Surveil

A lightweight Windows desktop application to receive real-time doorbell notifications and view camera feeds from your Unifi Protect deployment.
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Table of Contents

1. About The Project
   • Features
   • Built With
2. Getting Started
   • Installation
3. Contributing
4. License

About The Project

Many Unifi Protect users find it difficult to keep track of doorbell activity while working on a PC. This project provides a dedicated Windows client that sits in your tray or on your desktop, ensuring you never miss a visitor. It bridges the gap between your Ubiquiti ecosystem and your primary workstation.

Features

• Real-time Doorbell Alerts: Receive instant Windows native notifications when someone rings your Unifi Doorbell.
• Live Camera Feed: Quickly open and view high-quality streams from your Protect cameras directly on your desktop.
• Lightweight Performance: Designed to run in the background with minimal CPU and RAM impact.
• Easy Integration: Connects securely to your Unifi Console (UDM Pro, UNVR, etc.) using standard credentials.

Built With

• .NET

Getting Started

Setting up Surveil on your machine is straightforward.

Installation

1. Download the latest Surveil_<version>_<platform>.msix for your architecture (x86, x64, or ARM64) and the accompanying Surveil.cer from the Releases page.
2. Trust the publisher certificate (one-time step, since Surveil is self-signed rather than issued by a public CA): open an elevated PowerShell/Command Prompt and run

   certutil -addstore "TrustedPeople" Surveil.cer
   

   Alternatively, right-click Surveil.cer → Install Certificate → Local Machine → Place all certificates in the following store → Trusted People.
3. Double-click the .msix file and select Install. Windows should now recognize the publisher and install without a certificate warning.

Contributing

Contributions are what make the open source community such an amazing place to learn, inspire, and create. Any contributions you make are greatly appreciated.

If you have a suggestion that would make this better, please fork the repo and create a pull request. You can also simply open an issue with the tag "enhancement". Don't forget to give the project a star! Thanks again!

1. Fork the Project
2. Create your Feature Branch (git checkout -b features/feature-title)
3. Commit your Changes (git commit -m 'Add some feature')
4. Push to the Branch (git push origin features/feature-title)
5. Open a Pull Request

License

Distributed under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0 License. See LICENSE for more information.

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