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Why We're Pulling Our Recommendation of Wyze Security Cameras

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Re: Why We're Pulling Our Recommendation of Wyze Security Cameras

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Post by pj_mukh »

drunner wrote: post #2

I mean, any security camera that does anything with the cloud should never make it onto a recommendation list in the first place. I'm not sure if the product exists, but something that replicates a homemade setup would be amazing. Think of a bundled camera(s) + raspberry pi + 1tb backup drive or whatever that you can only access over your own dedicated personal wireguard vpn (or tailscale, something like that), but s…

Noob question: Is it possible to stream video to a device outside your WiFi without needing a third party server in the middle? How does one do that?

Re: Why We're Pulling Our Recommendation of Wyze Security Cameras

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Post by criddell »

bilal4hmed wrote: post #16
etchalon wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Ubiquiti is the best in the market in terms of breadth and capabilities.

A key thing with ubiquiti is that you need all ubiquiti hardware for the cameras. It's an expensive affair

If they work, are easy to setup and configure, and are reliable, I have no problem paying a hefty premium. I'm tired of trying to get cheap garbage to work (I'm currently struggling with Hikvision cameras and a QNAP NAS).

Re: Why We're Pulling Our Recommendation of Wyze Security Cameras

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Post by mikecoles »

drunner wrote: post #2

I mean, any security camera that does anything with the cloud should never make it onto a recommendation list in the first place. I'm not sure if the product exists, but something that replicates a homemade setup would be amazing. Think of a bundled camera(s) + raspberry pi + 1tb backup drive or whatever that you can only access over your own dedicated personal wireguard vpn (or tailscale, something like that), but s…

Frigate, Coral TPU, and Tailscale/Headscale form a reasonable local solution for those who want to explore setting up their own system.

NTFY and Node-Red, with a dash of MQTT, can be bolted on for remote alerting.

Re: Why We're Pulling Our Recommendation of Wyze Security Cameras

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Post by vorpalhex »

joshstrange wrote: post #25
nickthegreek wrote: post #12

Anyone have a recommendation for the an affordable security cameras that would works without a cloud? I want to replace a collection of Blink cameras. Looking for doorbell cam, indoor and outdoor. Home Automation integration a plus.

Reolink + Reolink NVR. Completely locally, you don't have to touch the cloud. I can access it from anywhere (after punching holes in my router for specific ports or just VPN). I ran ZoneMinder with IPCams for years before just getting the Reolink NVR (I already had mostly Reolink Cameras) and I'm still kicking myself for not doing it sooner. I have spent a grand total of zero minutes of maintenance on this NVR, I spe…

Reolink has hardcoded backdoor creds.

https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-21-019-...

Re: Why We're Pulling Our Recommendation of Wyze Security Cameras

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Post by ssklash »

pj_mukh wrote: post #31
drunner wrote: post #2

I mean, any security camera that does anything with the cloud should never make it onto a recommendation list in the first place. I'm not sure if the product exists, but something that replicates a homemade setup would be amazing. Think of a bundled camera(s) + raspberry pi + 1tb backup drive or whatever that you can only access over your own dedicated personal wireguard vpn (or tailscale, something like that), but s…

Noob question: Is it possible to stream video to a device outside your WiFi without needing a third party server in the middle? How does one do that?

A VPN tunnel into your home network is one way, or a VPS you control that has a similar connection into your home network is another.

Re: Why We're Pulling Our Recommendation of Wyze Security Cameras

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Post by gh02t »

drunner wrote: post #2

I mean, any security camera that does anything with the cloud should never make it onto a recommendation list in the first place. I'm not sure if the product exists, but something that replicates a homemade setup would be amazing. Think of a bundled camera(s) + raspberry pi + 1tb backup drive or whatever that you can only access over your own dedicated personal wireguard vpn (or tailscale, something like that), but s…

Lots of vendors sell something like that you just need to look for an NVR. Ubiquiti, Synology, Reolink, Amcrest etc all sell products like this to varying extents, but other companies have realized you can make better money selling outrageous cloud subscriptions for subsidized hardware.

Re: Why We're Pulling Our Recommendation of Wyze Security Cameras

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Post by mikecoles »

nickthegreek wrote: post #12

Anyone have a recommendation for the an affordable security cameras that would works without a cloud? I want to replace a collection of Blink cameras. Looking for doorbell cam, indoor and outdoor. Home Automation integration a plus.

Amcrest cameras feeding into Frigate.

Re: Why We're Pulling Our Recommendation of Wyze Security Cameras

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Post by jcalvinowens »

nickthegreek wrote: post #12

Anyone have a recommendation for the an affordable security cameras that would works without a cloud? I want to replace a collection of Blink cameras. Looking for doorbell cam, indoor and outdoor. Home Automation integration a plus.

I use raspberry pi zeros and the little "arducam" CSI boards. It's incredibly cheap and works great, you can make them talk to whatever you like.

Re: Why We're Pulling Our Recommendation of Wyze Security Cameras

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Post by Zaheer »

nickthegreek wrote: post #12

Anyone have a recommendation for the an affordable security cameras that would works without a cloud? I want to replace a collection of Blink cameras. Looking for doorbell cam, indoor and outdoor. Home Automation integration a plus.

Anker (Eufy) has some now. I haven't used them but if anyone has would love to hear about their experience here. https://us.eufy.com/collections/security

Re: Why We're Pulling Our Recommendation of Wyze Security Cameras

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Post by dylan604 »

bastardoperator wrote: post #27
arwineap wrote: post #15

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Ubiquiti is trustworthy. Krebs jumped the gun on that accusation and apologized https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/08/final-thoughts-on-ubiqui...

If you're cool with the NSA backdoor that got leaked yesterday. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37570407

Thanks. I thought I had recently seen the Ubiquity name in the headlines again after the Krebs debacle. I just didn't realize it was that recently.
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