Angelcam handles two things really well: managing cameras in the cloud, and letting you build whatever you want on top of them. Some people use only the first part — they want their home or shop cameras online without messing with routers. Others use both — they're shipping a video product to their own customers and don't want to build cloud connectivity, recording, and sharing from scratch. Both are fine.
What you can do with Angelcam
🎥 Manage your cameras
Watch live from anywhere — phone, tablet, browser, or desktop.
Record to the cloud continuously or only when something happens, with retention from a few days up to a couple of years.
Share live or recorded video — privately with specific people, or publicly on a website.
Get notified when a camera goes offline so you don't find out from a gap in the recording.
Verify alarms remotely by linking your alarm panel or sensors to Angelcam.
Deter intruders in real time with a network speaker or a fog cannon.
🛠️ Build on top
Broadcast anything to the world — bird nests, beaches, ski resorts, harbours, public events.
Run a long-running timelapse, e.g. of a construction site over months or years.
Back up on-site NVR recordings to the cloud as a safety net.
Run a security service for your own customers, optionally white-labelled.
Build a custom app on top of our video infrastructure using our API and webhooks.
💡 In other words: cameras are the input. What you do with them is up to you.
👥 Who Angelcam is for
Homeowners and small businesses who want their cameras online without dealing with port forwarding or static IPs.
Installers and integrators who manage cameras for clients and want a reliable backend without building one.
Central monitoring stations (CMS) who want a fast way to see a customer's cameras when an alarm fires — verifying real incidents, filtering out false alarms before dispatching, and onboarding new customers' cameras to the monitoring desk without a heavy integration project.
Builders, startups, and enterprises who are creating a video product and don't want to reinvent cloud connectivity, recording, or sharing.
We work directly with the people who develop our product — including direct access to our CEO when it matters. 🤝 We're builders, for builders.
🔌 What devices work with Angelcam
Angelcam is brand-agnostic. If a camera, NVR, or other device speaks RTSP with H.264 (the industry standard), you can almost certainly connect it. MJPEG also works. That covers most IP cameras, NVRs/DVRs, doorbells, intercoms, analog cameras connected through a DVR, network speakers, and many sensor and alarm-panel setups via email, IFTTT, or webhooks.
For the full picture, see What cameras and devices work with Angelcam?
🔗 How devices get connected
A few options, depending on what hardware you have and how much networking you want to deal with — which, for most people, is "as little as possible".
AngelCamera — pre-configured cameras that talk to Angelcam directly. Plug in, pair, done.
AngelBox — a small device on your local network that brings any compatible camera online without port forwarding, public IPs, or router changes. Run the AngelBox Compatibility Tester before buying to confirm it'll work for you.
Angelcam Connector — firmware that runs directly on AXIS cameras (no extra hardware), and can also be compiled for Raspberry Pi, OpenWrt routers, EdgeRouters, and other ARM devices.
Port forwarding — still works, but isn't recommended. Read The best alternatives to port forwarding first.
🚀 Ready to start?
Create an Angelcam account — the easiest place to start. Set everything up on a big screen; it's much smoother than configuring on a phone.
Connect your devices — see what's compatible and how to bring each kind online.
Pick the plan that fits — once you know what you want to do (live view only, cloud recording, broadcasting, etc.), choose the matching plan.
Building something on top? Head to our developer docs — or write to us at hello@angelcam.com and we'll talk.