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What is camera.ui? ​

camera.ui is a self-hosted platform for your security cameras. It combines live viewing, continuous and event-based recording, on-device AI detection, and smart-home integration in one interface, all on hardware you own.

There is no mandatory cloud, and no third party holds a copy of your recordings. Remote access is optional.

New here?

Head to Getting started for a guided first run, or jump straight to Installation.

Work in progress

If something is missing or unclear, tell us on Discord or open an issue on GitHub.

What you can do ​

  • Watch live. Low-latency streaming over WebRTC and MSE, multi-camera grids, two-way talk, PTZ control, and snapshots. A floor plan of your home shows which camera is seeing something right now.
  • Record around the clock.[1] Continuous, event-based, or ad-hoc recording, with a scrubbable timeline, synchronized multi-camera playback, and MP4 / timelapse export.
  • Detect what matters. Motion, object, face, license-plate, and audio detection, all running locally on your own hardware, plus semantic search and AI-generated event descriptions.
  • Stay informed.[1:1] Per-camera push notifications, alerts limited by area, object type or the people you name, quiet hours, and critical alerts that always get through.
  • Connect your cameras. Add cameras over ONVIF and dozens of other protocols, and bridge them into your smart home via Apple HomeKit or Home Assistant (over MQTT)[2].
  • Extend it. A plugin system lets you add cameras, detectors, and integrations from an in-app store.

Live demo ​

Try the live demo before installing.

Run it your way ​

  • Desktop app for macOS, Windows, and Linux. The easiest way to get started, running the server and viewer in one app.
  • Server for always-on setups: Docker, Proxmox, or bare-metal Linux.
  • Mobile apps for iOS and Android.

Not sure which to pick? See Which installation?.

How it works ​

One server connects to your cameras, records, runs detection and serves the web interface. The desktop and mobile apps are viewers. More in How it works.

Next steps ​

  1. An active camera.ui subscription covers recording (NVR) and the features built on it, such as playback, export, face recognition, semantic search, and AI descriptions, plus push notifications. Live view and real-time detection are free. ↩︎ ↩︎

  2. Google Home and Alexa support is planned. ↩︎