Windows VM for BlueIris, but I have no graphics card

[Riverhawk]

I have a xeon/norco build without a built in gpu: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/kingfeta/saved/tCJTwP

 

I'm looking to add a Windows vm or docker to run Blue Iris for my 6 IP cameras and save the video on a separate disk/share. I don't have a video card.

 

Can I still achieve this? What are my options? I don't fully understand vm's. I was under the impression that I could remote login into the vm from another Windows box and emulate it somehow...now I'm unsure.

[Bungy]

Yes you can definitely do that in a vm without a video card. You'd simply enable remote desktop and access the machine that way or through vnc. I'm currently doing the same for my blueiris setup.

[Monkeyair]

I'm using the zoneminder docker to run my ip cams and save the 24/7 data on a HDD mounted outside of the array.  I'm very pleased with the results.

[gulo]

I'm using the zoneminder docker to run my ip cams and save the 24/7 data on a HDD mounted outside of the array.  I'm very pleased with the results.

 

How many (HD) cameras do you have? What kind of HW for your Unraid?

 

I am looking into upgrading my unraid from 5 to 6 and was excited about trying out zoneminder docker but I am reading terrible things online about zoneminder being extreme resource hog, doing very poorly with HD cameras (saving video to individual JPGs). Also that text message notifications don't work?

 

thanks!

[gulo]

Yes you can definitely do that in a vm without a video card. You'd simply enable remote desktop and access the machine that way or through vnc. I'm currently doing the same for my blueiris setup.

 

Hi

 

If I wanted to install Windows VM for Blue Iris do I need CPU with VT-x / VT-d support?

 

thanks

[Bungy]

It is probably not required, but I'd guess that you would get better video encoding performance if you did.