Show HN: Echo Show – RaspberryPi Security Camera
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Show HN: Echo Show – RaspberryPi Security Camera
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#2Huh, I may have to look into a home wifi camera system based around Pi's. Sounds fun, and far less concerning than proprietary IoT Cameras.
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#3This looks cool! I wish I could afford an Echo Show :)
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#4I've been using MotionEyeOS for several months now. I setup a a couple of Pi3's with some cheap Logitech USB webcams. Works great from inside the house - I used velcro to tape the cameras pointing out from various windows around the house and in the garage.
https://github.com/ccrisan/motioneyeos
I am looking for something that will work outside and has night vision though.
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#5Huh, I may have to look into a home wifi camera system based around Pi's. Sounds fun, and far less concerning than proprietary IoT Cameras.
Does anyone know of some software to do exactly this? Something like Home Assistant for security cameras?
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#6Or use old cell phones: http://www.cloxmonkey.com/securitysystem.html
The "bad ESN" LG's mentioned in the article appear to be $15 including shipping now; you can get a lot more for the $35 cost of a zero + camera module.
The Android app mentioned does not appear to specifically try to be compatible with the Echo Show yet.
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#7Or use old cell phones: http://www.cloxmonkey.com/securitysystem.html The "bad ESN" LG's mentioned in the article appear to be $15 including shipping now; you can get a lot more for the $35 cost of a zero + camera module. The Android app mentioned does not appear to specifically try to be compatible with the Echo Show yet.
I'm not affiliated with them in any way, but I use Manything with my old phones. Its not free* or very hacker friendly, but it's simple and straightforward.
* It does offer free streaming, but recording is $2.99/month
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#8Slightly off-topic: Does anyone know what is state-of-the-art for small cameras suitable for surreptitious security?
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#9Huh, I may have to look into a home wifi camera system based around Pi's. Sounds fun, and far less concerning than proprietary IoT Cameras.
I've set up a bunch of cheap D-Link WiFi cameras.
To alleviate the IoT security concerns, they're all on their own WiFi network (mapped to a dedicated VLAN). This lets me set up rules on my router to prevent the cameras from talking to the internet and to other networks. Devices on other networks are allowed to talk to the cameras, but I'm planning on restricting that to only allow the monitoring VM to connect to the camera network.
For monitoring/recording, I use Zoneminder. Zoneminder has some quirks, but it does the job well enough.
Re: Show HN: Echo Show – RaspberryPi Security Camera
#10Or use old cell phones: http://www.cloxmonkey.com/securitysystem.html The "bad ESN" LG's mentioned in the article appear to be $15 including shipping now; you can get a lot more for the $35 cost of a zero + camera module. The Android app mentioned does not appear to specifically try to be compatible with the Echo Show yet.
This is a great idea - turning used cell phones into super-cheap IP cameras. I'd probably want to get cheap wide-angle lens adapters ($1 each), and use phone case ($1) to mount it on the wall/ceiling. Another idea is to use selfie-cam/front facing camera, so that the video is visible all the time, as it might be a deterrent to burglar/etc.
For CCTV video recording, I use iVideon (freemium), which is cross-platform, and has free unlimited local recording, free streaming, and free limited event-based 24 hour cloud recording. Another favorite is ZoneMinder, an open-source favorite.