A privacy-first, self-hosted baby monitor for your local network.

Yuzukam is a baby monitoring web-app meant to be self hosted in your local network - no data stored, no cloud-connection, no subscriptions. Designed for privacy-minded parents that host their own stuff.

To use Yuzukam in your local network, some setup is required: Browsers block webcam and microphone access on non-secure pages. You’ll need to either enable HTTPS in your network or use a Chromium-based browser with a security exception.

The following steps walk you through the easiest option of using a Chrome-based browser with an insecure origin override.

Run Yuzukam on your home server (or any other always-on device in your LAN) using Docker Compose:

services:
  yuzukam:
    image: ghcr.io/janlucaklees/yuzukam:latest
    restart: unless-stopped
    ports:
      - '3000:3000'

Choose a device to place near your baby - usually an old laptop or something with a webcam and microphone.

1. Install a Chromium-based browser (like Chrome, Brave, or Edge).

2. In that browser, visit chrome://flags/#unsafely-treat-insecure-origin-as-secure

3. Add your host device’s address, using this format: http://<host>:<port>

⚠️ This only works on desktop Chromium browsers. Mobile or Safari / Firefox users will need HTTPS.

Open Yuzukam in the browser on your camera device. Position it so the webcam faces your baby.

⚙️ Click the gear icon in the top right to give the device a name (e.g. “nursery” or your baby's name).

Then, from any other device in your home network, open the same Yuzukam address to monitor the stream.

🖥️ On first launch, each device is set to “Camera” mode. To switch a device to “Monitor” mode, click the gear icon in the top right, then tap the camera icon. This setting is saved on device and only needs to be changed once.

• Supports watching multiple babies from multiple devices simultaneously
• Lets you name devices for clarity (e.g. "nursery", "living room", or your child's name)
• Runs in any modern browser, on Linux, Windows and probably Mac!
• Gives new life to old devices

• ❌ No internet streaming (local network only)
• ❌ No recording or cloud storage
• ❌ No phoning home, no analytics, no tracking
• ❌ No account needed, no subscriptions

The source code for this project is licensed under the Mozilla Public License 2.0. For details on third-party licensing, Docker image usage, bundled libraries, and UI asset rights, please refer to the NOTICE.md file.

Yuzukam is a self-hosted, local-only baby monitor built for privacy-conscious parents and DIY home server setups. It runs entirely offline and is ideal for repurposing old devices as secure, cloud-free baby cams.