Frequently asked questions

IPC Terminal is a build server tool, ipc-build, that creates the scripts and guides for private remote access to camera networks. It generates a script for each customer’s server and for each on-site box, and keeps customers, sites, people and secrets in one database.

It costs €40 as a one-time fee, including one year of updates. There is no subscription.

The version you have keeps working. Updates released during your first year are included. For anything after that, write to service@ipcterminal.com.

Installers and cloud companies that manage camera access for several customers. A single site works too.

No. You build the box yourself from a Lenovo ThinkCentre Tiny (or any two-port x86-64 PC), a USB Ethernet adapter and the official Debian installer. There is no ready-made image to trust or update.

Viewers and admins connect with plain WireGuard. Each person creates a key on their device and gives you only the public key. They reach the camera or recorder at its tunnel address.

No. The box gives cameras a private network without gateway or DNS, and the firewall only allows the tunnel to reach it.

No. Only the network box is supported. It connects by Ethernet to any router, including a 4G or 5G router.

The box starts by itself when power returns, and the tunnel comes back without anyone logging in. The guide includes a power-loss test so you can prove it before you hand over.

Secrets in the database are encrypted with a master key kept in a separate environment file. The activity log is hash-chained so changes to old entries can be detected. Back up the environment file separately and offline: without the key, stored secrets cannot be recovered.

Debian 11/12 or Ubuntu 22.04+, Python 3.9+, the python3-cryptography package, age for encrypted backups and openssh-client for deployment.

Write to service@ipcterminal.com.