zmtelemetry.pl(8)

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version 1.38.1 · 2 versions
, in alpine 3.24

💅 zmtelemetry.pl(8) — the ZoneMinder telemetry girlie

okay so real talk, this is zmtelemetry.pl, and it lives in the zoneminder section 8 of the manual. she's a little script with a big job and honestly? she ate. let's get into it 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

zmtelemetry.pl — the little script that sends usage information back to the ZoneMinder development team 💌

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

zmtelemetry.pl [--force] [--help] [--show] [--interval=seconds] [--version]

like, that's the whole vibe. five flags, no cap 🎀

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

so bestie, here's the tea ☕ — this script collects usage information from your local system and sends it off to the ZoneMinder development team. that's literally its whole personality.

and why? because the devs wanna know things like who and where their "customers" are, how big their systems are, what the underlying hardware and operating system look like, etc. it's giving "getting to know you" energy 🔥

and the reason for all of this is, quote unquote, for the sole purpose of creating a better product for our target audience. so it's not shady, it's research 💜

this script is intended to be completely transparent to the end user, which is the polite way of saying you should never even notice her. and if you're not about it? you can straight up disable her from the web console under Options. periodt. 👑

💅 OPTIONS 💅

  • --force — forces the script to upload its data right now instead of waiting out the defined interval since the last upload. impatient queen behavior, honestly 🏃‍♀️💨
  • --help — displays usage information. the "who dis" flag 🫶
  • --show — displays the telemetry data that is sent to zoneminder, so you can see exactly what she's telling on you about 👀
  • --interval — overrides the default configured interval since the last upload. the value should be given in seconds, but it can be an expression such as 24*60*60. math is welcome here, she's flexible like that 🧮✨
  • --version — outputs the version of ZoneMinder. the "which era are we in" check ⭐
ngl, --show is the main character here — if you're ever curious (or suspicious 🙈), that's the one to run first.

and that's the whole page bestie, no notes 💖 this little writeup came out of the zoneminder manual, dated 2026-03-04, and it's filed under --stderr because that's just where the footer landed 😭 go forth and be transparent 🧚‍♀️🌈

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