Managed cloud hosting
We run a dedicated LightNVR instance for you in DigitalOcean — encrypted tunnel, isolated tenant, dedicated recording storage. Your cameras, your recordings, our pager. Pay per instance, never per camera. Start self-service or talk with us about an MSP cloud contract.
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Start from a common configuration, then resize whenever you need. Demetered prorates each allocation interval automatically.
A small allocation to try the workflow end-to-end.
The most common starting point for a small site.
A larger allocation for full-site or 4K deployments.
Multi-site rollout, compliance contract, or pushing past 4 vCPU? Discuss an MSP cloud contract — bigger deployments are sized in a conversation.
The capabilities below are not reserved for large allocations. A small instance gets the same security and isolation guarantees as a larger one.
Cameras connect over a modern, audited VPN — no port forwarding, no exposed RTSP.
Sub-second latency in your browser. No plugins, no app installs, no Flash relics.
Your own Kubernetes namespace and dedicated volume — recordings are never co-mingled with another customer.
Your instance has a separate persistent volume for its recordings and configuration.
Contact our team when you need help with provisioning, connectivity, or recording.
Want the deep technical version — per-tenant Kubernetes, WebRTC paths, failure modes? See the full architecture →
Three honest paragraphs on what changes when you switch. No upsell pressure — just what to expect, day one.
The biggest change is the cameras themselves — Verkada bundles their own, and those won't keep working when your contract ends. You'll bring (or buy) standard RTSP / ONVIF cameras instead, which cost a fraction of bundled units and are not tied to any vendor. Pricing flips from per-camera-per-month to measured resource allocation, and your footage lives in your own dedicated tenant rather than a shared multi-tenant pool.
Your existing RTSP cameras carry over directly — no hardware swap. The connection model changes from public RTSP / port-forwarding to an encrypted WireGuard tunnel, which usually means tearing down a forwarded port on your router and never thinking about it again. Pricing follows allocated compute, memory, storage, and networking—not camera licenses. Adding a camera does not change the invoice unless you also change those resources.
Your cameras and your retention preferences carry over — same RTSP feeds, same broad capability surface. What you trade away is a Windows box you have to keep patched, powered, and physically present at the site; what you gain is off-site recording that survives a break-in or a power cut. The browser-based UI replaces the Blue Iris desktop client, so any device with a browser is now a viewing station.
Cancellation, access, billing, residency, export — the boring-but-important stuff a buyer needs in writing.
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Spin up a dedicated cloud instance, connect your cameras over WireGuard, and start recording — fourteen days free, no card up front, cancel any time.
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