Bluecherry
Open-source IP camera surveillance and NVR application
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.
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
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