Bluecherry
Bluecherry is an open-source, self-hosted app in the Video Surveillance category, licensed GPL-2.0 and written mainly in C++. It is a self-hosted alternative to Ring. It has 276 GitHub stars and its last commit was on Oct 14, 2026 (data as of Oct 26, 2026).
GitHub stats
- GitHub stars
- 276
- Forks
- 80
- Open issues
- 123
- Commits, last 12 months
- 54
- Last commit
- Oct 14, 2026
- Latest release
- v3.1.15Oct 2, 2026
- Created
- Feb 17, 2011
- License
- GPL-2.0Open source
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Project health
ActiveActive: last commit Oct 14, 2026, 54 commits in 12 months.
| Last commit | Oct 14, 2026 |
|---|---|
| Commits, last 12 months | 54 |
| Latest release | v3.1.15 (Oct 2, 2026) |
| Releases, last 12 months | 1 |
| Releases, all time | 19 |
| Open issues | 123 |
| Open pull requests | 22 |
| Good first issues | 0 |
| Contributing guide | No |
| Security policy | No |
| Created | Feb 17, 2011 |
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About Bluecherry
Closed-circuit television (CCTV) software application which supports IP and Analog cameras.
Description adapted from awesome-selfhosted (CC BY-SA 3.0). Source code: github.com/bluecherrydvr/bluecherry-apps.
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Is Bluecherry free and open source?
Yes. Bluecherry is open-source software released under the GPL-2.0 license, so you can self-host it at no cost. You only pay for the server it runs on, and some projects also offer an optional paid cloud plan.
Can I run Bluecherry with Docker?
Bluecherry does not list an official Docker image. It installs natively (PHP), so follow the install steps in its README or look for a community-maintained container.
What are the best alternatives to Bluecherry?
Popular self-hosted alternatives to Bluecherry include Frigate, Scrypted and Zoneminder. Bluecherry itself is a self-hosted alternative to Ring.
Is Bluecherry actively maintained?
The most recent commit to Bluecherry was on Oct 14, 2026 with 54 commits in the past twelve months. The latest release is v3.1.15, published Oct 2, 2026. It had 123 open issues on GitHub. appsgit's project-health label for it is "Active" as of Oct 26, 2026.