An open monitoring pipeline for wild-bee nesting activity.
HighFive captures images of wild-bee hotels with solar-powered ESP32-CAM modules, analyzes nest activity, and renders the results on an interactive dashboard, map, and setup wizard. Everything runs locally under Docker Compose.
git clone https://github.com/schutera/highfive.git
cd highfive
cp .env.example .env # then edit if needed
docker compose up --build # homepage on http://localhost:5173Full setup, ports, and service map: Deployment Guide.
| If you want to… | Start here |
|---|---|
| Contribute | CONTRIBUTING.md — setup, conventions, branch & test workflow |
| Understand the architecture | Architecture (arc42) |
| Flash an ESP32-CAM module | ESP Deployment |
| Call the API | API Reference |
| Fix a setup problem | Troubleshooting |
| See what's planned / changed | Roadmap · Changelog |
HighFive is source-available, not open source: free for any noncommercial use under the PolyForm Noncommercial License 1.0.0. Commercial use requires a separate license — contact mark.schutera@mailbox.org.
Contributions are welcome under our Contributor License Agreement.
Built for citizen science. 🐝