How to install ZoneMinder on EndeavourOS Latest

ZoneMinder is a free and open source system for monitoring and recording camera feeds. It allows you to monitor your home or office with multiple cameras, and watch footage either in real-time or recorded. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install ZoneMinder on EndeavourOS latest version.

Prerequisites

Before starting with the installation process, make sure that you have:

  • EndeavourOS latest version installed on your system.
  • sudo privileges to execute administrative commands.

Step 1: Update System

The first step is to update your system to the latest available packages.

Open your terminal and execute the following commands:

sudo pacman -Syu

The system will automatically update to the latest version of all packages.

Step 2: Add the ZoneMinder Repository

ZoneMinder is not available in the official Arch repositories. So, we will add the ZoneMinder repository to our system to install it.

Run the following command in the terminal to add the repository:

sudo pacman-key --recv-keys 34C5A3D6
sudo pacman-key --lsign-key 34C5A3D6
sudo nano /etc/pacman.conf

In nano, add the following line to the end of the file:

[zoneminder]
Server = https://zmrepo.zoneminder.com/arch/$arch

Save and exit the file by pressing ctrl + x and then y.

Step 3: Install ZoneMinder

Now you can install ZoneMinder by using the following command:

sudo pacman -S zoneminder

Press y to confirm the installation of ZoneMinder and wait for the installation process to complete.

Step 4: Enable and Start ZoneMinder Service

Next, enable and start the ZoneMinder service to start using it.

Use the following commands:

sudo systemctl enable zoneminder.service
sudo systemctl start zoneminder.service

Now you can open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost/zm to access the ZoneMinder web interface.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install ZoneMinder on EndeavourOS latest version. Once you have installed and configured ZoneMinder, you can start monitoring your cameras using its web interface.