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What products do you wish you could self-host? (alien.top)
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This hasn't been asked in a while, and I really loved reading the last discussion so I'm hoping to kick it off again and see what has changed!

What I'd like to know is:

- What specific products do you wish you could host on your own infrastructure, but the product does not offer such a deployment method

- Do you or would you use the product without being able to self-host? I.E. In its current state

- Do you think your employer, if any, holds the same opinions?

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[–] k_717@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (8 children)

An alternative to ring, wish I could self host the video recordings from the doorbell camera.

[–] elingeniero@alien.top 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Don't know about the hardware, but HomeAssistant + Frigate can definitely cover the software side.

[–] Icy_Expression_7224@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

This brand does not force you to use their service. so you can just run it as a self hosted device. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07ZJS3L5Y/?coliid=I8SLH70CY9YEK&colid=29UXLJ80XOR0U&psc=0&ref_=list_c_wl_gv_ov_lig_pi_dp

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[–] robin-thoni@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

OpenIPC for reflashing CCTV OEM firmware

[–] Bldck@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

Blue Iris is open source

UniFi Protect is closed source but self hosted

[–] MargretTatchersParty@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Remo does well.

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Not sure about other ones.

[–] robin-thoni@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Moonfire is great. Very simple and effective.

[–] transientpunk@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

Blue Iris may be an option for you. That + Home Assistant and MQTT allows me to send alerts from my camera to my phone based on conditions I've specified.

[–] FlibblesHexEyes@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

UniFi does doorbells, cameras, and self hosted NVR.

Pricey though.

[–] corpsefucer69420@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

UniFi Protect is proprietary, would be nice if a FOSS alternative existed.

[–] TheBlueKingLP@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Check out the Reolink doorbell, they have a wifi version and a poe version, though you need home assistant + frigate, and some tinkering skills to get it working. Might require a VPN for it to work wan you're not connected to home wifi. I haven't got it to work without VPN yet.