# ZoneMinder/zoneminder

ZoneMinder is a free, open source Closed-circuit television software application developed for Linux which supports IP, USB and Analog cameras.

Repository: https://github.com/ZoneMinder/zoneminder
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/zoneminder
Homepage: http://www.zoneminder.com/
Language: PHP
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: zoneminder, cctv, video, vms, h264, h265, scalable, distributed, zmninja
Last push: 2026-08-26T13:22:30+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 94/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 85, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4891, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 23, "gap_med": 75, "n_releases_24m": 8}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5919, forks 1305 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:32.276864+00:00)

## What it is
ZoneMinder is an open-source video surveillance (CCTV) application for Linux that captures, records, analyzes, and monitors security cameras including IP, USB, and analog devices. It provides a complete self-hosted NVR solution with motion detection, event recording, and a web-based monitoring interface.

## Use cases
- set up a self-hosted CCTV surveillance system on Linux
- record and monitor IP security cameras
- detect motion and record events from cameras
- manage multiple cameras from a web interface
- replace a commercial NVR with open-source software
- view live camera feeds remotely
- archive and review recorded security footage

## When to choose
- you need a free, self-hosted surveillance solution on Linux
- you have a mix of IP, USB, or analog cameras
- you want motion detection and event-based recording
- you need a scalable, distributed multi-camera setup

## When to avoid
- you need a plug-and-play consumer NVR with minimal setup
- your cameras must run on Windows or macOS
- you only need simple cloud-based camera streaming

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: stable
- function: video-processing, monitoring, image-processing, self-hosted
- domain: security, self-hosted, media
- platform: self-hosted
- tags: cctv, surveillance, nvr, ip-cameras, motion-detection, vms, php, h264, h265, video, linux, web-server

## Member repositories
- ZoneMinder/zoneminder (main) score 94

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:32.276864+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 2026-08-29T17:50:51.071586+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/ZoneMinder/zoneminder (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:32.276864+00:00, sha 054c0d80acb4)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.