Licensing Issue with RapidVMS Community

RapidVMS
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Dear RapidVMS Support Team,

I am writing to seek assistance with a technical issue I encountered while setting up my surveillance system.

I currently manage a system with 32 cameras and decided to use RapidVMS Community after reading that it is highly rated for this scale. I downloaded the software via the link provided on your website (SourceForge: https://sourceforge.net/projects/vscloud/files/).

However, I am unable to add my cameras. When I attempt to add a new device, it does not appear in the list. Upon checking the system logs, I found an error message stating that the camera could not be added due to licensing requirements.

This is confusing because your website explicitly states:

“RapidVMS is a community version of VMS software, with unlimited channels and no need for license.”

Could you please clarify why the software is requesting a license and provide instructions on how I can successfully add my 32 cameras? If there is a specific configuration step or a community activation key I missed, please let me know.

I look forward to your guidance.

Best regards,

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Thanks for you using Rapidvms Community. Rapidvms Community doesn’t need license to running. so you can add camera directly, could share the camera adding page snopshot?

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Just now I download the version and add a onvif camera, it works. Don’t need any license.

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I’ll send email to you, thank you

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share the camera adding page snopshot？

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[2026-02-05 10:00:42.732] [h5ss] [warning] [t12000] Please get a license mail to info@linkingvision.com
[2026-02-05 10:00:42.737] [h5ss] [warning] [t12000] H5ss hostid NjYwNzY2MWYyMTI5Y2NlY2Y5NGEwOWE4Mzg5MmRiYzQ=

[2026-02-05 10:21:38.648] [h5ss] [info] [t6864] [api] IP:192.168.xxx.xxx Method:GET Uri:/api/v1/AddSrcRTSP
[2026-02-05 10:21:38.648] [h5ss] [info] [t6864] [api] Query:&name=Cam01&token=fbd6&user=admin&password=xxxxx&audio=false&url=rtsp%3A%2F%2F192.168.x.x%3A554%2FStreaming%2FChannels%2F101&session=dbb28b90-d377-4efe-9b5c-6f7377c36622
[2026-02-05 10:21:38.650] [h5ss] [info] [t6864] authorize successfully dbb28b90-d377-4efe-9b5c-6f7377c36622 /api/v1/AddSrcRTSP
[2026-02-05 10:21:38.651] [h5ss] [info] [t8772] License Max channel reached !!!

But i haven’t device in RapidVMS and H5Streamer.

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How to run the rapidvms?
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I am currently running RapidVMS, but the software is unable to connect to the system. I have configured VED to use the default ports, but RapidVMS appears to be listening on different ports based on the logs.

Specifically, while I expect the default ports, the system logs show RapidVMS is attempting to communicate via port 30613 (HTTP) and 30614 (HTTPS):
[2026-02-05 10:25:16.100] [info] Log Start
[2026-02-05 10:25:16.703] [info] [message]-getVedPort: 30613
[2026-02-05 10:25:16.705] [info] [message]-getVedPortHttps: 30614
[2026-02-05 10:25:20.504] [info] [STORAGE] - set protocol: http
[2026-02-05 10:25:20.506] [info] [STORAGE]-ask port: 30613
[2026-02-05 10:25:20.652] [info] [STORAGE]-ask ip: 127.0.0.1
[2026-02-05 10:25:20.654] [info] [STORAGE]-ask protocol: http
[2026-02-05 10:25:20.656] [info] [STORAGE]-ask port: 30613
[2026-02-05 10:25:20.657] [info] [STORAGE]-ask session:

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Just start rapidvms.exe , RapidVMS Community does’t support network connection, it’s a standalone VMS, no web interface, if you want to use web interface, you should try H5S or USC, H5S and USC need license.

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I can’t login with my account, and can’t add camera in RapidVMS Community

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you can follow this guide