# Secluso
Private DIY home security for Raspberry Pi, with encrypted remote access and a 5-minute software setup.
[Download Secluso Deploy](https://github.com/secluso/secluso/releases) • [Build Your Own Guide](https://secluso.com/build-your-own) • [Security Model](WHITE_PAPER.md) • [Website](https://secluso.com)
Secluso is a private home security camera system for Raspberry Pi. Watch live video, get alerts, and open recordings from your phone without handing your footage to a cloud provider.
Secluso is developed by Secluso, Inc. and co-founded by:
- Ardalan Amiri Sani, a UC Irvine professor with expertise in computer security and privacy,
- John Kaczman, an open source and privacy enthusiast with experience in automation, systems, and AI.
## Features
- **End-to-end encrypted remote access:** Watch live video, get alerts, and open recordings from your phone.
- **5-minute setup:** Secluso Deploy handles image building, pairing, and relay setup in the normal path.
- **Open source:** Inspect the code, self-host it, and contribute.
- **Fully reproducible releases:** Verify the released runtime binaries, deploy tool, Android mobile app and Secluso OS against the public source code.
## Requirements
- **Raspberry Pi:** Raspberry Pi Zero 2W
- **Camera:** Raspberry Pi Camera Module V1 and V2 (or any camera with a OV5647 or IMX219 Sony sensor)
- **Relay:** your own Linux VPS login, or an email to us for free beta relay hosting while testing
- **Phone:** Android or iPhone for pairing, alerts, and playback
## Set up in 5 minutes (Quick Start)
1. Download **Secluso Deploy** from the [latest releases](https://github.com/secluso/secluso/releases).
2. Generate your personalized Secluso OS image and camera secret QR code locally
3. Let Secluso Deploy provision your relay over SSH, or email us if you want free beta relay hosting while testing.
4. Boot the Pi and pair it in the mobile app.
If you need help choosing hardware or a VPS, [Build Your Own Guide](https://secluso.com/build-your-own) gives you hardware suggestions and a simple starting path.