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Bluecherry

Open-source IP camera surveillance and NVR application

Video Surveillance ★ 275 stars Medium setup GPL-2.0

Bluecherry is an open-source video surveillance application that supports IP and analog cameras through ONVIF and RTSP. It offers continuous and motion-based recording with a web interface and desktop client.

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Key features

  • ONVIF and RTSP support
  • Continuous and motion recording
  • Web and desktop clients
  • Multi-user access

Pros & cons

Strengths

  • Released under the GPL-2.0 license
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Written in C++

Trade-offs

  • Smaller community
  • Commercial edition exists

Is Bluecherry secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for Bluecherry's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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