What is Bluecherry?
Bluecherry is a sophisticated Linux video surveillance application designed for Linux operating systems. Specifically tailored to support network (IP) cameras, Bluecherry boasts a minimal memory footprint, ONVIF compatibility, and is engineered for optimal resource utilization, ensuring low CPU usage. This makes it an ideal choice for servers with modest specifications.
Key Features:
- Efficient Resource Utilization: Bluecherry is designed for optimal resource utilization, ensuring a low memory footprint and efficient CPU usage. This makes it an ideal choice for servers with modest specifications.
- ONVIF Support: The software is fully compatible with ONVIF, providing users with a standardized interface for seamless integration with a wide range of network cameras.
- Web-Based Configuration and Live Viewing: Bluecherry offers a user-friendly web interface for both configuration and live viewing, providing a convenient and intuitive experience for users.
- Cross-Platform Compatibility: With an open-source multi-operating system client, Bluecherry supports Linux, Windows, and OSX along with our iOS and Android apps ensuring flexibility and accessibility across various platforms. Check out our open source GitHub repo!
- Virtual Machine Installation: Bluecherry can be effortlessly installed in a virtual machine, facilitating easy testing and deployment. This feature streamlines the setup process and enhances scalability.
- Seamless Upgrades: Enjoy hassle-free upgrades through standard distribution upgrade methods. Bluecherry eliminates the need for manual intervention with binary blobs, ensuring a smooth and straightforward upgrade process.
Discover the power of Bluecherry, where advanced video surveillance meets ease of use. Whether you are configuring settings through the web interface, accessing live views, or using the iOS, Android or desktop clients, Bluecherry delivers a reliable and feature-rich solution tailored to your surveillance needs. Upgrade with confidence, knowing that our commitment to seamless integration and efficient resource utilization sets Bluecherry apart in the world of Linux video surveillance applications.
Features
One command install
Existing version 2 customers Below is the installation link for Version 3 (currently in release candidate) . You are welcome to try version 3 for free for 30 days using the trial. However unless you purchased version 2 after March, 2021 there is a 50% upgrade fee from version 2 to version 3.Contact Bluecherry with your currently order or license key to obtain the 50% coupon code.
Need the version 2 installation instructions? Click here.
Need the version 2 installation instructions? Click here.
# Ubuntu / Debian systems make sure curl AND sudo is installed (apt-get install curl sudo)
# New in July, 2023. Install Bluecherry server on any Linux distribution that supports docker.
sudo bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://install.bluecherrydvr.com/docker)"
Once installed, connect to the newly installed server with a web browser (https://bluecherryserver:7001)
Default login: Admin Password: bluecherry
Install the Linux client:
sudo apt-get install bluecherry-client
Community edition
Limited support FREE
- Up to 4 cameras
- Live streaming via mobile apps
- Cross platform desktop client
- Email / web hook notifications
- User access / roles
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Licenses
Support by email / forums / live chat Starting at $40
- Up to 150 cameras per server
- Live streaming via mobile apps
- Cross platform desktop client
- Email / web hook notifications
- User access / roles
- bluecherry.app domain
- Auto configured SSL certificate
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Bluecherry develops a Linux based video surveillance application with a cross platform client. The entire application is open source under GPL licensing.
Latest GitHub commits
- Merge pull request #678 from andrey-utkin/changelog-3.1.1 April 6, 2024Merge pull request #678 from andrey-utkin/changelog-3.1.1 Update changelog for 3.1.1
- Update changelog for 3.1.1 March 27, 2024Update changelog for 3.1.1
- Change from lazy media storage cleanup to eager March 27, 2024Change from lazy media storage cleanup to eager Before, if there was any storage location below max use threshold, the cleanup was skipped. This might cause problem described in https://github.com/bluecherrydvr/bluecherry-apps/issues/656 : as long as one location has space, others might fill up if used by other processes. The default location, /var/lib/bluecherry/recordings/ is usually on the […]
- Fix installed_db_version March 27, 2024Fix installed_db_version It should be consistent with the latest added mysql-upgrade entry.
- Add script to use as git pre-commit hook March 27, 2024Add script to use as git pre-commit hook