[HN Gopher] Ask HN: Self-hosted open source IP security cameras?
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Ask HN: Self-hosted open source IP security cameras?
There are many options for IP security cameras and multi-camera
setups. Ubiquiti, Foscam, Nest, Ring, and all of the things. But
they all involve running untrusted internet connected devices on a
local network. I want to improve my physical security with these
devices without providing nodes to some future DDoS botnet or
whatever else these poorly secured IoT devices will get repurposed
for. I also don't want my system to be useless if the internet goes
down or if BigCompany decides to change their terms or drop service
for their APIs or whatever else. Wondering if anyone has had
success in setting up a self-hosted (maybe open source) camera
system for their site? And if so, any advice? recommendations?
sources for information that you found useful?
Author : DietaryNonsense
Score : 20 points
Date : 2022-03-03 19:36 UTC (3 hours ago)
| sterlinm wrote:
| There's a channel on YouTube called "The Hook Up" that has a lot
| of good videos about home automation. Here's his playlist of
| videos he's made on security cameras:
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| https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-51DG-VULPom8Ud6vdf5...
|
| Most relevant to your question might be this video: Build The
| BEST Security Camera NVR: Free Locally Processed AI Computer
| Vision with Blue Iris.
|
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fwoonl5JKgo
| DietaryNonsense wrote:
| Thanks!
| larsla wrote:
| I use Frigate (https://frigate.video/) on a rPI for recording and
| doing person detection for 3 Reolink cameras. Connecting that to
| HomeAssistant for dashboard and notifications. It works great! I
| boot the rPI (model 4 with 8gb RAM) from a USB-SSD to not worry
| about SD-cards. I connected a Coral USB device for the person
| detection since the rPI itself can only manage about 2 frames/s.
| wojciii wrote:
| Thanks for mentioning this. I had no idea it existed.
|
| I have a bunch of hikvision cameras which are not capable of
| detecting people which is really all I care about. I don't care
| about birds or cats. :D
| larsla wrote:
| And here's the video that introduced me to Frigate:
| https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pqDCEZSVeRk&t=1834s
|
| I also forgot to mention that the Reolink cameras are not
| connected to any cloud and work locally.
| the-smug-one wrote:
| Axis cameras aren't open source, but they're just Linux running
| systemd and Axis (or other) software. You can ssh into them,
| write your own apps, etc. They're not particularly locked down.
| They support ONVIF and VAPIX, which are API:s that VMS's such as
| Milestone and Genetec target.
|
| > poorly secured IoT devices will get repurposed for.
|
| Don't let it have access to the outside net then?
| squarefoot wrote:
| Check the ESP32-CAM. Very cheap, although there's some diy
| involved.
|
| https://dronebotworkshop.com/esp32-cam-intro/
| mustava wrote:
| AgentDVR in docker is a great alternative to blueIris if you
| don't want to run Windows. You can plug any onvif camera into it
| easily enough. Works with home assistant too.
| lormayna wrote:
| I have several cheap chinese cameras (Sricam) in a separated VLAN
| without internet access in my home LAN. The camera are connected
| via ONVIF to a Raspberry running [motion](https://motion-
| project.github.io/).
| kotaKat wrote:
| Not open source, but fairly open standard, I'm in love with
| Milestone XProtect Essential+[1] because I'm a Windows Server
| guy.
|
| Free for 8 cameras, has extremely universal support for cameras
| (you can add in RTSP streams, Onvif, MJPEG/HTTP grab, etc) and
| some really good SDK support[2] - and a PowerShell module[3] to
| boot.
|
| And, more importantly, a really good view on ethics[4]:
|
| > We require employees, partners, and customers to comply with
| applicable laws and to respect human rights. We do not accept
| discrimination, human rights violations, violations of child
| labor laws. We have incorporated human rights language into our
| licensing terms, which were supplemented by the Copenhagen Clause
| in 2019.
|
| [1] https://www.milestonesys.com/solutions/platform/video-
| manage... [2] https://www.milestonesys.com/community/developer-
| tools/mip-a... [3] https://www.milestonepstools.com/ [4]
| https://www.milestonesys.com/about-us/csr/
| mindslight wrote:
| I had been planning to make security cameras with RPi, HQ Camera,
| and a 3d-printed case. But that was back when Pi 4's were $30,
| rather than unobtainable. I hadn't really figured out the
| software story, but my previous attempts with Pi Zero and basic
| camera left me wanting more horsepower.
| giantg2 wrote:
| You can used ZoneMinder with various PoE cameras and put the
| system on it's own network/segment.
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