[plug] Semi OT: linux friendly security cameras

[William Kenworthy]

Thank you all, I'll look into it.

BillK


On 15/7/22 12:02, Kevin Shackleton wrote:
> Hi Bill,
>
> Dahua cameras are essentially web servers and can store on local SD 
> cards.  They don't actually need an internet connection.  There is a 
> weird Windows app that initialises each camera but from there it's 
> fairly straightforward.
>
> I can lend you one if you wish. (I have a trade account with a wholesaler)
>
> Cheers,
> Kevin.
>
> On Fri, 15 Jul 2022 at 11:58, Bill Kenworthy <billk at iinet.net.au> wrote:
>
>     Hi, Google isn't helping much so I am hoping someone here has
>     expertise in this. I would like to get a security camera(s) that
>     doesn't send everything to the cloud or china. Prefer wifi, should
>     be 1080 resolution, can be fully accessed from Linux (I currently
>     do not have a working windows install) and can be made compatible
>     with homeassistant.
>
>     Or
>
>     Is something like an esp32 camera module viable/usable? I already
>     use some esp32's for other projects and if the camera modules are
>     suitable this might be the best solution - anyone tried this?
>     BillK
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