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Non-cloud cams with an nvr all the way. I won’t touch the cloud based services. My go to is currently Reolink.
Non-cloud cams with an nvr all the way. I won’t touch the cloud based services. My go to is currently Reolink.
This is me almost every morning around 5am… 😭
Yep, Reolink app pulls from your nvr… I think the only use of the cloud is authentication purposes. So make sure you have a good network connection. 😉
I have my entire house perimeter covered with them. Have I integrated them with HA? No. I don’t feel like I need to. The mobile app and notifications works well for me as does the desktop app.
The only time they acted weird was due to a spider web going across the lens. At night with wind it would trigger random motion alarms. My own damn fault for not cleaning them more often.
Edit: One last point, having the recordings local instead of the cloud is a big plus for me and their NVR works well.
Second this