ZoneMinder
Video SurveillanceFull-featured closed-circuit television software suite
Replaces Blue Iris, Milestone XProtect
Best Multi-User Video Surveillance for self-hosting
The 5 best Multi-User video surveillance you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
Shinobi
Video SurveillanceOpen-source NVR and CCTV software for IP cameras
Replaces Blue Iris
Bluecherry
Video SurveillanceOpen-source IP camera surveillance and NVR application
Replaces Milestone XProtect
Kerberos Factory
Video SurveillanceScalable video analytics platform for cameras
Replaces Milestone XProtect, Genetec
SentryShot
Video SurveillanceVideo surveillance management system
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At a glance
| App | Deploy effort | Difficulty | Min. RAM | License | ★ Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ZoneMinder | Under-an-hour setup | Hard | 2,048 MB | GPL-2.0 | 5,941 |
| Shinobi | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 2,048 MB | GPL-3.0 | 4,000 |
| Bluecherry | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 2,048 MB | GPL-2.0 | 275 |
| Kerberos Factory | Under-an-hour setup | Hard | 4,096 MB | MIT | 35 |
| SentryShot | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 512 MB | GPL-2.0 | — |
Quick picks
- Most adopted: ZoneMinder (5,941 GitHub stars).
- Lightest footprint: SentryShot (from 512 MB RAM, against 4,096 MB for the heaviest here).
- Licensing: 3 of 5 use GPL-2.0; check the rest individually if you plan to modify and redistribute.
Every option here is open-source and self-hostable, tagged Multi-User within the video surveillance category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.