Simple Network Video Recorder in Node.js & Docker

This is a simple Network Video Recorder (NVR) that is designed to run on cheap hardware, such as a Raspberry Pi with a hard drive. 24/7 video streams from network cameras are saved, and the recorded files are browsable from a basic web interface.

The project is deliberately bare-bones, and configuration is done through .json files.

The camera video streams are saved in 5 minute files (to prevent long periods of video loss should a file become corrupted). At 01:00 UTC, the video files for the previous day are concatinated into a single 24 hour file, and the 5 minute video files are deleted.

ffmpeg is used to connect to the camera streams and save the video feeds.

Use docker-compose.yml OR build image using Dockerfile

Clone the docker branch of the repo to build your own image. You can also use prebuilt image cyb3rdoc/rpinvr with docker-compose.yml.

Mount following volumes to update camera settings and access or backup stored video files.

1. /app/config
2. /app/storage

Credits: Tom Humphries