WolfRecorder Wiki

HTTP REST API

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-08-14T16:10:55+00:00

HTTP REST API Basics http://yourhost.com/wr/?module=remoteapi&key=WRxxxxxxxxxxxx&action=rest&object=method Where: * - full URL of your working WolfRecorder instance * WRxxxxxxxxxxxx - your WolfRecorder serial key used for authorization *

Camera Models

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-05-29T13:59:30+00:00

Camera Models Camera models define how and which streams will be captured from the camera. You must create at least one model before you can use your cameras. A camera model includes a “Name” - a description for your reference - and a “Template

WolfRecorder Changelog

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-03-27T19:41:34+00:00

WolfRecorder Changelog 0.1.9 - in development now * Just chilling * WRinstaller: FreeBSD 14.4 amd64 with PHP 8.5 setup implemented. * WRinstaller: FreeBSD 14.2 support deprecated. 0.1.8 - rev 479 * alter.ini: new option HYPRSPACE_ENABLED that enables

Running WolfRecorder in Docker

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-07-04T13:07:36+00:00

Running WolfRecorder in Docker Important: Running WolfRecorder inside a Docker container is not recommended for production use. This setup is provided as a proof of concept and has not been tested for stability or security. Requirements * Docker

FAQ

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-08-14T19:23:04+00:00

FAQ Q: What is the cost of this solution? A: WolfRecorder is a free and open source software. Q: What are the options for using WolfRecorder and what is it for? A: Something like that. Q: How does it work? What is the prototype of this solution? A: Works [like this]. That's the primary

Getting Started

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-05-29T13:55:01+00:00

Getting Started After successful installation and reboot, you will be able to log in to your fresh WolfRecorder instance by navigating to the URL: Click the WolfRecorder link to access the web interface. Sign in using the default credentials:

FreeBSD automated setup

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-03-30T04:14:45+00:00

FreeBSD automated setup All production releases: 13.5, 14.3, 14.4, 15.0 are supported Ninja way # fetch http://wolfrecorder.com/wrinstaller.sh && sh wrinstaller.sh Also you can use installer from nightly builds, in case you want to be ahead of the world

HyprSpace

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-09-24T19:58:39+00:00

HyprSpace HyprSpace is a WolfRecorder feature that lets you extend the storage space used for user-exported camera video clips beyond the default root filesystem on the fly. Overview By default, all exported video files are saved in a reserved area inside the root filesystem (

Linux automated setup

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-08-20T17:24:30+00:00

Linux automated setup Debian 13.0 Trixie # su - # wget http://wolfrecorder.com/wrinstaller.sh # sh wrinstaller.sh

Motion Filtering Feature

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-05-29T14:12:33+00:00

Motion Filtering Feature You don't need to review the entire saved recording frame by frame to determine when and what happened — there is a convenient motion filtering feature for that. You can run it for any saved recording at any time by clicking the icon with the

Using NGINX as a frontend for WolfRecorder

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-06-25T12:10:55+00:00

Using NGINX as a frontend for WolfRecorder you can use nginx as a frontend for your one or many WolfRecorders with just a few lines in the configuration file location /wr1/ { proxy_pass http://192.168.0.213:80/wr/; } location /wr2/ { proxy_pass http://192.168.0.214:80/wr/; } .....

Using ONVIF explorer for unknown cameras

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-06-03T11:18:13+00:00

Using ONVIF explorer for unknown cameras In case you do not find anything even remotely similar to your camera in the list of “Templates” when creating a camera model, you can try to add support for this unknown camera model to WolfRecorder by yourself using the

Camera Registration

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-05-29T14:00:45+00:00

Camera Registration By clicking on the “Cameras” module in the “Settings” section, you will be able to view the list of your cameras. Let’s register a new one using its IP address, login, password, and a previously created model. Recording should start within a minute or two.

Release notes

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-09-23T17:40:57+00:00

Release notes 0.1.8 few new config options added HYPRSPACE_ENABLED=0 0.1.7 yet another change in database scheme ALTER TABLE `camopts` ADD `maxretdays` INT(11) NULL DEFAULT 0 AFTER `order`; 0.1.6 few new config options added WA_DISPLAY="standalone"

WolfRecorder System Requirements

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2026-03-30T04:14:11+00:00

WolfRecorder System Requirements To run your own copy of WolfRecorder you will need the following: * Clean FreeBSD 15.0, 14.4, 14.3, 13.5 release or Debian 13 Trixie OS installed * Apache web server PHP >= 2.4 * PHP >= 5.3-7.4-8.2-8.3-8.4-8.5

Roadmap

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-05-30T17:59:10+00:00

Roadmap Issues * looking for * to slow LQ streams first start UX Issues * looking for

Chapters

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-09-24T15:51:29+00:00

Chapters Changelog Release notes Use Cases FAQ TOS REST API Roadmap * Installation guides * Requirements * FreeBSD * Linux * Docker * Synology * Usage guides * Getting started * Creating camera model * Registering camera * Camera usage * Motion filtering * Users & ACLs * ONVIF explorer usage * Software upgrade * Configuration * System settings * Storages management * Using ZFS * nginx as frontend * HyprSpace * External links * Officia…

WolfRecorder

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-04-04T19:19:12+00:00

WolfRecorder WolfRecorder is a high-performance, self-hosted open-source NVR/DVR/CCTV system for capturing and storing video from IP cameras. It supports the ONVIF protocol, runs on FreeBSD and Linux, and can manage hundreds of cameras per host or scale into a powerful cluster.

Storage management

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-05-29T14:21:15+00:00

Storage management This may come as a surprise to you, but data is stored on storages. Yes, on some physical storage devices with read-write access. No, you must specify each of them individually. WolfRecorder doesn't know exactly on which storage you want to store your data. By default, after installation, only the

Synology NAS

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-07-05T13:48:19+00:00

Synology NAS You can install WolfRecorder directly on your Synology NAS running DSM. Start by launching the Container Manager. Click the Project entry in the sidebar. Then create a new project. Enter a project name (e.g., `wr`) and select its location.

System settings

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-05-28T15:14:08+00:00

System settings Which of these requires a detailed description?

WolfRecorder Terms of Service

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-04-07T00:26:18+00:00

WolfRecorder Terms of Service WolfRecorder is an open-source software distributed under the GNU General Public License (GPL). By using this software, you agree to the following terms: No Warranty WolfRecorder is provided “as is,” without any warranties or guarantees of any kind, either express or implied. The authors and contributors of WolfRecorder shall not be held liable for any damages or issues arising from the use of this software.

WolfRecorder upgrade

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-05-29T14:19:48+00:00

WolfRecorder upgrade We strongly recommend that you use only the latest versions of the software. They contain important bug fixes, security enhancements, and new features. Please make sure to check for updates at least once a month, as it is very important.

Possible WolfRecorder Use Cases

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-04-07T00:55:17+00:00

Possible WolfRecorder Use Cases As on premise home or business NVR Everything is exactly as you imagined. You simply record video from your cameras, view the archive, watch live streams, and store data from the archive in a reserved space, like on your own cloud storage.

Users and cameras access

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-05-29T14:16:59+00:00

Users and cameras access By design, WolfRecorder is a multi-user solution that allows strict separation of access to each camera between users with limited rights. You can register as many users as you want. With any of the required permissions, also known as

Using Your Camera

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-05-29T14:01:26+00:00

Using Your Camera You can navigate the list of available cameras by clicking the “My cameras” module in the “Playback” section. From there, you can watch live streams from your cameras. You can also go to the “Video from cameras” module to view previous recordings.

Using ZFS as storage in FreeBSD

Anonymous (anonymous@undisclosed.example.com) — 2025-06-27T18:35:46+00:00

Using ZFS as storage in FreeBSD 1. Check your /etc/rc.conf zfs_enable="YES" 2. Start service # service zfs start 3. Create pool(s) on your drive(s) # zpool create disk2 /dev/ada0 4. Create storage directory on pool and set it write permissions