Tally Arbiter

April 29, 2026 · View on GitHub

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A camera tally lights system capable of listening to and aggregating tally data from multiple sources and video switchers, then arbitrating Preview and Program states for connected devices.

Tally Arbiter supports a wide range of switchers, protocols, and tally output methods. It is designed for flexibility, reliability, and ease of integration in live production environments.

📦 Installation

Download installers for macOS, Windows, and Linux:

👉 https://josephdadams.github.io/TallyArbiter/docs/installation/desktop-app

CLI / Server

npm install -g tallyarbiter
tallyarbiter

Docker

Use the included docker-compose.yml file or Dockerfile.

Run with:

docker compose up -d

📚 Documentation

Full documentation including setup guides, supported devices, and configuration:

👉 https://josephdadams.github.io/TallyArbiter/docs/intro

🧑‍💻 Development

Prerequisites

  • Node.js >= 18.13
  • npm >= 7

Setup

git clone https://github.com/josephdadams/TallyArbiter
cd TallyArbiter
npm install
npm start

🎨 UI Development

The UI is located in the UI folder and built with Angular.

cd UI
npm install
npm start

Then visit:

http://localhost:4200

The backend must be running on port 4455.

Building UI for production

From project root:

npm run build-ui

This automatically builds the UI and outputs to ui-dist/.

🖥 Desktop App

Built with Electron.

Run locally:

npm run desktop

Build installers:

npm run build-desktop

🚀 Releasing

  1. Update version in package.json and package-lock.json
  2. Create and push tag:
git tag vX.Y.Z
git push --tags
  1. GitHub Actions will build releases automatically as a draft
  2. Publish release notes from GitHub Releases page

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome!

  • Fork the repo
  • Create feature branch
  • Submit pull request

Issues and feature requests:

👉 https://github.com/josephdadams/TallyArbiter/issues

📄 License

MIT License

Written and maintained by Joseph Adams.

Not affiliated with any other company or product.

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