Home cameras - viewing/controlling software options
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trishia42 · 2023-10-28 18:00

Not sure if right place to ask - couldn't really figure out which
subreddit might be most useful, but thought I'd give it a try here.

I have four Tapo (RTSP) cameras that I currently have setup through
AgentDVR on a Windows PC upstairs.  Then when I am at work, I use VNC
software with TailScale to connect to that PC and view the camera
interface.

I'm not a huge fan of AgentDVR; the UI/interface is not the greatest,
it's often not behaving the way one would expect and often has some
delays and stuttering.  I don't need anything fancy like motion
detection or blah blah blah - this is really only to view the cameras
remotely when I am not at home.  Apart from viewing, I also need the
PTZ control of the cameras.  Any other (simpler/lighter, still
Windows) software I should be looking at?  I'm not necessarily opposed
to paying a bit for something, as long as it's good.  I tried Blue
Iris but found it had similar issues.

Thank you in advance!

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kotarix · 2023-10-28 20:21

What issues did you have with blue iris?

It's by far the best most feature filled nvr software

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majordingdong · 2023-10-28 22:34

I’m not a 100% sure about what you need, but do you know about Home
Assistant?

HAOS is for Linux, but the Docker could be run on Windows I guess.

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violet-crayola · 2023-10-29 00:37

I use xeoma

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kjames2001 · 2023-10-29 04:24

Frigate

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tech2but1 · 2023-10-29 15:15

Buy a cheap NVR. Much easier than pissing about with servers and
Windows. Most will have a partner app and simple cloud connectivity.
Much easier all round.

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trishia42 · 2023-10-29 16:17

Unfortunately, not Windows.  I am trying to avoid running something in
a container as well.

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hyperblu7 · 2023-10-30 07:12

I'd just get a cheap synology nas...

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trishia42 · 2023-10-31 13:19

I don't want to store data.  I just want a simple solution to bottle
and control RTSP cameras.

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hyperblu7 · 2023-10-31 13:32

So remote streams?