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    Advice on running 2 Blue Iris servers

    I'm reaching the 64-camera limit on Blue Iris and need to expand further. I am considering running a 2nd BI server rather than moving to an enterprise solution. Our current server runs on an Intel i9-10900, 64 GB RAM, with 10 HDDs (ranging from 10 TB to 20 TB each) The cameras record 24/7...
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    .DAT files in video storage folder

    I recently noticed that I am seeing .dat files in the storage folders where previously I only had the .bvr video files. The first .dat files were created on 05/05/2025, which might coincide with an update I did on Blue Iris. I did not make any changes to the camera configuration at that time...
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    New system setup

    I have been using BI for a few years now and have started an upgrade to a new system. The new system has 6 x 14TB HDDs in it for video storage, we record 24/7. Currently running 32 mixed cameras, most of which are 5MP. We will be adding in more cameras soon, What is the optimal/generally...
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    Resolved - Logitech RTSP not working

    My camera system has 7 Logitech cameras that we have been using for a few years, they have always worked well with BI. Recently however I had issues with 6 of the 7 cameras where they would constantly lose connection, not all of them would be on at once and as some disconnected others would...
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    PC and storage advice

    We currently have a system with an i7-3770, 16GB RAM running 12 cameras(A mix of Xioayi and Logitech 720p). We have a 3TB and a 10TB drive in the machine currently that records around 7 months worth of continuous footage. We are looking at getting 8 new 2560x1440 cameras to run on this system...