Motion
Video SurveillanceLightweight motion-detection video surveillance daemon
Replaces Nest Cam
Best No-Database Video Surveillance for self-hosting
The 4 best No-Database video surveillance you can self-host, ranked by community traction.
RPi Cam Web Interface
Video SurveillanceWeb-based control and streaming for the Raspberry Pi camera
Replaces Nest Cam
Neolink
Video SurveillanceRTSP bridge for Reolink cameras without cloud
Replaces Reolink Cloud
Pikrellcam
Video SurveillanceRaspberry Pi motion-detection camera with web interface
Replaces Nest Cam
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At a glance
| App | Deploy effort | Difficulty | Min. RAM | License | ★ Stars |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Motion | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 256 MB | GPL-2.0 | 4,051 |
| RPi Cam Web Interface | Read-the-docs project | Easy | 256 MB | MIT | 1,600 |
| Neolink | Under-an-hour setup | Medium | 128 MB | AGPL-3.0 | 795 |
| Pikrellcam | Read-the-docs project | Medium | 256 MB | GPL-3.0 | 272 |
Quick picks
- Most adopted: Motion (4,051 GitHub stars).
- Lightest footprint: Neolink (from 128 MB RAM, against 256 MB for the heaviest here).
- Licensing: 1 of 4 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 No-Database within the video surveillance category. Deploy effort is graded from published container recipes, not vendor claims — see the methodology.