Post #1424662
2026-04-02 18:02 UTC
I don't have any smart cameras but I've been thinking of getting a camera for my front porch lately to deter (and possibly chase down) porch pirates. I live on a busy pedestrian street so I've had packages stolen within 10 minutes...
Does anyone have a privacy respecting, preferably self hosted, camera suggestion? I'd love if it could notify me when a delivery has been made
Replies (3)
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@mx_smith@lemmy.world 2026-04-02 21:19
I use a Raspberry Pi with two external usb cameras running MotionEyeOS. It’s easy to flash to a micro SD and I got a waterproof box to keep the pie dry.
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@CPMSP@midwest.social 2026-04-02 20:37
I've been very happy with Reolink so far - it works with Home Assistant so can be (is) self hosted through with a server as well as the onboard SD card.
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@lama@lemmy.world 2026-04-03 00:07
Yeah look at https://frigate.video/ for the software and the look at the cameras they recommended. I believe reolink cameras which are kept from accessing the Internet are one of the recommended approaches.