OpticWatch documentation
OpticWatch checks that each of your IP cameras is actually delivering video, and tells you when one stops. These guides take you from the download to a monitored camera, and through everything after.
New to OpticWatch? Start here.
No Docker experience needed.
Getting started
- IntroductionWhat OpticWatch does, what you need to run it, and where to install it.
- Install DockerSet up Docker on Windows, macOS or Linux and check that it works, before you install OpticWatch.
- Install OpticWatchDownload OpticWatch, extract it and start it with one command. There is nothing to configure first.
- First sign-in and quick startCreate the administrator, add your first site and camera, and activate a paid license.
Cameras
- Adding a cameraAdd a camera by its RTSP address, run a manual check, and pause, edit or delete it later.
- RTSP addressesHow an RTSP address is built, what OpticWatch needs from it, and how to fix one that does not connect.
- ONVIF setupLet OpticWatch find a camera's stream for you over ONVIF, instead of typing the RTSP address.
- Monitoring and healthWhat each check does, what Healthy, Offline and Unknown mean, and how to tune when a camera changes state.
Sites and incidents
Alerts
Licensing
Administration
Help
Still stuck? Check Troubleshooting, then email [email protected] with what you tried and what you saw.