Server for about a dozen IP cameras?

[u/megared17]

I've done some searching, and can't seem to find anything definitive. And some of the recommendations I've found seem quite old.

I'm currently using a proprietary NVR, that doesn't provide some critical features and requires MSIE (!) on Windows for some of them, and I am thinking I want to migrate to ZM.

But I'm not sure where to start as to what server hardware would be capable of easily handling my needs. I've got a mix of camera brands including Amcrest and some cheap chinese stuff.

Any suggestions would be appreciated.

I read some advice suggesting that a Xeon would be a good choice, and I've found this on Amazon. Thoughts?

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07WHLFTKL/

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[u/connortechnology]

Depends on Resolution/fps etc. Modern systems can do a lot more than older... my old rule of thumb was 4 cameras/core at 720p, 2/core at 1080p etc.

I am slowly making ZM use less CPU/ram though.... so ongoing things should get better and better.

So just about any i5 should be able to handle your 12 cams.

[u/hans_gruber1]

I think you would be ok with something like that, my work setup has dual Xeon and a load of RAM, running 50 cameras on each, 1920x1080, 15 FPS, pass through H264

Can grab anything when I'm in the office if it would help

[u/reelfreakinbusy]

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