I am considering setting up some POE Cameras around the exterior of the home to keep an eye on things when out of town. Should I renew my geek status and build my own or just buy an package deal of cameras & storage appliance?
Already have a decent Unifi network with spare POE capacity and a NAS with a few TB of storage available. Also I am not wild about putting my stuff on a cloud so the DIY route is preffered. I would most likely port forward the camera feeds like my Jellyfin or maybe find a way to feed the cameras through Jellyfin - that would be cool!
Like my APs I prefer POE so they can all be powered by a UPS in case of a utility outage.
Having said above any comments or suggestions for hardware? Would not mind a couple of the cameras also having a flood light for some of the dark doorways / over garage door. That would get bonus points with the missus <-- always a good idea!!
Already have a decent Unifi network with spare POE capacity and a NAS with a few TB of storage available. Also I am not wild about putting my stuff on a cloud so the DIY route is preffered. I would most likely port forward the camera feeds like my Jellyfin or maybe find a way to feed the cameras through Jellyfin - that would be cool!
Like my APs I prefer POE so they can all be powered by a UPS in case of a utility outage.
Having said above any comments or suggestions for hardware? Would not mind a couple of the cameras also having a flood light for some of the dark doorways / over garage door. That would get bonus points with the missus <-- always a good idea!!