Submitted 5 hours ago by Osm@lemmy.ml to selfhosted@lemmy.world
Hi all,
I’m planning to set up outdoor security cameras (garden and garage) and want to do it fully local, with no cloud.
My constraints:
Questions:
Thanks!
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Ok 👍
Barlus cameras can be pretty good, but they’re expensive. Poe, local web interface, onvif, up to ip68, some with night vision and built in it+white LEDs.
I think the management interface can reach out to their server but you can block that.
I use one in my indoor pond to run a daily Livestream and it’s quite nice.
But afaik no storage built in you’d have to manage that with some software on your own.
thingino.com and frigate.video are a good way to setup your own camera system.
Yes! And I bet they list supported hardware with any shortcomings. I would use that to pick something.
These are the easiest to flash thingino on:
github.com/…/Installation:-No-Tool-Methods
Some require actual soldering, some just require you to connect using a usb cable and use a cloning tool. The usb cloning tool is available for both linux and windows:
github.com/themactep/…/Installation:-General#inst…
github.com/themactep/…/Ingenic-USB-Cloner
Give your cameras a default route to an unused ip. This prevents internet access if vlans and firewalling is not available.
Frigate is pretty good, you can spin up a container and attach storage as mount point.
And keep firmware up to date.
gedaliyah@lemmy.world 1 hour ago
I have a reolink setup that I am about to expand. I had it set up initially through frigate, as others have recommended. However, I found that setup was not simple (although lots of documentation). More importantly, it was slightly burdensome on my setup. If you have a reasonably robust system, it shouldn’t be an issue, but be aware of the system requirements.
Instead, I decided to use on-board capabilities. It was not advertised, but the cameras I chose have an internal SD card slot. It’s a bit of work, but if you set it up on a closed network, you can access their features over IP directly without any internet access. Live feed is visible from home assistant or other options. Since the processing and storage is on the device itself, there is no drain on the server.