How about stopping by with your camera at the Linux clinic this Sunday? On Feb 16, 2018 5:29 PM, "Lou Chang" <knight4li...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Years ago I wanted to participate in this meeting, but I missed it. Any > chance it could be re-visited? > > > Also, I wonder if Dexter or someone else can help me walk through a > installation of GNU/Linux based security camera for a small family > business. I don't trust proprietary systems, so if possible I would like to > avoid them. > > > On 02/16/2016 11:13 AM, Michael Dexter wrote: > >> Portland Linux/Unix Group Advanced Topics Meeting Announcement >> >> Who: Kevin Kaelar >> What: Linux as a security camera monitoring platform >> Where: Free Geek, 1731 SE 10th Avenue, >> <https://maps.google.com/?q=e+Geek,+1731+SE+10th+Avenue,&entry=gmail&source=g> >> Portland >> When: Tuesday, February 16th 2016, at 7PM >> Why: Because combining physical and digital security is an interesting >> puzzle >> Stream: http://pdxlinux.org/live >> >> Setting up a camera in Linux is relatively easy. With any luck, you plug >> in the USB cable and it "just works". But what if you need ten cameras? >> What if you need to store increasingly large amounts of footage for >> liability purposes? What if you need to be able to access the realtime >> feed from any (or all) of those cameras from anywhere in the world? What >> if you need fine-grained motion detection for some of the cameras, >> scheduled recording capabilities for others at certain times of day, and >> provide varying levels of access to multiple users? >> >> This problem set is normally solved in a business environment by >> purchasing expensive (and frequently proprietary) security camera >> systems at a significant cost. However, it's possible to accomplish all >> of these things with a Linux-based application called ZoneMinder. During >> this talk, you'll be walked through the process of setting up a fully >> featured security camera and monitoring system, and will have the >> opportunity to learn about and/or discuss some of the supportive tech >> such as an Apache proxy, firewall and router configuration, and pruning >> and backing up video archives. >> >> About Kevin >> >> System administrator, game designer, software developer, open source >> contributor, Soylent drinker, wood carver, small electronics prototyper, >> blacksmith, poet, machinist, musician, and martial artist. Currently >> working as a full time web application developer for a music publishing >> company, Kevin spends most of his spare time babysitting a 3d printer >> and doing fun (and occasionally strange) things with Arduino at his >> startup in the Pearl District of Portland, Oregon. >> >> Calagator Page: http://calagator.org/events/1250469451 >> >> Many will head to the Lucky Lab at 915 SE Hawthorne Blvd. after the >> meeting. >> >> Rideshares Available >> >> PLUG Page with information about all PLUG events: http://pdxlinux.org/ >> Follow PLUG on Twitter: http://twitter.com/pdxlinux >> >> PLUG is open to everyone and does not tolerate abusive behavior on its >> mailing lists or at its meetings. >> >> >> See you there! >> >> Michael Dexter >> PLUG Volunteer >> _______________________________________________ >> PLUG-announce mailing list >> plug-annou...@lists.pdxlinux.org >> http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug-announce >> > > _______________________________________________ > PLUG mailing list > PLUG@pdxlinux.org > http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug > _______________________________________________ PLUG mailing list PLUG@pdxlinux.org http://lists.pdxlinux.org/mailman/listinfo/plug