Blueiris caught hell over this snafu which also affected Quickbooks and other programs and was a result of a Microsoft issue. There is a link about the issue.
https://arstechnica.com/security/2023/0 ... on-ensues/

I think of Peter, Paul and Mary though was written by Pete Seeger.

Here is photo of my Status Storage info.
Using substreams and keeping FPS low and manipulating resolution, my storage drive holds about 1 month of files for 30 cameras,

Each camera defaults to write to the NEW folder where you have yours set to STORED. The NEW folder should be on your storage drive and not the primary C drive. Unless you have multiple storage drives you do not need to use the STORED folder as the NEW folder will hold them until the drive is full th...

TimG posted some good tips there. Another option for cameras is Amcrest. They are made by Dahua but more budget friendly. Their IP5M-T1179EW-xxxx is not bad and the night vision is not bad with IR. Comes in 2 focal lengths, 2.8 and 3.6mm. They also have inexpensive wifi/ethernet PTZ cameras, model I...

Nice! Zerotier has been fantatic and eliminates those port forward issues. Tailscale is another option also.

Critters such as raccoons, deer, hogs, coyotes etc will not be affected by the IR lights. I have placed several units out 50 to 75 yards where I had a power source and they have been working great for over 2 years. I powered them from 12 volt wall warts and they draw 1 amp each at 12v. This link loo...

I am using about 15 different Chinese odd ball cameras and a couple Dahua and BI detected all of them and categorized them as generic/ONVIF and assigned various Main and Sub stream inputs.

I have some Chinese cams that default to /0 on the main stream box.. I entered /1 in the sub stream box and works well. Does not hurt to experiment. If it works the camera will be displayed within a few seconds of saving when you enter OK.... Then in the settings GENERAL tab it will show the main st...

If you 'loose' your drive with Blue Iris and do not have a backup of your settings then when you install it on the new drive you can just enter your ID and BI registration number and it will activate. It will cancel the activation of the former setup.