2enconf zoneminder
a2enmod rewrite
a2enmod headers
a2enmod expires
service apache2 reload
clear
read -p "Install complete. Open Zoneminder/Options and set the timezone. Press enter to continue" nothing
clear
 
Copy the contents of the script, open a terminal and run:
 
nano zm-install
 
Paste the contents of the script into Nano
 
Then:
 
Ctrl + o
Ctrl + x
 
Next run:
 
chmod 755 zm-install
 
Start the script by entering:
 
./zm-install
 
Follow the prompts. Things are pretty simple. The timezone is now set in Zoneminder/Options.
 
Good Luck!

Latest revision as of 09:47, 7 November 2022

Install Zoneminder 1.36.x on Ubuntu 22.04, 20.04 and 18.04 with shell script

This will install Zoneminder 1.36.x by using a shell script with one basic command (how easy is that!).

You will need a Ubuntu 22.04, 20.04 or 18.04 install with LAMP (Apache, MySQL or Mariadb and PHP) installed desktop or server.

Note: as of 31OCT22 Ubuntu 22.10 has unmet dependencies and will not install ZM 1.36.31. This will be fixed in the final release of 1.36.32. As of this edit, 07NOV22, there is a pre-release of 1.36..32 in the proposed PPA but you should use a proposed release for testing only!

Timezone: it is recommended you set your specific timesone with:

sudo timedatectl set-timezone America/New_York

Of course use your timezone in place of America/New_York.


Google is your friend if you need instructions for setting up a LAMP server. However, a simple LAMP can be installed with these commands:

apt install apache2 php mariadb-server php-mysql libapache2-mod-php

Secure MySQL or Mariadb, create root password et. al.

mysql_secure_installation

Mariadb additional settings The default values for the database are adequate for initial setup. However, I recommend you make these changes before installing Zoneminder. Note: If you have sufficient memory double the values below. Edit the Mariadb config file:

sudo nano /etc/mysql/mariadb.conf.d/50-server.cnf

Add the following in the [mysql] area:

innodb_file_per_table = ON
innodb_buffer_pool_size = 256M
innodb_log_file_size = 32M

CTRL+o then [Enter] to save

CTRL+x to exit

Reatart Mariadb:

sudo service mysql restart

I recommend you install mysqltuner and run it from time to time and adjust the database settings as the number of saved events grows.


Shell script file contents:

#!/bin/sh
clear
read -p "This script installs ZoneMinder 1.36.x on Ubuntu 22.04, 20.04 or 18.04 with LAMP (MySQL or Mariadb) installed...
Press Enter to continue or Ctrl + c to quit" nothing
clear
read -p "Next we will add the PPA repository, install and configure the system to run Zoneminder. 
Press enter to continue" nothing
apt install -y software-properties-common
clear
add-apt-repository ppa:iconnor/zoneminder-1.36
apt update
clear
apt install -y zoneminder
systemctl enable zoneminder
service zoneminder start
adduser www-data video
a2enconf zoneminder
a2enmod rewrite
a2enmod headers
a2enmod expires
service apache2 reload
clear
read -p "Install complete. Open Zoneminder/Options and set the timezone. Press enter to continue" nothing
clear

Copy the contents of the script, open a terminal and run:

nano zm-install

Paste the contents of the script into Nano

Then:

Ctrl + o Ctrl + x

Next run:

chmod 755 zm-install

Start the script by entering:

./zm-install

Follow the prompts. Things are pretty simple. The timezone is now set in Zoneminder/Options.

Good Luck!