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    Latest highly-stable update, any chance this can mean something?

    I've been running various flavors of Linux since the late 90s and using Docker for about 10 years. Frigate is still a challenge. It's gotten easier since they have moved some stuff to a GUI but a lot of it is still hand editing a .yaml file for setup.
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    Latest highly-stable update, any chance this can mean something?

    I’ve been holding off installing any of the “stable” builds. They seem buggier than normal. Im moving my home and father’s house to Frigate. After playing with it a couple weeks, I like it. I just can’t move my business to it as it lacks some of the functionality I need that BI provides. But...
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    Installing an Axis speaker to run the door checkers off

    In the Alert Tab for the specific camera, hit the "On Alert" button. There you can add actions when alerts are created. In the Axis speaker, you can create links to specific audio files that you upload to the speaker and you can then trigger the speaker via the link. So I just input the link...
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    Installing an Axis speaker to run the door checkers off

    Speaker doing its job. Nice and loud.
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    My EmpireTech cameras do not support NTP server setting via DHCP option 42, do other brands allow this?

    This is the answer. OP needs to host DNS and then hardcode the domain name of the NTP server in each camera. It's a bit of work to setup, but then it's easy in the future to change the IP address of the NTP server in the DNS host file.
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    6.0.3.1 - Broke my webserver

    Just another reason why BI should not be exposed to the internet and a vpn should be used instead… Ken is not a cyber security expert.
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    6.0.3.1 - Broke my webserver

    Yeah, I just know how buggy BI is. No way I would expose that program to the wilds of the internet. I get what you are saying, but BI isn't open source either. You could roll your own Wireguard VPN which is exactly what Tailscale is with a GUI on top of it.
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    6.0.3.1 - Broke my webserver

    But you don't have to expose the BI web server to the internet if you are using either of those. It's hidden behind the VPN. You just have to connect to the VPN first via whatever client you are using (e.g. phone, tablet, etc..) to access the service. Maybe I'm not understanding what you are...
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    6.0.3.1 - Broke my webserver

    This. I can't fathom a reason why anyone would be hosting services without using ZeroTier or Tailscale.
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    Installing an Axis speaker to run the door checkers off

    I got it up and installed this morning. Not really very exciting to look at like cameras are. I installed a little grab handle above it in case I need to work on it in the future with no lift. Metal roofs are slippery and there are no hand grabs where that thing is located. Overall I'm...
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    6.0.3.1 - Broke my webserver

    Are you talking about UI3 when you say webserver??
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    BI 6.0.2.7 - very odd alert behavior

    I had the same thing happen on his current stable. I emailed Ken about it and he had no clue and had never seen it. I ended up deleting the camera and re-adding it and it hasn’t happened again. Needless to say, there are bugs even in his stable as far as AI is concerned.
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    Installing an Axis speaker to run the door checkers off

    I'll do it when I get it hooked up. I have it back down and awaiting install tomorrow.
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    Natural Gas Generators

    I just hit mine with spray paint. Seems to stick ok.
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    Installing an Axis speaker to run the door checkers off

    I get transients and bums on the back of my commercial property no matter how many fences, "No Trespassing/You are under Surveillance" signs, lights, and cameras I install. Had one last Saturday night checking my back entrance door: I have BI sending a "You are trespassing" audio clip when...
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