AI NVR with Jetson Orin

Deploys a local AI NVR using NVIDIA VST and Jetson Platform Services. DeepStream performs pedestrian detection; results display alongside the original video stream on the VST video wall.

Hardware: Jetson Orin device (e.g. reServer Industrial J4012), IP camera, network Software: JetPack 6.0 (L4T r36.3)

Execution model

Run one phase at a time. After each phase:

• If output contains [STOP] → stop immediately, consult the failure decision tree
• If output ends with [OK] → tell the user "Phase N complete" and proceed

Phase 1 — prerequisites check (~30 s)

Confirm JetPack 6.0:

cat /etc/nv_tegra_release
# Expected: R36 (release), REVISION: 3.0

Confirm IP camera is reachable:

ping -c 2 <CAMERA_IP>

[OK] when JetPack 6.0 confirmed and camera responds. [STOP] if JetPack version is wrong or camera unreachable.

Phase 2 — install Jetson Platform Services (~2 min)

sudo apt update
sudo apt install -y nvidia-jetson-services

Verify services are available:

ls /opt/nvidia/jetson/services/

Expected: directories including ingress/, vst/, etc. [OK]

Phase 3 — configure ingress & storage (~1 min)

Create the AI NVR nginx config:

sudo tee /opt/nvidia/jetson/services/ingress/config/ai-nvr-nginx.conf > /dev/null << 'EOF'
location /emdx/ {
    rewrite ^/emdx/?(.*)$ /$1 break;
    proxy_set_header Host $host;
    proxy_set_header X-Real-IP $remote_addr;
    proxy_set_header X-Forwarded-For $proxy_add_x_forwarded_for;
    access_log /var/log/nginx/access.log timed_combined;
    proxy_pass http://emdx_api;
}

location /ws-emdx/ {
    rewrite ^/ws-emdx/?(.*)$ /$1 break;
    proxy_set_header Host $host;
    proxy_pass http://emdx_websocket;
    proxy_http_version 1.1;
    proxy_set_header Upgrade $http_upgrade;
    proxy_set_header Connection "upgrade";
}
EOF

(Optional) Modify VST storage path:

sudo nano /opt/nvidia/jetson/services/vst/config/vst_storage.json
# Change data_path and video_path as needed

[OK]

Phase 4 — start VST services (~1 min)

sudo systemctl start jetson-redis
sudo systemctl start jetson-ingress
sudo systemctl start jetson-vst

Verify containers are running:

sudo docker ps

Verify web UI is accessible at http://<JETSON_IP>:81/

[OK] when VST web UI loads.

Phase 5 — download & configure AI NVR (~5 min)

Download the AI NVR package from NGC: https://catalog.ngc.nvidia.com/orgs/nvidia/teams/jps/resources/reference-workflow-and-resources

Extract:

cd <DOWNLOAD_PATH>
unzip files.zip
cd files
tar -xvf ai_nvr-1.1.0.tar.gz
cd ai_nvr

Modify DeepStream config for RTSP output. Select the correct config for your module:

• Orin NX 16GB: config/deepstream/pn26/service-maker/ds-config-0_nx16.yaml
• Orin AGX / NX8 / Nano: use the corresponding file

Add RTSP sink to the DeepStream YAML (replace the existing sink section with nvrtspoutsinkbin on port 8555).

Add the WDM environment variable in the compose file:

WDM_WL_NAME_IGNORE_REGEX: ".*deepstream.*"

[OK] when config files are modified.

Phase 6 — launch AI NVR (~3 min)

Select the correct compose file for your Jetson module:

cd <DOWNLOAD_PATH>/files/ai_nvr

# Orin AGX:
# sudo docker compose -f compose_agx.yaml up -d --force-recreate
# Orin NX 16GB:
sudo docker compose -f compose_nx16.yaml up -d --force-recreate
# Orin NX 8GB:
# sudo docker compose -f compose_nx8.yaml up -d --force-recreate
# Orin Nano:
# sudo docker compose -f compose_nano.yaml up -d --force-recreate

Verify all containers are running:

sudo docker ps

[OK] when DeepStream and other AI NVR containers appear.

Phase 7 — configure cameras via web UI (~2 min)

Open browser: http://<JETSON_IP>:30080/vst/

Add cameras manually:

• Sensor Management → Add device manually → enter IP camera RTSP URL → Submit
• Add DeepStream output stream: rtsp://<JETSON_IP>:8555/ds-test (camera name MUST contain the word "deepstream")

View results: Video Wall → Select All → Start

[OK] when video wall shows camera feeds with AI detection overlays.

Shutdown

cd <DOWNLOAD_PATH>/files/ai_nvr
sudo docker compose -f compose_nx16.yaml down --remove-orphans
sudo systemctl stop jetson-vst
sudo systemctl stop jetson-ingress
sudo systemctl stop jetson-redis

Failure decision tree

Reference files

• references/source.body.md — Original Seeed wiki with screenshots and detailed config examples