My girlfriend is be very interested in putting Blink (Amazon) cameras up around our property. I am not interested in paying Amazon to keep our security footage.

What I’d like to do is have motion activated internet connected cameras around the property that somehow send footage to a server (I don’t know if that’s the correct term, I’m kind of an idiot) that I keep on the property.

So I have three questions:

  1. is this the right forum to be asking about self hosting security footage?
  2. does anyone here have experience doing this and would they be willing to send some pointers my way?
  3. is this a feasible DIY project or am I better served paying for a service?

I’ve done a little digging into self hosting and it’s not cheap, but I think it will be cheaper than paying a subscription. And safer too, which is rad.

Thank you all!

  • illi@lemm.eeEnglish
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    8 months ago

    If you wouldn’t mind, could you share how you managed to make the Tapo cameras work with Home Assistant? I finally got it set up and while I had no isse with bulbs, cameras just can’t be adde through the TP Link integration. There are no Tapo cameras listed as supported on the Home Assistant web eithet

      • illi@lemm.eeEnglish
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        8 months ago

        I guess that’s the issue - I assume this needs to be installed on the hardware running the Home Assistant. I went with the easy option of getting the Home Assistant Green hub, so I don’t assume there is a way for me to make it work… or it’s just beyond my capabilities

        Thanks anyway for your patience with me, unknowingly asking the same damn thing over and over like a dummy.

        • TCB13@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          8 months ago

          I assume this needs to be installed on the hardware running the Home Assistant

          Yes, and why would that be an issue? After you’ve HACS on your HA you can just search for “Tapo Control” and click install.

          • illi@lemm.eeEnglish
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            8 months ago

            If there is a way to do this on the Home Assistant Green hub I bought I have no idea how is the issue. But oh well, looking into workarounds. I at least figured out how to add it as a simple IP cam for now.

            • TCB13@lemmy.worldEnglish
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              8 months ago

              Home Assistant Green hub

              I believe it has an “advanced mode” somewhere in the profile that can be used to enable SSH access to the thing and then it will behave like any other HA installation on generic hardware. You can go there install HACS using SSH and then use the UI to install the tapo thing.