docker-nvr

A docker container to record any IP camera stream to disk.

Usage

Docker run

docker run -it --rm  --name nvr \
  -v /path/to/local/recordings:/var/recordings \
  -e STREAM_URL="rtsp://username:password@ip:port/path" \
  -e CAMERA_NAME="My Camera" \
  e7db/nvr

Docker Compose

services:
  camera-1:
    image: e7db/nvr
    environment:
      - TZ=America/Chicago
      - STREAM_URL="rtsp://username:password@ip:port/path"
      - CAMERA_NAME="Chicago Office"
    volumes:
      - /path/to/local/recordings:/var/recordings
  camera2:
    image: e7db/nvr
    environment:
      - TZ=America/New_York
      - DAYS=30
      - STREAM_URL="rtsp://username:password@ip:port/path"
      - CAMERA_NAME="New York Warehouse"
      - VIDEO_SEGMENT_TIME=60
      - VIDEO_FORMAT=flv
    volumes:
      - /path/to/local/recordings:/var/recordings

Parameters

Find below a table listing all the different parameters you can use with the container,through the environment variables.

Variable	Default	Description
`TZ`	UTC	The time zone for file names date and time.
`STREAM_URL`		The URL to your camera feed.
`CAMERA_NAME`		The name used to create your camera recordings folder.
`DAYS`	30	The days of recording to keep for the camera. An empty value means no limit.
`LOGLEVEL`	info	The ffmpeg log level.
`VIDEO_SEGMENT_TIME`	300	The length in seconds of each recording file.
`VIDEO_FORMAT`	mp4	The daily videos output format. You can use any ffmpeg supported format. Recommended value: `mp4`, `ts`, `mkv` or `flv`.

By default, 5 minutes segments of .ts video files will be created. A daily video will be assembled from parts a few minutes after midnight.

Stream URL

To determine the STREAM_URL of your camera, refer to its documentation. You may also find it in its web interface or companion app. You can also try and determine it with the iSpy Camera Connection Database.

Generally, your camera stream URL would take the form of a RSTP URL with authentication: rstp://user:password@ip:port/path

Here is an exemple corresponding to a generic chinese one I have: rstp://user:password@192.168.7.98:554/11

You may also try with different protocols, like RTMP or HTTP.

e7d / docker-nvr