▲ 131 ▼ Ring to partner with Flock, a network of cameras used by ICE, feds, and police (techcrunch.com) submitted 1 year ago by rssbot@lemmy.bestiver.se [B] to c/hackernews@lemmy.bestiver.se 17 comments fedilink hide all child comments Comments
[–] TRBoom@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 year ago (4 children) I use a ring camera to keep an eye on my chickens. What can I switch to? It seems everything these days is app based... permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] jam12705@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago BlueIris (software) is a good option, and I loke Amcrest cameras. Thats what I run for our ranch. Its not to difficult to setup. permalink fedilink source parent [–] Tippy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago (2 children) I've never used them so you'd need to research a bit as I only have experience with their gateways, but Unifi makes security equipment that I believe can run locally or be hosted to devices from your network Maybe someone more knowledgeable than me can chime in if they have experience with their security ecosystem and how complex it is to use as you would a ring permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ghoelian@piefed.social 3 points 1 year ago I also don't have any experience yet, but unify also supports certified (I think) 3rd party cameras. I was planning on getting one of those, as the unifi cameras are too expensive for what I want them for. permalink fedilink source parent [–] TRBoom@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago I actually use unifi for work, all my switches and waps. I’ll take a deeper look at them for cameras, but they already more professional than I need. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] jam12705@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago BlueIris (software) is a good option, and I loke Amcrest cameras. Thats what I run for our ranch. Its not to difficult to setup. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Tippy@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 year ago (2 children) I've never used them so you'd need to research a bit as I only have experience with their gateways, but Unifi makes security equipment that I believe can run locally or be hosted to devices from your network Maybe someone more knowledgeable than me can chime in if they have experience with their security ecosystem and how complex it is to use as you would a ring permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Ghoelian@piefed.social 3 points 1 year ago I also don't have any experience yet, but unify also supports certified (I think) 3rd party cameras. I was planning on getting one of those, as the unifi cameras are too expensive for what I want them for. permalink fedilink source parent [–] TRBoom@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago I actually use unifi for work, all my switches and waps. I’ll take a deeper look at them for cameras, but they already more professional than I need. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Ghoelian@piefed.social 3 points 1 year ago I also don't have any experience yet, but unify also supports certified (I think) 3rd party cameras. I was planning on getting one of those, as the unifi cameras are too expensive for what I want them for. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TRBoom@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 year ago I actually use unifi for work, all my switches and waps. I’ll take a deeper look at them for cameras, but they already more professional than I need. permalink fedilink source parent