Self-host bluecherry-apps
v3.1.15Self-hosted video surveillance with local recording
- Stars
- 276
- Ports
- 7001 (HTTPS web UI and API), 7002 (Additional service port)
- Requires
- MariaDB/MySQL
bluecherrydvr/bluecherry
What is bluecherry-apps?
Bluecherry is a Linux-based video surveillance system for hosting your own recording server with fully local video storage. It works with IP cameras via standard protocols and provides native client apps for Android, iOS, Windows, Linux, and macOS. The server includes motion detection, with vehicle and person detection coming in version 4. Deployment options include Docker Compose with MariaDB, official APT packages for Debian and Ubuntu, or building from source. The licensing model is perpetual: four cameras are free forever, each additional camera costs a one-time $10 fee, and major version upgrades are optional at half price. Version 4 is in preview with a new web UI, REST API, incident evidence bundles, and local AI detection running on your hardware.
Should you self-host bluecherry-apps?
bluecherry-apps scores 48/100 on selfhost.directory (how scoring works) and ranks #15 of 24 in Video Surveillance. It has 276 GitHub stars.
It shipped 1 stable release in the past year. The latest, v3.1.15, came out on 2 October 2026.
Setup is moderate: expect some configuration beyond a single command. An official Docker image is available. It is GPL-2.0-licensed and written mostly in C.
Its closest alternative on selfhost.directory is Frigate (84/100, 37 031 stars). It scores higher overall, so compare the two before you pick. See bluecherry-apps vs Frigate side by side.
Features
- Cross-Platform Clients
- Docker Compose Deployment
- GPU transcodingRequires host VAAPI support
- Hardware watchdogPlanned for v4
- Incident evidence bundlesPlanned for v4
- Local video recording
- Native APT packages
- NFS storage support
- Perpetual licensing
- REST APIPlanned for v4
- SMTP email notifications
- Vehicle and person detectionAvailable in v4 Community Preview
- Web UINew web UI in v4 preview
bluecherry-apps README
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