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Hey all, just wondering if anyone has any good self-hosted security cam recs? Have plenty of space and server options, and next big thing on my list is to get rid of my battery cloud cams. They have worked well enough I guess for a few years, but really pretty slow and limited, wondering if anyone has experience with any self-hosted solutions, preferably with similar features ie: motion detection, app/webapp, maybe battery op?

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[–] pishadoot@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

You can self host Protect. It's what I did for ages when I was using a few of their cameras. Don't have to use cloud unless you want to.

There's a lot of downsides to ubiquiti (I've been dunking on them all over this thread) but there's a LOT of great stuff too, and being able to self-host their management suite if you choose to do so is GREAT. That doesn't make me want to invest in their walled garden for cameras, but for people who want to get into a functional ecosystem they're a great choice. Overall the price:performance curve is not worth it to me, though, but neither are apple products, even though I know they work well also.