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Is there a way to have an easy to set-up security camera system without the cloud? (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) by pelespirit@sh.itjust.works to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.ca

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I have Nest right now and Google changed the parameters when they bought it out. It not only got way more expensive, they won't show your video or picture history at all unless you buy a subscription. Nest would show 24 hours worth.

I want to add another camera, but I'm now willing to eat the cost of a new system and not have to depend on the cloud. We're not a super techy household though. Is there an easy way like the nest or close to that easy?

Edit: These are outdoor security cameras

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[–] halendos@lemmy.world 10 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

I have one from Reolink for some years now that, although has cloud features, can also work purely offline. You can connect to it through the browser and view as far back as the sd card you put on it allows. It still kept trying to dial home though, maybe for updates, blocked it on the firewall just for safety.

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

That looks interesting, was it easy to set up?

https://reolink.com/

[–] TheButtonJustSpins 4 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Reolink are quite easy to set up and work with, and they work great without internet connectivity.

Don't get Wyze or Blink.

[–] IndridCold@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

Wyze used to offer a RTSP firmware. I've got a few Cam2's at the house pointing to and recording on a personal server running iSpy Agent DVR.

Update: Looks like Wyze stopped working on the RTSP firmware a few years ago - https://support.wyze.com/hc/en-us/articles/360026245231-Wyze-Cam-RTSP

[–] kent_eh@lemmy.ca 2 points 4 weeks ago

It still kept trying to dial home though,

That's sus enough to be a showstopper for me.