If you want something easy but not necessarily the cheapest, UniFi will do.
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XeroxCool@lemmy.world 5 months agoDo you have particular recommendations? I somehow landed on Reolink as the option I’m going to buy in a few months
EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Buelldozer@lemmy.today 5 months ago
I like UniFi but they aren’t inexpensive and to really make them work you have to balls deep into the UniFi Ecosystem. I HAVE that ecosystem and still went with Reolink for my cameras.
EncryptKeeper@lemmy.world 5 months ago
Yeah they’re not crazy expensive but not cheap either, and I’m not a fan of Ubiquiti as a company. There are definitely better alternatives, I just don’t know anything that somebody who’s only used shitty cloud connected garbage could jump right into
USSEthernet@startrek.website 5 months ago
Bit expensive, but I run all Ubiquiti network and camera equipment.
TimeSquirrel@kbin.social 5 months ago
Probably avoid anything by Hikvision if you don't want to risk having Chinese backdoors in it. My own system is just a hodgepodge of different used cams I pulled off job sites.
soysauce@lemmynsfw.com 5 months ago
If the cameras are on a private network with no routes to the Internet a backdoor doesn’t really matter. I would still avoid untrustworthy manufacturers.
SocialEngineer56@notdigg.com 5 months ago
I’m using Reolink and highly recommend it. Without a doubt the best bang for your buck. I bought a bundle on Black Friday a couple years ago with the 2TB NVR and 4 cameras (5MP POE) for a couple hundred dollars, and I’ve since expanded to 6 cameras.
I’m in the process of setting up a NAS, so hoping I can get reolink backed up on it for easy access.
Buelldozer@lemmy.today 5 months ago
Reolink is perfectly fine. They can be setup with or without internet, just remember to put them on their own VLAN that doesn’t have Internet access. If you don’t want to use the Reolink NVR then build yourself a frigrate box or similar.