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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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[–] cosmic_slate@dmv.social 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

One of the easier options is going to be Ubiquiti's ecosystem. You'll be tied into it, but the video data is local. You can self-host the Unifi software yourself or grab a Cloud Key G2 Plus, which is a tiny ARM box running Ubiquiti's software. Then you buy Ubiquiti's cameras. At least as of a couple years ago, you could not pair this with any standard camera though.

If you want a fair bit more effort but more flexibility, Zoneminder is an option. Most Amcrest cameras stream a feed over RTSP. You just need to configure Zoneminder to stream the feed.

[–] nottelling@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I already hate Ubiquiti's Unifi networking that I got myself stuck with. I won't do any of their other products.

[–] dezmd@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Whys that? Stability has improved the last few years, and the value cant be beat with UDM pro and even their lowest cost camera options.

[–] cosmic_slate@dmv.social 1 points 11 months ago

Then there’s the second option I provided with Zoneminder and Amcrest cameras.