thirtythreeforty/neolink
An RTSP bridge to Reolink IP cameras observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 2332
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 855
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
1011 stars · 242 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Neolink is a Rust application that acts as an RTSP bridge for Reolink IP cameras that only speak the proprietary Baichuan protocol on port 9000, exposing them as standard RTSP streams for NVR software like Blue Iris or Shinobi. It also provides CLI subcommands for camera control such as status lights, reboot, and two-way talk.
Use cases
- view Reolink B800 camera streams in VLC or Blue Iris
- use Reolink cameras without the Reolink NVR
- bridge proprietary camera protocol to RTSP
- integrate Reolink cameras with Shinobi or Frigate
- control Reolink camera status LED from the command line
- enable talk-back audio to a Reolink camera
When to choose
- you own Reolink cameras that lack native RTSP/ONVIF (e.g. B800, E1, Lumus)
- you want to use third-party NVR software with unmodified cameras
- you prefer self-hosted surveillance without vendor apps
When to avoid
- your Reolink camera already supports native RTSP (e.g. RLC-420)
- you need actively developed features - development moved to the QuantumEntangledAndy/neolink fork
- you need official vendor support or guaranteed firmware compatibility
Facets
application · maturity maintenance
proxy video-processing networking reverse-engineering cli security iot self-hosted embedded-systems windows cli cross-platform rtsp reolink ip-camera nvr baichuan-protocol gstreamer surveillance video linux macos docker
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/thirtythreeforty/neolink · fetched 2026-08-28 · ba46e8b9b793
- homepage: https://www.thirtythreeforty.net/posts/2020/05/hacking-reolink-cameras-for-fun-and-profit/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · db6045a87990
- site_page: https://www.thirtythreeforty.net/about · fetched 2026-08-29 · 251cef027698
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| thirtythreeforty/neolink | main | 23 |
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