What Vörðr does.
Easy to set up
Windows installer
The installer includes ffmpeg, go2rtc and everything else Vörðr needs, and it sets Vörðr up as Windows services that start on boot.
Configured in the app
A setup wizard takes you through storage and cameras, and ONVIF discovery finds the cameras on your network. You never edit YAML or config files.
Desktop, web and mobile
The same interface runs as a Windows desktop app, in any browser, and as a web app you install on your phone.
Runs on basic equipment
Recording without re-encoding
Each camera's stream is written to disk as the camera encoded it, so recording uses very little CPU and keeps the original quality.
Local AI, only when needed
The object detector runs on your own PC, and only when motion needs confirming. You do not need a GPU, although Vörðr will use one if you have it.
Storage that lasts
Every camera records continuously, and events decide what is kept. Footage the AI rejects is released within hours, so your drives hold what matters.
Private
Local recording and AI
Footage stays on your own disks, and detection runs on your own hardware. You do not need an account with us, and Vörðr sends no telemetry.
Remote access without open ports
Reach Vörðr from your phone through Tailscale without opening any ports on your router, or use HTTPS on your own domain.
Sharing you control
Share a clip with a link that is unique to each person and expires, and revoke it at any time. Every export is recorded in the audit log.
Quick to review
A picture of every event
Each event shows the clearest picture of what was detected and what it was, so you can see what happened without playing the clip.
Search in plain English
Type a phrase such as "people at the barn yesterday afternoon" to search the whole archive. The search runs on your PC.
Notifications that matter
Detection notifications are sent only for events the AI confirms. Arming controls notifications, not recording, so cameras keep recording while you are home.
Try it on your own cameras.
Vörðr is free for up to four cameras, and the installer sets up everything it needs.