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title, date, draft
| title | date | draft |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic Surveilance | 2025-02-24T22:01:14+02:00 | true |
I am building a house, for which I decided I need a webcam. I have never set up a security camera, so have zero knowledge before starting; one good thing — I knew the requirements pretty well:
- Nothing that has a subscription fee. ring.com is pretty good for short-term plug&play, but I cannot brace myself for a yearly payment, especially that I have (and can afford to maintain and upgrade) storage, network and compute.
- Use off-the-shelf hardware, so I am only minimally required to maintain the setup.
The Setup
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Camera
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LTE/5G Router
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<public internet>
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NVR
- Camera is the single most important component. Easy to understand what it is and why it matters too.
- NVR is a Network Video Recorder. Besides the camera, this is the second most important component. This is the thing that captures a video stream from the camera, (optionally) detects people and vehicles.
Picking the camera
A friend of a friend, who has been setting up security cameras for the last 15 years, recommended Dahua.
A popular open-source NVR