Connect an Alta Server

Alta VMS manages cameras through one or more Cesbo Alta media servers. Add at least one before adding cameras.

Add a server

Go to Settings → Connection → Servers and click Add server. Provide:

• Name — a label for the server.
• Base URL — the Alta server’s address, e.g. http://192.168.0.10.
• Admin credentials — the Alta admin user and password.

Credentials and stream-token secrets are encrypted at rest (AES-256-GCM). Alta VMS verifies the connection on save.

Note

The WHEP callback origin used for WebRTC streaming is derived from the URL you are using when you add the server. Add servers through the same public URL your operators will use, so browser playback resolves correctly.

Server health

Each server is health-checked continuously. A server can be healthy, unavailable (connectivity lost), or in config drift (its configuration no longer matches what Alta VMS expects). When a server goes unavailable, its cameras show as offline and the affected workers shed load for that server only — other servers keep running.

Multiple servers

Add as many servers as you need. Cameras, groups, maps, and the video wall span all of them; each camera remembers which server it belongs to.