No one here uses Blue Iris for their security cameras.
No one here uses Blue Iris for their security cameras.
Are there any users sharing their experience with blue Iris security cameras? I’ve been using it for a while and noticed some problems this summer. There are two main issues: 1. The recording continues but the timeline disappears, causing the drive to fill up and stop saving as the delete/recycle function stops. This often follows minor software updates. 2. The IP address shown on the camera changes randomly to that of a connected repeater. For example, one repeater might have multiple cameras linked with the same IP like .1.252, causing pings and network disruption. I suspect they added a feature to auto-detect repeaters in DCHP setups, but how to disable it? I’m curious if anyone still uses blue Iris today.
I use BI 5. Got 30 cameras on one server. Love it. Most of my cameras are continuous record because they are high activity areas and motion detect is just over head with no purpose. There is a setting in BI where you can limit clip size. I limit all my records to one hour. So, at the top of each hour a new file starts regardless. I strongly advise setting a limited clip size. Two hours at the most. If you're running DHCP you're doing it wrong. Cameras should be static and the NVR (blue iris) should be static. If you want to keep cameras with DHCP then you need to set your DHCP server to reserve those addresses so they never change. I only patch once a quarter - manually. I don't let blue iris patch when it wants. My camera servers are vital for ops so I need to keep changes under control. Still, BI has been rock solid in the 7 years I've been running it. I just run it on Windows 10 with desktop hardware.
It seems many believe the cameras are switching addresses on the network, but that’s not true. The BI configuration uses its own address, which updates independently—often moving to another camera or another device. I’ve been using Windows 10 with standard hardware for a while now, and it performed well before these problems started affecting recording logs and IP changes in the software.