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Viseron

Viseron is a self-hosted, local-only network video recorder (NVR) that uses AI computer vision to detect objects across your IP camera streams.

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Viseron is a self-hosted, local-only network video recorder (NVR) that uses AI computer vision to detect objects across your IP camera streams.

Platform availability

Available on 2 of 9 platforms

  • Unraid
  • TrueNAS (not listed)
  • Umbrel (not listed)
  • ZimaOS
  • Proxmox (not listed)
  • Helm (not listed)
  • Mac (not listed)
  • Windows (not listed)
  • Linux (not listed)

Health score?A 0-100 score computed nightly from four factors: maintained (40%: recent commits and steady activity), popular (25%: GitHub stars, log scale), easy to install (20%: platforms, install notes, setup guides, Docker image) and light to run (15%: minimum RAM, ARM support). When the source code has been checked, a fifth factor, security check (20%: automated scan for committed secrets, unsafe desktop-app settings, known-vulnerable dependencies and project hygiene; any serious finding caps it at 20), is added. Factors without data are left out and the rest are rescaled.

15/100 Low

Maintained
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Popular
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Easy to install
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Light to run
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Based on 2 of 4 factors.

Availability: platform listings confirmed today, links checked 7 days ago

No GitHub repository data collected yet.

Checked 14 days ago - source: GitHub (BigBearTechWorld/viseron)

Resources & Compatibility

ARM (e.g. Raspberry Pi) is supported.

Checked 14 days ago - source: Docker Hub image tags and published docs

First-install notes

  • Add each camera’s video stream details In the FFmpeg config (the part that reads your camera’s video stream), set the host (IP address), port (usually 554 for RTSP), path, and login for each camera. If those details are wrong, Viseron can’t get video and won’t detect anything. source
  • Add Gotify for phone alerts If you want notifications, enter your Gotify (notification app) server address and application token, and choose labels such as person or car. Without the correct address and token, Viseron can’t send alerts to your phone. source
  • Keep camera logins in a secrets file Store camera usernames/passwords in a secrets file (a separate text file for passwords) and reference them with !secret instead of writing them plainly in the main config. This keeps camera logins out of the normal settings file. source

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Checked 11 days ago - source: AlternativeTo

Common questions

Which camera connection details does Viseron expect in the FFmpeg config?

Set the host IP, port (usually 554 for RTSP), path, and login for each camera. If those details are wrong, Viseron cannot get video and won't detect anything.

Which settings must be correct to receive phone alerts with Gotify?

Enter the Gotify server address and application token, and choose labels such as person or car. Without the correct address and token, Viseron cannot send alerts to your phone.

What makes Viseron start a recording?

It uses machine learning object detection to detect objects and start recordings.

How does Viseron integrate with Home Assistant?

It includes a Home Assistant MQTT discovery integration.

Answers sourced from github.com, github.com, www.reddit.com, www.reddit.com

Community

Collected 8 days ago - public community threads