Edit: ideally wifi cameras that I can solar power.

Looking to replace my Arlo cameras with something self-hostable. Arlo lets you store on a USB stick, but there’s no way to get out from under their cloud, which gets more expensive all the time.

  • WindowsEnjoyerEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I have desperately tried open-source NVRs that will work on Linux but none of them are even in the same universe as Blue Iris for functionality and ease of use.

    Have you tried Shinobi? I’ve used it for quite some time until I switched to Frigate. It isn’t broken tho.

    Also, anything special with Blue Iris? Note that it can be ran on Linux because there is Docker image that uses wine.

    • ikidd@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I did have it working under Wine myself, not with docker. The docker image is news to me, I might have to give it a try. What I did notice about running under Wine was that the web interface wouldn’t load the good quality version, just the basic HTML version with the sad camera controls and interface. It worked, but wasn’t great.

      I did try Shinobi, it had a really odd interface. While it worked, I did not find it enjoyable to use and it was pretty rudimentary compared to BI.