Home security cameras and self hosted storage

Bluecube said:
I suggested that but the fella has the subscription already. Plus it’s more wife friendly which is a major bonus. No need to clutter up pretty little heads with things like VPNs
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He could install Wireguard on wife's phone, configure it to connect on demand when not on home wifi. Job done. I'd never advocate paying a subscription for something that can be done for free, so easy to spend a little bit here and there on unnecessary subs, it soon mounts up.
 
ChrisD. said:
That doesn’t stop lateral movement within your network if another device is compromised. Stopping internet exposure does not negate threat. All it takes is someone unknowingly clicking one malicious link as an example, and it’s over.
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Don’t open ports on your router and turn off Upnp.
 
spile said:
Don’t open ports on your router and turn off Upnp.
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With all due respect, I don’t think you know how breaches/attacks work. Closing ports and turning off upnp doesn’t mitigate against poor coding, infected or exposed devices inside your network and many other attack vectors. All it takes is one link, one QR code, one bit of dodgy coding for an app on your NAS.
 
If you're considering Reolink, why not self-host their software? 24/7 recordings and motion detection can be stored locally on your NAS, as well as on the camera's SD card if you wish. Their app for phones, tablets is wife-friendly, and they can integrate with HA.

I wouldn't bother with their hub. Two 12mb cameras sending footage over a 100mb connection which writes to SD cards isn't ideal. I experienced lock-ups and drops. There is a Hub Pro, which has HDD's, but this wasn't easily available in the UK at the time I tested.

I moved away from Unifi cameras as I found Reolink a better value. I have 2 x dual cameras, 2 x 4k PTZ and a few 4k dome cameras, which are over 3 years old now. Simple, effective, and they don't cost the earth for what they are. There are always offers on Amazon and the Reolink website, so you can land lucky.

Be careful not to overcomplicate something which needs to be reliable, easy to use and needs little maintenance/intervention.
 
ChrisD. said:
With all due respect, I don’t think you know how breaches/attacks work. Closing ports and turning off upnp doesn’t mitigate against poor coding, infected or exposed devices inside your network and many other attack vectors. All it takes is one link, one QR code, one bit of dodgy coding for an app.
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I stand corrected and thank you for your corrections and clarification.

In terms of Qnap issues I believe I adopted appropriate strategies (https://www.qnap.com/en/how-to/faq/article/what-is-the-best-practice-for-enhancing-nas-security) for minimising attack which in 10 years of use, I’ve never been subject to.

I hope I’m not being complacent.
 
Stelly said:
100% this I use them at home and I think that they are great... know a few guys that use unifi stuff

Stelly
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Another vote from me too,

I went through cheap cameras, self hosted NVR software, VPNs, Commercial cloud solutions - and I wish I had just stumped up for Unifi on day 1 for the time, headaches and eventually money it would have saved.
 
Nomisf said:
Another vote from me too,

I went through cheap cameras, self hosted NVR software, VPNs, Commercial cloud solutions - and I wish I had just stumped up for Unifi on day 1 for the time, headaches and eventually money it would have saved.
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My sister did the same mate - went through a lot cause she didnt want to pay the Unifi prices - she changed her mine after seeing mine :)

Stelly
 
We use Reolink cameras - POE switch powers them, with the feeds recorded 24/7 to our Univew NVR (2x 10Tb drives gives us just over 4 weeks of footage).

We also put 512Gb micro SD cards into each camera - my wife finds it easier to use the Reolink app to live view or check recent footage, whilst I can access the NVR directly, via my pc or tablet, if we need to check further back.

About to swap our older Ezviz doorbell for the Reolink POE version, which will keep everything under one app.
 
I went with Dahua cams and use a desktop PC running Blueiris with a couple of local desktop SATA drives.

When choosing cams don’t be too hung up megapixels, look closely at their night time performance as that’s when the low life are out and about. Most of my Dahua cams are only 2Mp with 3 4Mp cams but the they all have excellent nighttime vision when I purchased them but technology is always moving at a rapid pace.

Just a note, if you do decide to explore Blueiris, it’s not Reolink friendly with some users reporting issues.
 
IAmATeaf said:
I went with Dahua cams and use a desktop PC running Blueiris with a couple of local desktop SATA drives.

When choosing cams don’t be too hung up megapixels, look closely at their night time performance as that’s when the low life are out and about. Most of my Dahua cams are only 2Mp with 3 4Mp cams but the they all have excellent nighttime vision when I purchased them but technology is always moving at a rapid pace.

Just a note, if you do decide to explore Blueiris, it’s not Reolink friendly with some users reporting issues.
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Only 2 mp is 1080p?
 
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