sauso/nightlight repository overview

⁠sauso/nightlight

Self-hosted baby monitor with low-latency multi-camera streaming from RTSP cameras. Installable to your phone's home screen as a standalone app. No cloud, no subscription, no account anywhere but your own network.

One container includes the app, MediaMTX⁠ (RTSP to WebRTC/HLS bridge), and FFmpeg (audio transcoding) together.

⁠Usage

docker run -d \
    --name=nightlight \
    --network=host \
    -e PUID=<uid for user> \
    -e PGID=<gid for user> \
    -v <path for config/data>:/app/data \
    sauso/nightlight

Host networking is required - WebRTC (the low-latency viewing mode) needs it to work correctly on your LAN.

⁠Example

docker run -d \
    --name=nightlight \
    --network=host \
    -e PUID=99 \
    -e PGID=100 \
    -v /mnt/user/appdata/nightlight:/app/data \
    sauso/nightlight

⁠Access application

http://<host ip>:4000

On first visit you'll be prompted to create the admin account - do this first, from a trusted device.

⁠Notes

• PUID/PGID default to 99/100 (Unraid's own "nobody"/"users" convention) if left unset. Find your own with id <username> on other systems.
• An Unraid template is available - see the GitHub repo below for setup.
• A random session secret is generated and stored in your data directory automatically on first run - nothing to configure.

⁠Links

GitHub repository⁠ (full README, Unraid template, reverse proxy config, remote-access setup) | Report an issue⁠