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    Which HDDs would you choose?

    Looking at doing a Blue Iris surveillance setup with around 40 cameras that is going to require between 200-300 TBs of storage. Have everything figure out other than the HDDs. I had initially planned on WD Purples... but then I saw some Seagate Exos drives that are such a good deal they're...
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    BI 5 Server Setup for ~39 cameras + Deepstack

    Sorry about the delay in responding here. been a crazy last week and a half.... Ok yeah, thought you were just wanting to backup the PC components minus the HDDs. The HDDs by themselves are going to end up costing well over $3000 for one system. And to have 2 systems with the same amount of...
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    BI 5 Server Setup for ~39 cameras + Deepstack

    Unfortunate to hear on the domes... guessing the biggest issue is just keeping them clean from dust. Might be on the monthly chore list for his kids :D. The camers were recommended to us by a guy who I guess does surveillance systems in new residential homes. He's been willing to give us...
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    BI 5 Server Setup for ~39 cameras + Deepstack

    Cameras are going to be Anpviz 5MP dome cameras for the most part (36 of the 39). IPC-D250W-S is the model number on them. We've already purchased all the cameras... so gonna have to work with what we've got fortunately/unfortunately. I can't tell for sure if these cameras are AI or not...
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    BI 5 Server Setup for ~39 cameras + Deepstack

    So here's where I'm at on HDDs right now. I can pick up the following HDDs for the following prices... and I'm really fighting what route to go... I'm trying to make sure I buy either directly through amazon prime (not fulfilled by someone else), Sold by Newegg, Direct from WD.... I've seem...
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    BI 5 Server Setup for ~39 cameras + Deepstack

    Alright Wow. Wasn't expecting this big of a response of help haha. Thanks to those of you who responded. Maybe what I'll do then is not worry about Deepstack at this time. I really know very little about it, I've just seen a lot of people using it. I'm sure it's something we could always...
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    BI 5 Server Setup for ~39 cameras + Deepstack

    Hey all, Been doing quite a bit of reading in the forums here trying to learn as much as I can about Blue Iris and just surveillance setups in general. I've got a friend that is building a new home on a pretty decent sized piece of property, and he has asked his brother and me to try to take on...
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