Category Archives: Weigh In

Moved Video Capture Card

Posted on June 16, 2020 by larry

Moved the video capture card from my Windows Plex to Linux Plex. I hope that my plex servers will all be Linux in two weeks. Ordered a couple of more HDs. Weight: 310.4

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Daughters Graduated Today

Posted on June 15, 2020 by larry

Today my twin daughter’s graduated from High School. It was an interesting affair, because it was all on a youtube premiere video, although it was on Vimeo first I think I would be just as proud if this was a … Continue reading →

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New Media Server Up

Posted on June 14, 2020 by larry

Got the new server up, building as I post. For most of the day I was getting the kickstart ready. I got an M.2 SATA disk for the OS, I tested the hot swap ports, seems to be OK. Will … Continue reading →

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Old and New Fridge

Posted on June 13, 2020 by larry

Here is the old and new fridge. Also got instructions on building a new zoneminder server from a minimal CentOS 7 install. #!/bin/bash yum -y install mariadb mariadb-server mod_ssl php-mbstring php php-mysql httpd wgetyum -y install epel-releasewget https://download1.rpmfusion.org/free/el/rpmfusion-free-release-7.noarch.rpmyum -y install … Continue reading →

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Two Factor Authentication/ New Fridge

Posted on June 12, 2020 by larry

Forgot to document how to enable two factor authentication. from couple of weeks ago. Kind of sucks trying to figure out what I did last time. But I figured it out. Got new fridge today, it is nearly identical to … Continue reading →

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Base Linux Install Video

Posted on June 11, 2020 by larry

Finally got a video on the Base Linux Install I use for my Demos. First time I posted a video using OBS recording a VMware machine. Easier to set up. On a side note, Comcast has been disappointing. Second time … Continue reading →

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Documenting Zoneminder Install

Posted on June 10, 2020 by larry

On my.apoloni.tech I am documenting how to build a Zoneminder Box. Hopefully the documentation will be easy enough to understand. First document build is a basic build Working on better documentation. Weight: 312.8

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Zoneminder Card Not For Me

Posted on June 9, 2020 by larry

I was hoping a video capture card would work for me. I did not. It was too large and I think one of the ports was non functional. Anyway will see how this new system work. Weight: 313.0

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Zoneminder Upgraded

Posted on June 8, 2020 by larry

I upgraded zoneminder, but all the cabling in the back is off. Really frustrating. It was labeled for the old system, but not for the new stuff. So all the BNC videos are wrong. But I do like the new … Continue reading →

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Tweaking Auditing Process

Posted on June 7, 2020 by larry

Got most of my auditing of my network done. Right now I have a list of MAC addresses that are known on my network. Now is the hard part, trying to find what the heck these devices are on my … Continue reading →

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