

The username will be “admin” and the password will be the same as the default admin password in Orchid, unless it was manually changed through Monit’s configuration file.ģ. You will be asked for a username and password.

Open a web browser and type localhost:2812 into the address bar to access Orchid’s process monitor, Monit.Ģ. Orchid has been restarted successfully once it says “Starting orchid… Ok”ġ. The Terminal will say the service is stopping, and then starting again after typing your password.

Enter the password used to login to your computer. After running that command, you will be prompted to enter the “ password” for your user. If you need to restart the ONVIF Auto-Discovery service, replace “orchid” with “onvif_autodiscovery” in the above command.ģ. Note: This command will only restart Orchid. Type the following command into the Terminal: ONVIF Auto-Discovery Service: Used by Orchid to automatically find cameras that support ONVIF.Ģ.Orchid Server: The main Orchid server that records and archives video.There are two main services used by Orchid on Linux: This is often needed whenever a change has been made to one of Orchid’s configuration files. Orchid runs on Linux as a service and can be restarted through the command line, or through Monit, Orchid’s process monitor. Equivalent instructions for Orchid versions 2.0.0 and above are available in the Orchid Core VMS Installation Guide in the sections "How to Check, Start, or Stop Orchid Core VMS Services" under each available installation platform. IMPORTANT: The information in this article is specific to Orchid version 1.12.7 or earlier.
