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    Where are the weather cams these days?

    I'm considering putting one of my cams online as a weather camera. A decade ago, Weatherunderground was a popular place for weather cams. Where do the weather cams go these days? I'm using BI5. What technologies are generally required to safely expose one camera stream? Thanks Robert P.S. Here...
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    UI3 is great! Is there a way to send sound alert when cam triggers?

    RTFM, got it! ;) Thanks. I've been using BI4 for quite a few years and never noticed about groups. You are right though, the Blue Iris doc is some of the best I have seen. Always has been.
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    UI3 is great! Is there a way to send sound alert when cam triggers?

    Wow, huge set of options that can be configured! Hadn't seen those before. Thanks so much. You mention camera groups. Where are those groups defined?
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    UI3 is great! Is there a way to send sound alert when cam triggers?

    I've just started using UI3 on a Fire tablet that is dedicated to showing cameras and I'm extremely pleased. It's currently using Silk as the browser. It is in our family room. It would be fantastic if some sort of audible sound or announcement could be sent to the tablet when a camera triggers...
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    HTTP access to camera status? Or an alert action when camera status changes?

    Mainly only the enabled status I can use the following http command to disable (enable=0) or enable (enable=1) the camera. http://192.168.0.18:8081admin?camera=cam_2&enable=0&user=xxxxxx&pw=yyyyyy I just want to be able to query that status, by camera.
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    HTTP access to camera status? Or an alert action when camera status changes?

    I just migrated to BI5 from BI4. My BI system is integrated with HomeSeer for home automation and security. All of the interfacing is via http calls. The one area where I am a bit blind is camera status. I can set the camera status (enabled/disabled) via http just fine. But.. I don't know of any...
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    Testing migration from BI4 to BI5. HTTP commands fail unless local

    Winner Winner Chicken Dinner!!! Punching a hole in windows defender worked. Thanks so much! Robert
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    Testing migration from BI4 to BI5. HTTP commands fail unless local

    I've been a BI4 user on Windows 8 & 10 for several years. I'm closely integrated with Homeseer so I use http commands from BI4 to HS3 and in reverse for triggers and profile changes. I've not had any real motivation to move to BI5 until recently when I decided to move BI to its own server...
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    Looking for small wifi IP camera ideas

    I was thinking of something smaller along the lines of the Wyze cube camera.
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    Looking for small wifi IP camera ideas

    Hello all. I've been using BI for a number of years with good success. 3 cams and it just runs. Very happy. The wife has challenged me to add another camera that will record/alert a hummingbird feeder just outside of one of the windows. It is also the window she sees when sitting in her favorite...
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    Help Getting Into Smart Home / Home Automation

    Like Randy, I also have been working with the ESP8266 nodeMCU version of the Arduino. As we noted earlier, you need power and comms for a remote device. The ESP solves the comms issue without cables but it still needs power. What I really like about this solution is that if I can find a sensor...
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    Blue Iris failing to detect motion for large objects

    On the Record tab for the cameras, under Options, you can set a Pre-trigger video buffer in seconds. You might play around with that. Do note though that in the Help documentation it talks about enabling this can impact performance so keep that in mind as you test.
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    Blue Iris remote view best tool?

    @bp2008 made a better remote view page. I don't use it but it gets a lot of attention and the thread discussing it is 53 pages long so you likely can learn anything you might want to know about it. I made a better remote-live-view page
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    A new z-wave controller hub

    I don't use z-wave (I'm insteon based) but I know it works great with HomeSeer. Interface is a z-stick plus. Not an inexpensive option but a super flexible and expandable option. I'm a really impressed and satisfied user. I think it checks all your boxes.
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    Help Getting Into Smart Home / Home Automation

    David, In terms of home automation and hooking all the parts together, you have proposed a uniquely difficult situation. First, you have locations that are 100+ feet from your house. To do this, you need two things. First is power, the second is communications. Just take the mailbox. Do you...
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    Tell us about your home automation!

    I agree with your last statement. As a matter of fact, I make it a rule for myself that neither my security system or home automation system may rely on any external service (on the outside of my router) to work. However, you paint the picture as only being black or white - hardwired or depend...
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    A couple of questions before cutting over to Blue Iris...

    My server runs BI4 and HS3. Nothing else. It is Win 10 Home. I have disabled automatic updates via a registry change so I can control when they download and apply. It is pretty pristine. I have malwarebytes installed but it does not always run, only when I initiate a scan. My main goal is to...
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    A couple of questions before cutting over to Blue Iris...

    There is a thread with lots of posts. Over 18 pages. Lots of experience and knowledge in there. Give it a look. Dedicated License Plate Cam project
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    Police look to access private video networks

    Public spaces are not the same as private spaces. As such, a pubic park or street does not carry any expectation of privacy. A private business is different. Unless otherwise clearly noted, I do not expect my actions to be filmed and made available to any third party with which I have no agreement.
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    Analog capture card(s) for new BI build

    For years I used a 4 channel card from Blue Cherry. It used WDM drivers on Windows 7 and it worked fine. Then the card bit the dust. Tried to purchase a new one from Blue Cherry and it was a nightmare that ended up with Curtis (owner I think) abruptly canceling the order. I can't in good...
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    zwave thermostat - 2gig CT100 - feedback?

    I seem to remember reading that z-wave plus has improvements such that batteries should last longer.
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    Blue Iris is awesome!

    Blue Iris also plays nicely with HomeSeer for automation. They easily trigger each other. For me, HS controls the BI profiles. Works very well and simple.
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    BlueCherry capture card - per channel settings

    For almost 10 years I used a Blue Cherry capture card for my analog cameras. It was first under WinXP then moved to Win7. Worked pretty good using the WDM drivers but was only capable of running in 32 bit mode. About a year ago, the card failed. I called Blue Cherry in hopes of buying a new one...
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    Multiple blue iris servers on one phone.

    In the app, you need to go into settings and add another server. There you specify the IP, user, and password. Then when you start the app, it will allow you to select which one you want to access and then logs you in. I have two locations with BI and it works well.
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    Garage Door Automation

    I like the idea of a sensor on each end. Nice. I hadn't thought of that. Doesn't apply to my situation but I appreciate the innovation.
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    Pics from snapshots are much larger than trigger pics

    My location only has satellite internet available which is metered with a monthly cap of 10GB. As such I watch real close how much traffic I generate. No videos, just JPEG files. In the record tab, I have it setup to take a JPEG snapshot every 60 minutes. In the post tab, it is configured to...
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    Garage Door Automation

    Just read the link. Pretty clever implementation that looks as though it should work well. Realize that those ultrasonic sensors are reliable only at close ranges - usually 1m. That is only important in regards to where you place the unit. However, I'm sure the documentation would make that...
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    Ways to integrate wired sensors into automation system

    My home automation is based on HomeSeer. There are several ways to connect Arduinos to HS. The one I am using is a plugin that has a base app for the Arduino that handles wifi connectivity and messaging. I only have to add the code to manage the sensors themselves.
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    Garage Door Automation

    What I haven't seen mentioned is the capability to determine the open/close status of the door. If you are just issuing commands that simulate the button to open/close it, you might try to keep up with the status yourself but how will you know that it might have been manually opened/closed?
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    Ways to integrate wired sensors into automation system

    You might want to research a WIFI based Arduino. The ESP8266 nodeMCU is a really capable form of Arduino. They can be had for about $6 (eBay) and can communicate over wifi. The nodeMCU has nine digital pins and one analog. I'm currently working on a multi-sensor that will have wired sensors for...
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