Self-hosted
Keep footage and settings on hardware you control — not inside a vendor cloud.
Self-hosted • Privacy-first • Built for the home
Private camera viewing,
on your terms.
HomesteadWatch is a self-hosted RTSP camera viewer with a motion timeline, notifications, and family-friendly access — designed for privacy and built to keep your home data under your control.
Free for permitted non-commercial use. No HomesteadWatch subscription.
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Motion
Continuous
Motion timeline
Quickly see what happened with an easy-to-scan event timeline and snapshots.
PWA notifications
Get alerts on supported phones and browsers without relying on a traditional app store.
Tailscale or Headscale
Secure remote access through a tailnet, with hosted or self-hosted control.
Reuse what you already own
Give an old laptop a new job.
If your camera provides a local RTSP stream, an unused laptop or small PC can become a quiet home camera server instead of gathering dust. HomesteadWatch is designed around that kind of home setup: local hardware, private access, and no mandatory vendor-cloud subscription.
HomesteadWatch does not record video itself. Standard media tools can record your camera directly to storage you control while HomesteadWatch handles viewing, events, users, snapshots, and notifications.
Bring your RTSP camera
Use an existing camera that exposes a local RTSP stream.
Reuse a laptop or small PC
Run it at home for viewing, local services, and optional recording.
Keep control at home
View securely from your own devices and keep camera data on infrastructure you control.
No invasive analytics. No cloud lock-in. Your camera, your rules.
HomesteadWatch is being built around local control and minimal data exposure. The public website itself uses no analytics or tracking pixels. Read the privacy notice →
Community preview
Free for non-commercial use. Coming soon.
The source-available Community Preview will be free for permitted non-commercial use under the PolyForm Noncommercial 1.0.0 licence, with no HomesteadWatch subscription.
Want to help shape it?
Feedback about camera compatibility, self-hosting, accessibility, and useful home-camera workflows is welcome.
Support & feedback →