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Self hosted security cameras? (lemmy.world)

submitted 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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My girlfriend is be very interested in putting Blink (Amazon) cameras up around our property. I am not interested in paying Amazon to keep our security footage.

What I'd like to do is have motion activated internet connected cameras around the property that somehow send footage to a server (I don't know if that's the correct term, I'm kind of an idiot) that I keep on the property.

So I have three questions:

is this the right forum to be asking about self hosting security footage?
does anyone here have experience doing this and would they be willing to send some pointers my way?
is this a feasible DIY project or am I better served paying for a service?

I've done a little digging into self hosting and it's not cheap, but I think it will be cheaper than paying a subscription. And safer too, which is rad.

Thank you all!

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 9 months ago (2 children)

A lot of the more modern NVR systems can be accessed from the internet. So you can use these.

Synology has security station on their NAS systems (although there is some licensing nowadays depending on model and number of cameras.

Ubiquity also offers local storage for their system, that also offers a bellcam (like ring) and different in and outdoor camera models.

Good luck!

[–] [email protected] 3 points 9 months ago

Hell, I had a Harbor Freight system years ago that was all local (with a DVR), with an app I could view remotely.

Had to open some ports on my firewall/router, of course, so not ideal, and not what I'd recommend today.

If I still had that system, I'd use Tailscale to access it.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (2 children)

Thank you! I'll check those out!

[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

Another brand you might want to look into is Reolink. Whether it's just for the cameras (with something like frigate & home assistant) or cameras and NVR combo.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago

Check out the YouTube channel the hook up, dude does really great comparison vids of different camera models and brands