Set up Glimpo in 10 minutes

This is the whole first run. Most people are recording within ten minutes.

1. Install the hub

Pick where the hub runs. If you’re not sure, use the computer you’re on now: install the Glimpo desktop app for Mac or Windows and that computer becomes the recorder. For an always-on setup, use a Raspberry Pi 4/5, a NAS or any Docker host. See Download and Choosing a hub.

Your hub starts a 3-day free trial of Pro the first time it runs, with every feature unlocked.

2. Pair a device

Open the Glimpo app and connect it to the hub. Today that’s the web app your hub serves (any browser) or the desktop app; the iPhone and Android apps are coming soon. You can scan the hub’s QR code, open its pairing link, or type the hub’s address and the 6-digit pairing code. Codes are single-use and expire after 10 minutes. Details in Pair a device.

3. Add your cameras

Open Add camera. The hub scans your network over ONVIF and RTSP and lists what it finds, recognising popular brands.

1. Pick the camera, or the brand tile if it isn’t listed.
2. Type the camera’s own password. It is not your Wi‑Fi password and not your app login. Each brand calls it something different: Imou uses the Safety Code on the label, Tapo a Camera Account you create, EZVIZ a verification code. See Which password does my camera want?
3. Glimpo tests the login before saving, and tells you exactly what went wrong if it fails.

Brand-by-brand steps are in the camera setup guides.

4. Choose where footage goes

Open Storage and add a destination:

• S3, Backblaze B2, Cloudflare R2 or Wasabi: paste a bucket and keys.
• WebDAV, such as Nextcloud or Synology: enter the address and login.
• A NAS share, USB drive or folder: pick a path.

One-tap sign-in for Google Drive, Dropbox and OneDrive is coming soon.

Add more than one if you like; every clip goes to all of them. See Storage destinations.

5. Save your recovery key

Go to Settings → Security and save your recovery key somewhere safe and offline: a password manager or a printout. It is the only thing that can decrypt your cloud footage. See Encryption and your recovery key.

6. Optional: access from anywhere

Away from home, the app connects through the built-in Glimpo relay, end-to-end encrypted. No port-forwarding and nothing to install. Already use Tailscale? Glimpo uses it too. See Remote access.

Before the trial ends

Pick Essential, Plus or Pro. If you buy on the website, you’ll get a license key to enter in the app. See Plans and the free trial.