ZoneMinder的作者是因為家中的車庫被竊，因而產生設計監控保全的念頭。

ZoneMinder使用了Linux Server,PHP,MySQL加上幾支攝影機，就可以使用web介面監控重要場所。當異常事件發生時，你就可以收到e-mail或簡訊通知。

Changes: This release is mainly focused around a complete rewrite of the logging and debug functionality, which now includes a Web log viewer and fully consolidated logging. Support has also been added for SFTP in event uploads. There are also a small number of other useful new features and fixes