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===Debian 9 with Zoneminder 1.30.4===
08OCT17 - This procedure has been verified with the Debian 9.2.0. 


Note: 23JUN17 - I was able to get the libvlc source to work! I have added the install for vlc-plugin-base which allows the Zoneminder install to complete without errors. However, I have been getting some console errors from VLC. It may be my old camera and you may have good results with libvlc but I consider ffmpeg better to use.
==Debian 12 with Zoneminder 1.36.35==
Debian 12 has been released with Zoneminder 1.36.33 and as usual for Debian the zm database needs to be created manually. This is not user friendly.  So we will be using the packages provided by the ZoneMinder development team hosted at zmrepo.zoneminder.com.  


I used Debian 9 net install CD (https://www.debian.org/CD/netinst/).  
'''Note: Debian installs with a swap partition of 1 GB. This may not be large enough for a server or desktop running Zoneminder regardless of the ammount of installed RAM. You can add a swap file after install of Debian or a larger swap partition, equal to installed RAM recommended, at install via manual drive partitioning. Search the web for specific instructions for adding a swap file or installing with a larger swap partition.'''


Install only: web server, SSH server and standard system utilities from tasksel
Debian, unlike Ubuntu, does not install sudo with the initial setup. While you can log in as root, a user with sudo authority is recommended.


Login and become root (su root) or prepend sudo to the following commands
To enable sudo:
In a terminal,become root with su. Enter your root password.
Install sudo with:
apt install sudo
Add the user account to the group sudo with:
/sbin/adduser username sudo
where username is your user account.
Exit root then log out and then log in with the same user.
Become root:
sudo su


If needed check to make sure you are up to date
Timezone: it is recommended you set your specific timesone with:
timedatectl set-timezone America/New_York
Of course use your timezone in place of America/New_York.


apt update
1. Install Apache2, PHP and your favorite database (Mariadb recommended). A quick way to install LAMP is:
apt upgrade
apt dist-upgrade


===Install additional LAMP components Mariadb server (recommended)===
apt install apache2 mariadb-server php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql lsb-release gnupg2


apt install php mariadb-server php-mysql libapache2-mod-php7.0
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


Secure Mariadb, create root password et. al.
New install process with a shell script!


mysql_secure_installation
Become root with sudo su before running this!


NOTE:The MySQL/MariaDB configuration file is located at: /etc/mysql/mysql.conf.d/mysqld.cnf To better manage the MariaDB server I recommend you move the config file and replace the default my.cnf symbolic link (this also works for MySQL 5.6).
Shell script file contents:  


  rm /etc/mysql/my.cnf  
  #!/bin/sh
clear
read -p "This script installs ZoneMinder 1.36.x on Debian 12 with LAMP (MySQL or Mariadb) installed...
This script must be run as root!
Press Enter to continue or Ctrl + c to quit" nothing
clear
apt install -y lsb-release gnupg2
echo "deb https://zmrepo.zoneminder.com/debian/release-1.36 "`lsb_release  -c -s`"/" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/zoneminder.list
# The key is stored in the deprecated keyring trusted.gpg.
# wget -O - https://zmrepo.zoneminder.com/debian/archive-keyring.gpg | sudo apt-key add -
wget -O- https://zmrepo.zoneminder.com/debian/archive-keyring.gpg | sudo gpg --dearmour -o /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/zmrepo.gpg
read -p "Warning! Check above to insure the line says OK. If not the GPG signing key was not installed and you will need to figure out why before continuing.
Press enter to continue" nothing
apt update
clear
apt install zoneminder --install-recommends -y
systemctl enable zoneminder
service zoneminder start
adduser www-data video
a2enconf zoneminder
a2enmod rewrite
a2enmod headers
a2enmod expires
service apache2 reload
clear
read -p "Install complete. Open Zoneminder/Options and set the timezone. Press enter to continue" nothing
  clear


cp /etc/mysql/mariadb.conf.d/50-server.cnf /etc/mysql/my.cnf


'''The following change to Mariadb settings is optional but is included if you have problems logging into Zoneminder'''
Copy the contents of the script, open a terminal and run:


  nano /etc/mysql/my.cnf
  nano zm-install


Make the following changes:
Paste the contents of the script into Nano


character-set-server = latin1
Then:
collation-server = latin1_swedish_ci


Note: The above settings are actually the Mariadb default. Changing back to default is necessary to avoid errors when logging into Zoneminder. This was added on 01APR17 but is not an April Fool! It may be necessary to align these settings with your regional language.
Ctrl + o Ctrl + x


Ctrl+o Enter to save
Next run:


Ctrl+x to exit
chmod 755 zm-install


Restart Mariadb
Start the script by entering:


service mariadb restart
./zm-install


===Install Zoneminder===
Follow the prompts. Things are pretty simple. The timezone is now set in Zoneminder/Options.


Add the Deb Multimedia repository. (instructions at: https://deb-multimedia.org/)
Good Luck!


Edit sources.list
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________


nano /etc/apt/sources.list
Old procedure retained for reference


Add to the end of the file:
Debian 12 Bookworm is released with Zoneminder 1.36.33 and as usual for Debian the zm database needs to be created manually.


deb http://www.deb-multimedia.org stretch main non-free
'''Note: This version has been verified with Bookworm Debian 12 official release. A few issues have been found and corrected. Zoneminder now opens in Firefox (Windows, Linux and Android), Edge, Chrome (on Android). ZmNinja on Android also works. If using ZmNinja you may have to clear the API cache. Please report other errors on the Zoneminder forum.'''


Ctrl+o Enter to save
In time a version of Zoneminder for Bookworm will be made available in the zmrepo.


Ctrl+x to exit
You will have to install sudo and add the user to the sudoers file.


After you have added the necessary line in /etc/apt/sources.list the first package to install is deb-multimedia-keyring.
Become root with


  apt update
  su
apt install deb-multimedia-keyring


If apt-get can not find the new key, do that :
Install sudo


  wget http://www.deb-multimedia.org/pool/main/d/deb-multimedia-keyring/deb-multimedia-keyring_2016.8.1_all.deb
  apt install sudo
dpkg -i deb-multimedia-keyring_2016.8.1_all.deb


Update packages list:
Then add the user


  apt update
  /sbin/adduser username sudo
apt upgrade
apt dist-upgrade


I recommend rebooting at this point but a log out and back in also works.


Install Zoneminder
Become root


  apt install zoneminder vlc-plugin-base php7.0-gd
  sudo su


Timezone: it is recommended you set your specific timesone with:


Set permissions of /etc/zm/zm.conf to root:www-data 740
timedatectl set-timezone America/New_York


chmod 740 /etc/zm/zm.conf
Of course use your timezone in place of America/New_York


chown root:www-data /etc/zm/zm.conf
Install Apache2, PHP and your favorite database (Mariadb recommended). A quick way to install LAMP is:  


Enable Zoneminder service to start at boot
apt install apache2 mariadb-server php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql lsb-release gnupg2


systemctl enable zoneminder.service
Add timezone to PHP (This may not be necessary but does not hurt and will allow the time of events to be displayed correctly)


Add www-data to the sudo group (to enable use of local video devices)
nano /etc/php/8.2/apache2/php.ini


adduser www-data video
Search for [Date] (Ctrl + w then type Date and press Enter) and make changes as follows for your time zone


Start Zoneminder
[Date]
; Defines the default timezone used by the date functions
; http://php.net/date.timezone
date.timezone = America/New_York


systemctl start zoneminder.service
Ctrl+o Enter to save


Check to see that Zoneminder is running
CTRL+x to exit


systemctl status zoneminder.service
Restart Apache


Enable CGI and Zoneminder configuration in Apache.
service apache2 restart


a2enmod cgi
or


  a2enmod rewrite
  systemctl restart apache2


a2enconf zoneminder
Install Zoneminder


Add timezone to PHP
apt install zoneminder


sed -i "s/;date.timezone =/date.timezone = $(sed 's/\//\\\//' /etc/timezone)/g" /etc/php/7.0/apache2/php.ini
Create Zoneminder database in MySQL (Note: this also creates the default Zoneminder user and permissions in MySQL) Use the server root password when prompted.


Change permissions in /usr/share/zoneminder/
mysql -uroot -p < /usr/share/zoneminder/db/zm_create.sql


  chown -R www-data:www-data /usr/share/zoneminder/
  mysql -uroot -p -e "grant all on zm.* to 'zmuser'@localhost identified by 'zmpass';"


mysqladmin -uroot -p reload


Restart Apache
Set permissions


  service apache2 restart
  chmod 640 /etc/zm/zm.conf
chown root:www-data /etc/zm/zm.conf
chown -R www-data:www-data /var/cache/zoneminder/
chmod 755 /var/cache/zoneminder/


Open Zoneminder in a web browser (http://server-ip/zm).
Replace zoneminder.conf


10OCT17 - An issue with the /tmp/zm directory has been reported. Debian uses private tmp folders so even though you can see the files & folders, zoneminder cannot because it is running under a different user account.
cp /etc/apache2/conf-available/zoneminder.conf /etc/apache2/conf-available/zoneminder.conf.sav


Go to Options -> Paths and then inspect each PATH_XXX variable. If it is set to "/tmp/zm", change it to "/dev/shm". Don't forget to restart zoneminder.
rm /etc/apache2/conf-available/zoneminder.conf


===Alternate install MySQL Server===
nano /etc/apache2/conf-available/zoneminder.conf
Note: Install of MySQL was not tested with the Debian 9.0.0 release but should work based on past experience


apt install php default-mysql-server php-mysql apache2-mod-php7.0
Paste the following content into nano:


Make a change to MySQL settings: (Note: Your my.cnf may be in another location)
# Remember to enable cgi mod (i.e. "a2enmod cgi").
ScriptAlias /zm/cgi-bin "/usr/lib/zoneminder/cgi-bin"
<Directory "/usr/lib/zoneminder/cgi-bin">
    Options +ExecCGI -MultiViews +SymLinksIfOwnerMatch
    AllowOverride All
    Require all granted
</Directory>
# Order matters. This alias must come first.
Alias /zm/cache "/var/cache/zoneminder"
<Directory "/var/cache/zoneminder">
    Options -Indexes +FollowSymLinks
    AllowOverride None
    <IfModule mod_authz_core.c>
        # Apache 2.4
        Require all granted
    </IfModule>
</Directory>
Alias /zm /usr/share/zoneminder/www
<Directory /usr/share/zoneminder/www>
  Options -Indexes +FollowSymLinks
  <IfModule mod_dir.c>
    DirectoryIndex index.php
  </IfModule>
</Directory>
# For better visibility, the following directives have been migrated from the
# default .htaccess files included with the CakePHP project.
# Parameters not set here are inherited from the parent directive above.
<Directory "/usr/share/zoneminder/www/api">
    RewriteEngine on
    RewriteRule ^$ app/webroot/ [L]
    RewriteRule (.*) app/webroot/$1 [L]
    RewriteBase /zm/api
</Directory>
<Directory "/usr/share/zoneminder/www/api/app">
    RewriteEngine on
    RewriteRule ^$ webroot/ [L]
    RewriteRule (.*) webroot/$1 [L]
    RewriteBase /zm/api
</Directory>
<Directory "/usr/share/zoneminder/www/api/app/webroot">
    RewriteEngine On
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
    RewriteRule ^ index.php [L]
    RewriteBase /zm/api
</Directory>
Enable Zoneminder service to start at boot


  nano /etc/mysql/my.cnf
  systemctl enable zoneminder.service


In the [mysqld] section add the following
Add www-data to the sudo group (to enable use of local video devices)


  sql_mode = NO_ENGINE_SUBSTITUTION
  adduser www-data video


Note: if you are installing on an existing database server you can use the following as an alternate to 'sql_mode = NO_ENGINE_SUBSTITUTION' (Thanks to "bodom" for this alternate):
Start Zoneminder


  init_connect = 'SET @@sql_mode = CASE CURRENT_USER() WHEN \'zmuser@localhost\' THEN \'NO_ENGINE_SUBSTITUTION\' ELSE @@sql_mode END;'
  systemctl start zoneminder.service


Ctrl+o Enter to save
Enable Zoneminder configuration in Apache.


Ctrl+x to exit
a2enconf zoneminder
a2enmod rewrite
a2enmod headers
a2enmod expires
a2enmod cgi
service apache2 reload


Restart MySQL
Install complete. Open Zoneminder/Options and set the timezone in Options/System. Add cameras.


systemctl restart mysql
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


Continue with Zoneminder install https://wiki.zoneminder.com/Debian_9_64-bit_with_Zoneminder_1.30.4_the_Easy_Way#Install_Zoneminder
==Debian 12 with Zoneminder 1.37.x==
Install Zoneminder Development Branch 1.37.x on Debian 12


===Debian 9 with Zoneminder 1.32.2 from the Experimental Repro===
You will have to install sudo and add the user to the sudoers file.  


This is an interim install procedure for the bold user! Start with a fresh Debian 9 install.
Become root with  


Note: this will do updates from the sid repro as well!
su


Edit sources.list
Install sudo


  nano /etc/apt/sources.list
  apt install sudo


Add to the end of the file:
Then add the user


  deb http://deb.debian.org/debian experimental main
  /sbin/adduser username sudo
deb http://deb.debian.org/debian sid main


I recommend rebooting at this point but a log out and back in also works.


To install an experimental package, do:
Install Apache2, PHP and your favorite database (Mariadb recommended). A quick way to install LAMP is:  


  apt update
  apt install apache2 mariadb-server php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql lsb-release gnupg2
apt upgrade    (note: this will do all the updates in sid  unstable!)
apt -t experimental install zoneminder


Set permissions of /etc/zm/zm.conf to root:www-data 740


chmod 740 /etc/zm/zm.conf
Become root with sudo su before running this!


chown root:www-data /etc/zm/zm.conf
Shell script file contents:
 
Enable Zoneminder service to start at boot
 
systemctl enable zoneminder.service
 
Add www-data to the sudo group (to enable use of local video devices)


#!/bin/sh
clear
read -p "This script installs ZoneMinder 1.37.x on Debian 12 with LAMP (MySQL or Mariadb) installed...
This script must be run as root!
Press Enter to continue or Ctrl + c to quit" nothing
clear
apt install -y lsb-release gnupg2
echo "deb https://zmrepo.zoneminder.com/debian/master "`lsb_release  -c -s`"/" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/zoneminder.list
# The key is stored in the deprecated keyring trusted.gpg.
# wget -O - https://zmrepo.zoneminder.com/debian/archive-keyring.gpg | sudo apt-key add -
wget -O- https://zmrepo.zoneminder.com/debian/archive-keyring.gpg | sudo gpg --dearmour -o /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/zmrepo.gpg
read -p "Warning! Check above to insure the line says OK. If not the GPG signing key was not installed and you will need to figure out why before continuing.
Press enter to continue" nothing
apt update
clear
apt install -y zoneminder
systemctl enable zoneminder
service zoneminder start
  adduser www-data video
  adduser www-data video
a2enconf zoneminder
a2enmod rewrite
a2enmod headers
a2enmod expires
service apache2 reload
clear
read -p "Install complete. Open Zoneminder/Options and set the timezone. Press enter to continue" nothing
clear


Create Zoneminder database in MySQL (Note: this also creates the default Zoneminder user and permissions in MySQL)
mysql -uroot -p < /usr/share/zoneminder/db/zm_create.sql
mysql -uroot -p -e "grant all on zm.* to 'zmuser'@localhost identified by 'zmpass';"
mysqladmin -uroot -p reload


Start Zoneminder
Copy the contents of the script, open a terminal and run:
 
systemctl start zoneminder.service


Enable CGI and Zoneminder configuration in Apache.
nano zm-install


a2enmod cgi
Paste the contents of the script into Nano


a2enmod rewrite
Then:


  a2enconf zoneminder
  Ctrl + o Ctrl + x


Add timezone to PHP
Next run:


  sed -i "s/;date.timezone =/date.timezone = $(sed 's/\//\\\//' /etc/timezone)/g" /etc/php/7.0/apache2/php.ini
  chmod 755 zm-install


Change permissions in /usr/share/zoneminder/
Start the script by entering:


  chown -R www-data:www-data /usr/share/zoneminder/
  ./zm-install


Restart Apache
Follow the prompts. Things are pretty simple. The timezone is now set in Zoneminder/Options.


service apache2 restart
Good Luck!

Latest revision as of 12:01, 17 August 2025


Debian 12 with Zoneminder 1.36.35

Debian 12 has been released with Zoneminder 1.36.33 and as usual for Debian the zm database needs to be created manually. This is not user friendly. So we will be using the packages provided by the ZoneMinder development team hosted at zmrepo.zoneminder.com.

Note: Debian installs with a swap partition of 1 GB. This may not be large enough for a server or desktop running Zoneminder regardless of the ammount of installed RAM. You can add a swap file after install of Debian or a larger swap partition, equal to installed RAM recommended, at install via manual drive partitioning. Search the web for specific instructions for adding a swap file or installing with a larger swap partition.

Debian, unlike Ubuntu, does not install sudo with the initial setup. While you can log in as root, a user with sudo authority is recommended.

To enable sudo: In a terminal,become root with su. Enter your root password. Install sudo with: 

apt install sudo

Add the user account to the group sudo with: 

/sbin/adduser username sudo

where username is your user account. Exit root then log out and then log in with the same user. Become root: 

sudo su

Timezone: it is recommended you set your specific timesone with: 

timedatectl set-timezone America/New_York

Of course use your timezone in place of America/New_York.

1. Install Apache2, PHP and your favorite database (Mariadb recommended). A quick way to install LAMP is: 

apt install apache2 mariadb-server php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql lsb-release gnupg2

_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

New install process with a shell script!

Become root with sudo su before running this!

Shell script file contents: 

#!/bin/sh
clear
read -p "This script installs ZoneMinder 1.36.x on Debian 12 with LAMP (MySQL or Mariadb) installed...
This script must be run as root!
Press Enter to continue or Ctrl + c to quit" nothing
clear
apt install -y lsb-release gnupg2
echo "deb https://zmrepo.zoneminder.com/debian/release-1.36 "`lsb_release  -c -s`"/" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/zoneminder.list
# The key is stored in the deprecated keyring trusted.gpg.
# wget -O - https://zmrepo.zoneminder.com/debian/archive-keyring.gpg | sudo apt-key add -
wget -O- https://zmrepo.zoneminder.com/debian/archive-keyring.gpg | sudo gpg --dearmour -o /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/zmrepo.gpg
read -p "Warning! Check above to insure the line says OK. If not the GPG signing key was not installed and you will need to figure out why before continuing. 
Press enter to continue" nothing
apt update
clear
apt install zoneminder --install-recommends -y
systemctl enable zoneminder
service zoneminder start
adduser www-data video
a2enconf zoneminder
a2enmod rewrite
a2enmod headers
a2enmod expires
service apache2 reload
clear
read -p "Install complete. Open Zoneminder/Options and set the timezone. Press enter to continue" nothing
clear


Copy the contents of the script, open a terminal and run: 

nano zm-install

Paste the contents of the script into Nano

Then:

Ctrl + o Ctrl + x

Next run: 

chmod 755 zm-install

Start the script by entering:

./zm-install

Follow the prompts. Things are pretty simple. The timezone is now set in Zoneminder/Options.

Good Luck!

__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Old procedure retained for reference

Debian 12 Bookworm is released with Zoneminder 1.36.33 and as usual for Debian the zm database needs to be created manually.

Note: This version has been verified with Bookworm Debian 12 official release. A few issues have been found and corrected. Zoneminder now opens in Firefox (Windows, Linux and Android), Edge, Chrome (on Android). ZmNinja on Android also works. If using ZmNinja you may have to clear the API cache. Please report other errors on the Zoneminder forum.

In time a version of Zoneminder for Bookworm will be made available in the zmrepo.

You will have to install sudo and add the user to the sudoers file.

Become root with 

su

Install sudo 

apt install sudo

Then add the user 

/sbin/adduser username sudo

I recommend rebooting at this point but a log out and back in also works.

Become root 

sudo su

Timezone: it is recommended you set your specific timesone with: 

timedatectl set-timezone America/New_York

Of course use your timezone in place of America/New_York

Install Apache2, PHP and your favorite database (Mariadb recommended). A quick way to install LAMP is: 

apt install apache2 mariadb-server php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql lsb-release gnupg2

Add timezone to PHP (This may not be necessary but does not hurt and will allow the time of events to be displayed correctly) 

nano /etc/php/8.2/apache2/php.ini

Search for [Date] (Ctrl + w then type Date and press Enter) and make changes as follows for your time zone 

[Date]
; Defines the default timezone used by the date functions
; http://php.net/date.timezone
date.timezone = America/New_York

Ctrl+o Enter to save

CTRL+x to exit

Restart Apache 

service apache2 restart

or 

systemctl restart apache2

Install Zoneminder 

apt install zoneminder

Create Zoneminder database in MySQL (Note: this also creates the default Zoneminder user and permissions in MySQL) Use the server root password when prompted. 

mysql -uroot -p < /usr/share/zoneminder/db/zm_create.sql

mysql -uroot -p -e "grant all on zm.* to 'zmuser'@localhost identified by 'zmpass';"

mysqladmin -uroot -p reload

Set permissions 

chmod 640 /etc/zm/zm.conf

chown root:www-data /etc/zm/zm.conf

chown -R www-data:www-data /var/cache/zoneminder/

chmod 755 /var/cache/zoneminder/

Replace zoneminder.conf 

cp /etc/apache2/conf-available/zoneminder.conf /etc/apache2/conf-available/zoneminder.conf.sav

rm /etc/apache2/conf-available/zoneminder.conf

nano /etc/apache2/conf-available/zoneminder.conf

Paste the following content into nano: 

# Remember to enable cgi mod (i.e. "a2enmod cgi").
ScriptAlias /zm/cgi-bin "/usr/lib/zoneminder/cgi-bin"
<Directory "/usr/lib/zoneminder/cgi-bin">
    Options +ExecCGI -MultiViews +SymLinksIfOwnerMatch
    AllowOverride All
    Require all granted
</Directory>


# Order matters. This alias must come first.
Alias /zm/cache "/var/cache/zoneminder"
<Directory "/var/cache/zoneminder">
    Options -Indexes +FollowSymLinks
    AllowOverride None
    <IfModule mod_authz_core.c>
        # Apache 2.4
        Require all granted
    </IfModule>
</Directory>

Alias /zm /usr/share/zoneminder/www
<Directory /usr/share/zoneminder/www>
  Options -Indexes +FollowSymLinks
  <IfModule mod_dir.c>
    DirectoryIndex index.php
  </IfModule>
</Directory>

# For better visibility, the following directives have been migrated from the
# default .htaccess files included with the CakePHP project.
# Parameters not set here are inherited from the parent directive above.
<Directory "/usr/share/zoneminder/www/api">
   RewriteEngine on
   RewriteRule ^$ app/webroot/ [L]
   RewriteRule (.*) app/webroot/$1 [L]
   RewriteBase /zm/api
</Directory>

<Directory "/usr/share/zoneminder/www/api/app">
   RewriteEngine on
   RewriteRule ^$ webroot/ [L]
   RewriteRule (.*) webroot/$1 [L]
   RewriteBase /zm/api
</Directory>

<Directory "/usr/share/zoneminder/www/api/app/webroot">
    RewriteEngine On
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-d
    RewriteCond %{REQUEST_FILENAME} !-f
    RewriteRule ^ index.php [L]
    RewriteBase /zm/api
</Directory>

Enable Zoneminder service to start at boot 

systemctl enable zoneminder.service

Add www-data to the sudo group (to enable use of local video devices) 

adduser www-data video

Start Zoneminder 

systemctl start zoneminder.service

Enable Zoneminder configuration in Apache. 

a2enconf zoneminder

a2enmod rewrite

a2enmod headers

a2enmod expires

a2enmod cgi

service apache2 reload

Install complete. Open Zoneminder/Options and set the timezone in Options/System. Add cameras.

Debian 12 with Zoneminder 1.37.x

Install Zoneminder Development Branch 1.37.x on Debian 12

You will have to install sudo and add the user to the sudoers file.

Become root with 

su

Install sudo 

apt install sudo

Then add the user 

/sbin/adduser username sudo

I recommend rebooting at this point but a log out and back in also works.

Install Apache2, PHP and your favorite database (Mariadb recommended). A quick way to install LAMP is: 

apt install apache2 mariadb-server php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql lsb-release gnupg2


Become root with sudo su before running this!

Shell script file contents: 

#!/bin/sh
clear
read -p "This script installs ZoneMinder 1.37.x on Debian 12 with LAMP (MySQL or Mariadb) installed...
This script must be run as root!
Press Enter to continue or Ctrl + c to quit" nothing
clear
apt install -y lsb-release gnupg2
echo "deb https://zmrepo.zoneminder.com/debian/master "`lsb_release  -c -s`"/" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/zoneminder.list
# The key is stored in the deprecated keyring trusted.gpg.
# wget -O - https://zmrepo.zoneminder.com/debian/archive-keyring.gpg | sudo apt-key add -
wget -O- https://zmrepo.zoneminder.com/debian/archive-keyring.gpg | sudo gpg --dearmour -o /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/zmrepo.gpg
read -p "Warning! Check above to insure the line says OK. If not the GPG signing key was not installed and you will need to figure out why before continuing. 
Press enter to continue" nothing
apt update
clear
apt install -y zoneminder
systemctl enable zoneminder
service zoneminder start
adduser www-data video
a2enconf zoneminder
a2enmod rewrite
a2enmod headers
a2enmod expires
service apache2 reload
clear
read -p "Install complete. Open Zoneminder/Options and set the timezone. Press enter to continue" nothing
clear


Copy the contents of the script, open a terminal and run: 

nano zm-install

Paste the contents of the script into Nano

Then: 

Ctrl + o Ctrl + x

Next run: 

chmod 755 zm-install

Start the script by entering: 

./zm-install

Follow the prompts. Things are pretty simple. The timezone is now set in Zoneminder/Options.

Good Luck!

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