# moeiscool/Shinobi

:peace_symbol: :palestinian_territories: Shinobi CE - The Free Open Source CCTV platform written in Node.JS (Camera Recorder - Security Surveillance Software - Restreamer

Repository: https://github.com/moeiscool/Shinobi
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/shinobi
Homepage: http://shinobi.video
Language: JavaScript
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: websockets, webm, mp4, ip-camera, stream, local-cameras, shinobi, hls, camera-recorder, monitor, nodejs, cctv, cctv-cameras, nvr, mjpeg, base64, onvif, zoneminder, storageareas, shinobicctv
Last push: 2020-09-07T16:14:56+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3561, "days_push": 2186, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1406, forks 175 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:38.304986+00:00)

## What it is
Shinobi CE is a free, open-source CCTV/NVR platform written in Node.js for recording and managing IP security cameras. It supports RTSP/ONVIF cameras, live web streaming (HLS, MJPEG, WebM, MP4), motion and object detection plugins, and a multi-tier user system.

## Use cases
- record footage from IP security cameras
- self-hosted NVR to replace ZoneMinder
- view live camera streams in a web browser
- motion detection alerts for home surveillance
- object detection with TensorFlow or Yolo on camera feeds
- baby monitor or store camera DVR
- restream RTSP cameras via HLS or MJPEG
- manage multi-tenant camera accounts with limited privileges

## When to choose
- you want a lightweight, fast self-hosted CCTV recorder on Linux, Mac, or Windows
- you need RTSP/ONVIF camera support with a web dashboard
- you want plugin-based motion or object detection
- ZoneMinder or other NVRs have been unreliable for you

## When to avoid
- you need a commercially licensed or fully maintained product with guaranteed support
- you require a simple plug-and-play appliance without server administration
- you need guaranteed long-term upstream development on GitHub, since the project moved to GitLab

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: video-processing, streaming, http-server, websocket, machine-learning, monitoring, self-hosted
- domain: security, self-hosted, computer-vision, monitoring, web-development
- platform: windows, self-hosted
- tags: cctv, nvr, ip-camera, rtsp, onvif, surveillance, motion-detection, object-detection, hls, restreaming, camera-recording, video, linux, macos, nodejs, docker, web-server

## Member repositories
- moeiscool/Shinobi (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:38.304986+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:38:43.239468+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/moeiscool/Shinobi (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:38.304986+00:00, sha d11b7a90ae2e)
  - homepage: http://shinobi.video (fetched 2026-08-29T11:52:36.331569+00:00, sha cf4aa829153a)
  - site_page: https://docs.shinobi.video (fetched 2026-08-29T11:52:36.334196+00:00, sha e61c39550023)
  - site_page: http://shinobi.video/features (fetched 2026-08-29T11:52:36.336903+00:00, sha 2733d1a780e2)
  - site_page: https://docs.shinobi.video/installation (fetched 2026-08-29T11:52:36.338736+00:00, sha f0b184294d52)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.