These instructions leverage the power of the automated build system recently implemented in the ZoneMinder project. Behind the scenes, a project called `packpack <https://github.com/packpack/packpack>`_ is utilized, to build ZoneMinder inside a Docker container.
- Open the project's `.travis.yml file <https://github.com/ZoneMinder/ZoneMinder/blob/master/.travis.yml#L27>`_ and verify the distro you want to build ZoneMinder for appears in the build matrix. The distros shown in the matrix are those known to build on ZoneMinder. If the distro you desire is in the list then continue to step two.
- If the desired distro is not in the first list, then open the `packpack project README <https://github.com/packpack/packpack/blob/master/README.md>`_ and check if the desired distro is theoretically supported. If it is, then continue to step 2 with the understanding that you are heading out into uncharted territory. There could be problems.
You need to have a working installation of Docker so head over to the `Docker site <https://docs.docker.com/engine/installation/>`_ and get it working. Before continuing to the next step, verify you can run the Docker "Hello World" container as a normal user.
**Step 3:** Git clone the ZoneMinder project.
Clone the ZoneMinder project if you have not done so already.
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git clone ZoneMinder
cd ZoneMinder
Alternatively, if you have already cloned the repo and wish to update it, do the following.
A freshly cloned ZoneMinder git repo already points to the most recent commit in the master branch. If you want the latest development code then continue to the next step. If instead, you want to build a stable release then perform the following step.
Where <distroname> is the name of the distro you wish to build on, such as fedora, and <distrorev> is release name or number of the distro you wish to build on. Redhat distros expect a number for <distrorev> while Debian and Ubuntu distros expect a name. For example:
Once you enter the appropriate command, go get a coffee while a ZoneMinder package is built. When the build finished, you can find the resulting packages under a subfolder called "build".
Note that this will build packages with x86_64 architecture. Some distros (debian & ubuntu only at the moment) also supported on i386 architecture. You can do that by adding "ARCH=i386" parameter.
For advanced users who really want to go out into uncharted waters, it is theoretically possible to build arm packages as well, as long as the host architecture is compatible.
