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Support #589

Updated by Daniel Curtis almost 10 years ago

This is a guide for setting up ZoneMinder on FreeBSD 9.3. 

 h1. Setting up the Environment 

 * Start by making sure everything is up to date: 
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 pkg update && pkg upgrade 
 portsnap fetch extract 
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 * Install portmaster: 
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 cd /usr/ports/ports-mgmt/portmaster 
 make install clean 
 pkg2ng 
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 h1. Install MySQL ZoneMinder 

 * Install MySQL server and client: ZoneMinder: 
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 portmaster databases/mysql56-server databases/mysql56-client multimedia/zoneminder 
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 * Start and enable MySQL at boot: MySQL: 
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 echo 'mysql_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf 
 service mysql-server start 
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 * Secure your installation: 
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 mysql_secure_installation 
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 h1. Install ZoneMinder 

 * Install ZoneMinder: 
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 portmaster multimedia/zoneminder 
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 * Log into the MySQL server: 
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 mysql -u root -p 
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 #* And setup the ZoneMinder database: 
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 source /usr/local/share/doc/zoneminder/zm_create.sql /usr/ports/multimedia/zonemindeecho 'zm_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf 
 service zm startr/work/ZoneMinder-1.22.3/db/zm_create.sql 
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 #* 

 * Now setup a user for the ZoneMinder database: 
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 grant select,insert,update,delete on zm.* to 'zmuser'@localhost identified by 'SuperSecretPassword'; flush privileges; 
 quit 
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 * Start and enable ZoneMinder at boot: 
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 echo 'zoneminder_enable="YES"' 'zm_enable="YES"' >> /etc/rc.conf 
 service zoneminder zm start 
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