Currently learning Frigate, a self-hosted open source security cam software with local ai object detection, and had some trouble figuring out a cheap camera to find and use for testing purposes - specially one without a cloud-portal, that doesn't contact home, and has open rtsp for streaming. The only option I had found initially was reolink.

But sure enough, a robust community exists and someone, "thingino", has come out with re-flashing hacks for older model cameras like wyze v3's with dead simple instructions. Some cameras require soldering specs but others, like this one, only need no-tool installers like you would use for raspberry pi sd flashing.

Now you can grab some $10 cameras off your local craigslist or marketplace, bypass vendor lock-in, and re-utilize cameras that were needlessly destined for a trash bin by way of planned obsolescence from a wasteful companies demands.

https://thingino.com/

https://github.com/blakeblackshear/frigate

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dcpuRz04zVg

#selfhosted #docker #frigate #raspberrypi #homelab

Oh, interesting - #Wyze apparently can detect whether a garage door is open or closed. It’s an AI feature so requires a subscription. I was not impressed with their AI features a year ago, but surely a garage door is much simpler.

(No, I still haven’t set up #Frigate.)

I was informed someone has been accidentally leaving it open, so here we are. Got a Zigbee tilt sensor from Third Reality on the way as well.

I’d rather not make the garage doors internet accessible in any way, but I guess we’ll see how much of a problem this is.

#HomeAssistant

LEAK: a trusted insider spilled plans for ARC Raiders, a snowy industrial map designed for vertical combat, a massive levitating Frigate you can explore, and a beefed-up social layer. LEAK 👀

The tipster says developers plan a dedicated clan system (groups split by interests) and a marketplace at Speranza Piazza. Together these additions could push the project beyond a regular extraction shooter into a proper social platform with a l...

#SteamAndEpic #LEAK #Speranza #Together #Raiders #Frigate