Event Management

Events are defined as short video clips that are recorded when motion is detected. The events are stored in the Heimdall database and can be viewed in the Heimdall web interface.

Unreviewed Events

To view unreviewed events go Heimdall's Analyze tab.

The unreviewed events from all nodes are aggregated and displayed in the Heimdall web interface on the "Analyze" page. On this page, you can see the composite of the event, the video, and some metadata about the event. The metadata includes the date and time of the event, the node that recorded the event, the location of the event, and the duration of the event.

Reviewed Events

If an event is kept, it will be sent to the Events tab and will remain there indefinitely. Events in this tab are shown by node, so a node must be specified before any events may be viewed. To view further details about any specific event, the event may be clicked.

Trashed Events

If an event is trashed, it will be sent to the Trash tab and will be deleted after a certain number of days. Events in this tab are shown by node, so a node must be specified before any events may be viewed.

Any trashed event can be clicked on to see more detailed information about the specific event, as well as its scheduled deletion date. Clicking on a trashed event allows the event to be downloaded or recovered. A trashed event cannot be deleted before its scheduled deletion date.

The default delay between an event being trashed and deleted is 30 days. This number of days can be configured in the server/.env file using the EMPTY_TRASH_DAYS variable. If an event is recovered it will be sent to the "Events" tab and will be kept indefinitely.