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

Completely Open Source
As of April 20, 2019 Bluecherry has released the entire software suite as open source under the GPL licensing.
Quickly add network cameras
Quickly add ONVIF supported network cameras automatically with our network scan / detection tool
Cross platform client
Our open source client is available for Linux, Windows and OS X
Quick, easy installation
Copy and paste our repository links and install our software in seconds
User based roles and access
Quickly and easily setup new users and only give them access to cameras or features you want.
Priority support available
We offer Community forums, Live Chat and email based support and phone support can be purchased separately.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
- Update changelog for 3.1.4 September 21, 2024Update changelog for 3.1.4
- Merge pull request #700 from andrey-utkin/memleaks-on-3.1.3 September 21, 2024Merge pull request #700 from andrey-utkin/memleaks-on-3.1.3 Memleaks fixes
- db: Allow DELETE FROM Devices, cascade Media and EventsCam September 21, 2024db: Allow DELETE FROM Devices, cascade Media and EventsCam This is to get out of the tricky situation when removing a camera may fail if a new Media or EventsCam record appeared during the removal. Removal entails deleting recordings from the filesystem, which can take substantial time, and we have actually got report of this […]
- Put prepared valgrind command line into systemd service file September 18, 2024Put prepared valgrind command line into systemd service file
- Put prepared rr command line into systemd service file September 18, 2024Put prepared rr command line into systemd service file

