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Unblink

Camera monitoring with VLM

#Unblink V2

AI-powered camera monitoring application with relay-node architecture and real-time video processing.

Deploy to Render

  • Vision Language Model: Qwen3-VL for frame analysis and summarization
  • Chat Interface: Natural language interaction with your camera feeds
  • Video Search: Search through recorded frames using natural language

#Getting Started

The node runs locally and connects to the relay:

#Without Go Toolchain

Download the prebuilt unblink-node archive for your platform from GitHub Releases:

  • Linux x86_64: unblink-node_linux_amd64.tar.gz
  • Linux ARM64: unblink-node_linux_arm64.tar.gz
  • Windows x86_64: unblink-node_windows_amd64.zip
  • Windows ARM64: unblink-node_windows_arm64.zip

Extract the archive and run:

unblink-node

On Windows, run:

.\unblink-node.exe

#With Go Toolchain

Install from source:

go install github.com/zapdos-labs/unblink/cmd/unblink-node@main

# Make sure you have Go’s bin dir on PATH
unblink-node

# Or you can run
# $(go env GOPATH)/bin/unblink-node

Uninstall:

rm -f "$(go env GOBIN)/unblink-node"
# if GOBIN is empty, use:
rm -f "$(go env GOPATH)/bin/unblink-node"

On first run, authorize the node by opening the displayed URL in your browser.

#Development

# Install dependencies
make install

# Run development environment (tmux with server + node + app)
make dev

# Typecheck code
make typecheck

# Generate protobuf code
make proto

#Environment Variables

Copy .env.example to .env and configure:

cp .env.example .env

#Architecture

  • Server: Publicly reachable server that manages nodes, handles authentication, and stores configuration
  • Node: Private proxy that runs in your network and forwards traffic to local cameras (RTSP, MJPEG)
  • Frontend: SolidJS with TypeScript, Vite, and Ark UI components
  • Database: PostgreSQL with pgx
  • Video: go2rtc for RTSP/WebRTC handling

New version available.