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Edit: ideally wifi cameras that I can solar power.

Looking to replace my Arlo cameras with something self-hostable. Arlo lets you store on a USB stick, but there's no way to get out from under their cloud, which gets more expensive all the time.

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[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

There's tons of articles out there on how to use old cell phones for this. Here's one of zillions:

https://www.airdroid.com/remote-control/best-free-app-to-turn-old-phone-into-security-camera/

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Would not recommend this. It's fun to tinker with but a poor substitute for real cameras.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Agreed, just sell the old phone and use the money to buy a proper camera.