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Installation Guide

Step-by-step instructions to install Kalytera VMS on Windows or Linux.

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Prerequisites

Before installing Kalytera VMS, confirm your system meets these requirements:

  • OS: Windows 10 / Windows Server 2019 or later (recommended: Windows Server 2022). Ubuntu/Debian amd64 is also supported.
  • Administrator access — required to install the Windows service.
  • Runtime: Use the prerequisites documented with the release package you install. Source builds require the .NET 10 SDK and an FFmpeg installation available to Kalytera.

Packaged releases and source builds have different prerequisites. Check the release notes before deploying, especially when FFmpeg is supplied by the operating system rather than the package.

Download Kalytera VMS

Download the latest release from the Downloads page. Choose the right package for your OS:

Operating SystemPackageDefault Port
WindowsKalytera VMS installer (.msi)HTTP 5099 · HTTPS 5443
Ubuntu / Debian (amd64)Kalytera VMS package (.deb)HTTP 5099

Community mode supports up to 4 devices without a license file. Commercial deployments use a hardware-bound signed license file — see the Licensing Guide.

Windows Installation

Right-click the downloaded .msi file and select Run as administrator, or run from an elevated PowerShell prompt:

$installer = Get-ChildItem .\Kalytera-Setup-*.msi | Sort-Object LastWriteTime -Descending | Select-Object -First 1
Start-Process $installer.FullName -Verb RunAs

Follow the setup wizard:

  1. Accept the license agreement.
  2. Choose the installation directory (default: C:\Program Files\Kalytera VMS).
  3. Select optional features — Start Menu shortcuts and Desktop shortcut are enabled by default.
  4. Click Install and wait for completion, then click Finish.

Verify Installation

Open your browser and navigate to:

ProtocolURL
HTTP (default)http://localhost:5099
HTTPS (optional)https://localhost:5443

On a fresh installation, the browser redirects to the First Time Setup page to create the admin account. If an admin already exists, you will see the login page.

Windows Service Management

Kalytera is automatically registered as a Windows service named KalyteraVMS with Automatic startup and auto-restart on failure. Manage it via PowerShell:

Get-Service KalyteraVMS         # Check status
Start-Service KalyteraVMS       # Start
Stop-Service KalyteraVMS        # Stop
Restart-Service KalyteraVMS     # Restart

You can also use Windows Services (Win+R → services.msc) to manage the service interactively.

Linux Installation

On Ubuntu or Debian amd64, install the .deb package:

sudo apt install ./kalytera-vms_*_amd64.deb
systemctl status kalytera-vms

The package installs to /opt/kalytera-vms/, registers a kalytera-vms systemd service, and binds to http://0.0.0.0:5099. The Debian package declares FFmpeg as a dependency; runtime packaging depends on the published release artifact.

To remove Kalytera while keeping recordings and the database: sudo apt remove kalytera-vms. To remove everything including data: sudo apt purge kalytera-vms.

Uninstalling (Windows)

  1. Open Settings → Apps → Installed apps (or Control Panel → Programs and Features).
  2. Find Kalytera and click Uninstall.
  3. Follow the prompts.

Recordings and database files in your configured storage path are not removed during uninstallation. Delete them manually if you no longer need them.

Next Steps

After installation, proceed to First Time Setup to create the admin account, complete the configuration wizard, and add your first camera.

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