Local-first recording
Cameras stream to your own machine and recordings stay on your storage. The cloud is only for checkout, licenses, and update metadata.
self-hosted nvr · lan-only · runs anywhere
Your cameras. Your machine.
Your footage — and nobody else's.
A fast network video recorder that writes straight to your own disk. No cloud relay, no subscription, no one watching the watchers. Try it free with one camera, then own it forever for fifty dollars.
$ docker run -d -p 8085:8085 -v /srv/nvr:/data ghcr.io/nvr/nvrd
$ open http://localhost:8085# live grid in your browser
recording · 16 cameras · H.265 · 0 cloud18:36:43macOS · Apple Silicon—or docker run above for Windows · Proxmox
· NAS
- 50 cameras
- H.265 codec
- 0% cloud relay
- <10% idle cpu
the base deal
What fifty dollars buys.
The base product is meant to feel complete: local live view, recording, scrubbing, playback and enough headroom for serious homes and small businesses.
$50 base license
One purchase unlocks the NVR base product for up to 50 cameras: live view, recording, scrubbing, and playback.
Full-feature trial
No license means the same core experience for one camera, so buyers can test performance before paying.
Updates forever
Performance, bug, and security updates are included. New feature packs can be bought only when they matter to you.
privacy is the feature
Footage never leaves the building.
Cameras stream to your Mac; recordings land on your storage. The cloud here only sells a license and tells the daemon when an update exists — the video stays on the LAN, where it belongs.
16 cameras→your machine · nvrd→your disk⁄⁄cloud relay
download to live view
Download, drag, run.
- 01
Download or docker run
Grab the macOS or Linux build, or run the container on any host — Docker, Proxmox, a NAS.
- 02
Add your cameras
Edit the generated config with your RTSP camera URLs and storage path.
- 03
Start recording
Run NVR locally, open the web UI, and verify live view before buying a license.
50 cameras Base entitlement for reasonable installs, with distributed scaling later.
$0/month No subscription required for local recording.
Offline verify Signed licenses are checked by the daemon without phoning home.
updates + optional add-ons
Forever updates. À la carte power.
Everyone gets performance, bug and security updates. New capabilities ship as explicit add-ons, so you only pay for the pieces you actually need.
signed soon
Core update channel
The daemon checks a signed manifest, compares versions, and notifies admins inside the web app before anything is installed.
à la carte soon
Feature add-ons
Motion, AI events, WebRTC, HomeKit, and advanced automations can ship as explicit capabilities instead of bloating the base license.
scale soon
Distributed servers
Future nodes can split camera ingest, event processing, and AI workloads while one controller keeps the system understandable.
open soon
Plugin marketplace
Community plugins should run as isolated sidecars with declared permissions, signed packages, and revenue share for creators.
Point a camera at it tonight.
Run the preview build locally, watch one camera record, then unlock the rest from the license portal.