motionEye
Online interface for the software Motion, a video surveillance program with motion detection.
Actively maintained with regular releases.
Commit activity more than 57% of tracked projects; popularity more than 65%. How this is calculated.
Commits, last 11 months
| Stars | 4.7k |
|---|---|
| Latest release | 0.44.0 · 20 Jun 2026 |
| Repo updated | 14 Sept 2026 |
| Licence | GPL-3.0 |
| Built with | Python, Docker |
Is motionEye actively maintained?
Development is ongoing. The repository recorded 369 commits over the same window, and the last three months alone account for 57 of them.
Activity is accelerating: the last quarter carried 84% more commits than the one before it.
The most recent tagged release, 0.44.0, is about 3 months old.
motionEye ranks #4 of 8 in Video Surveillance, placing it mid-table for maintenance activity.
What motionEye actually does
MotionEye provides a web-based user interface for managing the Motion video surveillance daemon. It allows you to monitor camera feeds and configure motion detection settings through a browser. The application is built using Python and is commonly packaged as a container.
Best fit: Self-hosters who want a dedicated browser interface for the Motion surveillance engine without configuring text files manually.
Worth knowing: It relies entirely on the underlying Motion software for core video processing and detection, which can be resource-intensive depending on your camera resolution and frame rate.
Deployment notes
You will typically need to configure persistent storage volumes for your recorded video footage and use a reverse proxy if you require TLS termination for remote access.
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