Introduction This article goes under the covers of the Alerts tab. This article / webinar is part of the Triggers / Recordings / Alerts series where we go deep into one of the most popular features of Blue Iris (BI), the ability to define motion triggers -> instruct BI to record when cameras trigge...

Introduction This article goes under the covers of the Recording tab. We share how BI records which should hopefully provide a better understanding of the settings. With this understanding, you should have a better appreciation of the software as well as how to leverage the software to meet your re...

Introduction This article walks through the PTZ/Control dialog in Camera settings. This article is an extension of the PTZ/Control section in the Help files. This article focuses on use cases and how to accomplish common/popular tasks or make users aware of capabilities in BI. If you want to unders...

Introduction This article walks you through connecting your iOS/Android devices (phones, tablets) to your Blue Iris server. It walks through all the dependencies and potential pitfalls when trying to setup your device. If you prefer to watch the webinar associated with this article, checkout the Mo...

Introduction This article is from BI support in order get known issues and fixes to the community as soon as possible. We did a complete refresh of the Android app on Feb. 12, 2021, starting with version 3.0.14. We appreciate all feedback and are vigilant in incorporating the feedback and bug fixes...

Introduction This article is from BI support in order get known issues and fixes to the community as soon as possible. We did a complete refresh of the Android app on Feb. 12, 2021, starting with version 3.0.14. We appreciate all feedback and are vigilant in incorporating the feedback and bug fixes...

Introduction This article is from BI support regarding camera settings and BI settings that can result in camera streaming issues. Reolink Separate page for Reolink gotchas. ezviz Fisheye Doorbells. The doorbell randomly moves focus to the upper left quadrant. The fix: In the camera app, change &qu...

Introduction This article is from BI support regarding camera settings and BI settings that can result in camera streaming issues. Reolink Separate page for Reolink gotchas. ezviz Fisheye Doorbells. The doorbell randomly moves focus to the upper left quadrant. The fix: In the camera app, change &qu...

Introduction Besides being a Video Management System, Blue Iris is also a Streaming Server. This allows users to share their camera feeds externally. The best way to understand how to leverage BI's streaming services is via the following use cases. BI webcasting.png Webcasting (video streaming) Pip...

Introduction The Status -> log provides the clues as to what may be causing issues with Blue Iris. This article provides a list of problems/error messages with an explanation of the underlying issue and the remedy. The Status->Log tab shares good summary information regarding the health of the serv...