Bluecherry
Closed-circuit television (CCTV) software application which supports IP and Analog cameras.
Little to no recent activity. Treat as unmaintained until proven otherwise.
Commit activity more than 14% of tracked projects; popularity more than 14%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 275 |
|---|---|
| Latest release | v3.1.14 · 31 Aug 2025 |
| Repo updated | 8 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | GPL-2.0 |
| Built with | PHP |
Is Bluecherry actively maintained?
Bluecherry logged 31 commits over the last 11 months, but none in the most recent quarter. Development has paused rather than stopped outright — worth watching before a production deployment.
The last tagged release, v3.1.14, is over 1 year old. If you deploy, expect to build from the default branch rather than a stable tag.
Bluecherry ranks #7 of 8 tracked video surveillance projects. Several better-maintained options exist in the same category — they are listed below.
What Bluecherry actually does
Bluecherry is a video surveillance platform designed to manage and monitor closed-circuit television feeds. It provides support for both modern IP network cameras and older analog hardware within a single system. The codebase is implemented in PHP and licensed under the GPL-2.0.
Best fit: It suits administrators who need to integrate legacy analog CCTV feeds alongside standard IP cameras on-premise. It is an option if you specifically require a GPL-2.0 licensed video surveillance stack.
Worth knowing: The software has a low maintenance health score indicating potential project abandonment or slow patch cycles. It also competes in a crowded market with many heavily maintained alternatives.
Deployment notes
As a PHP application, it typically requires a web server like Apache or Nginx, alongside a relational database such as MySQL or PostgreSQL. You will need persistent storage volumes to retain video recordings and a reverse proxy to handle TLS termination.
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