Viseron
Viseron is a self-hosted, local-only NVR and AI computer vision platform. It brings object detection, motion detection and face recognition to your camera feeds with everything processed on your own hardware — no cloud services involved. Its component-based design and Home Assistant integration make it a fast-growing choice for privacy-conscious homelabbers.
Key Features
- AI object detection — Detects people, animals, vehicles and other objects in real time using local models.
- Face recognition — Identifies known faces, enabling person-specific alerts and automations.
- Motion detection — Reliable motion sensing that reduces false positives compared to naive pixel-diff methods.
- Local-only processing — All video and analysis stays on your network; no cloud account or uploads.
- Component architecture — Modular design with cameras, detectors and recorders configured via a built-in web interface.
- Home Assistant integration — Exposes cameras and detection events to Home Assistant for automations and dashboards.
Why Use Viseron?
Viseron is the project to watch if you want modern AI features — face recognition included — without sending footage to a vendor. It is designed around local-first privacy and works especially well inside a Home Assistant ecosystem, where detected events can trigger lights, alerts or recordings automatically.
Use Cases
- Privacy-focused home security with face recognition for family members
- AI-powered NVR for homelabs already running Home Assistant
- Detecting visitors, pets and vehicles and acting on them via automations
Platform
Linux (Docker container)
Licence
MIT