Installing Bluecherry on OpenSUSE

Bluecherry is a software which provides a platform for security surveillance through video management. In this tutorial, we will guide you through the process of installing Bluecherry on an OpenSUSE computer.

Prerequisites

• OpenSUSE Operating System
• Internet connection

Step 1 – Installing Required Dependencies

Before installing Bluecherry, we need to make sure that all the required dependencies are installed. To do so, run the following command in the terminal window:

sudo zypper install mplayer mencoder ffmpeg sqlite3 libavcodec-extra libavformat-extra libavutil-extra libswscale-extra libvpx6 libvpx-tools libvorbis0 libtheora0 libqt4-devel

This command will install all the necessary dependencies required for Bluecherry to run properly.

Step 2 – Downloading and Extracting Bluecherry

In this step, we will download and extract the Bluecherry package. Here is how to accomplish this.

1. Open your web browser and go to https://www.bluecherrydvr.com/download.
2. Under the Linux section, download the version of Debian package that corresponds to your system.
3. Open a terminal and navigate to the directory containing the downloaded file.
4. Run the following command to extract the package:

sudo dpkg -i bluecherry_*.deb

Step 3 – Installing Bluecherry

In this step, we will install Bluecherry by running the following command in the terminal:

sudo apt-get install bluecherry

This command will install the Bluecherry software on your system.

Step 4 – Set up Bluecherry

After completing the installation, we need to set up the software, i.e., configure Bluecherry.

1. To launch Bluecherry, run the following command:

sudo /etc/init.d/bluecherry start

2. Open your web browser and navigate to http://localhost:7001.
3. You will be prompted to log in. Use the default credentials: username: admin, password: bluecherry.
4. Follow the on-screen instructions to configure the software according to your requirements.

Conclusion

This tutorial has guided you through the process of installing Bluecherry on an OpenSUSE operating system. After following all the steps, you can now use this powerful software for video management and security surveillance.

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