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Simple camera without 3rd party apps or accounts (mander.xyz)
submitted 1 year ago by to c/homeassistant@lemmy.world
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Partly because of your help, I now have a pretty decent HA set-up with lights and motion sensors. I was wondering if I could again pick your brain/ experience with the next step I need to take: add a camera.

A few days ago I bought a TAPO camera, and to my disappointment it was practically impossible to get it working without an app + account. Luckily I could return it.

I now want to avoid making the same mistake ๐Ÿ˜ฌ And I would love to hear how you approached this.

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[โ€“] 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

There is thingino and openipc, which are alternative firmwares for a bunch of afforable ip webcams. Which make them work without an account and be integratable into homeassistant. Would recommend those. The WUUK Y0510 is pretty easy and has a good specsheet/price ratio And there are some installers which make it as easy as writing an image to an sd card.

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

    There's also reolink intergation with homeassistant Reolink - Home Assistant

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  • [โ€“] 3 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    I had to use the Reolink app and it generates a QR code that programmed my camera. But after setup I can use HA to control the camera, move it, zoom, etc.

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