Title: Ethical + privacy-first outdoor camera setup (garden & garage) – looking for advice (lemmy.ml)

submitted 2 days ago by Osm@lemmy.ml to c/homelab@lemmy.ml

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Hi all,

I'm planning to set up outdoor security cameras (garden and garage) and want to do it fully local, with no cloud.

My constraints:

100% local storage, no vendor cloud or apps
PoE + ONVIF/RTSP, IP67, good night vision

Questions:

Any better open or camera brands that work fully offline?
Any firmware or hardening tips I might be missing?

Thanks!

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[-] apftwb@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Reolink offers PoE cameras and NVRs recorders. It is what I have. You can plug in a monitor/keyboard into their NVR and set everything up from there without any networking.

Regarding hardening, if you have a firewall you can create rules that block connections between your NVR and the open internet.

https://support.reolink.com/articles/900000617826-Which-Reolink-Products-Support-CGI-RTSP-ONVIF/

this post was submitted on 10 Nov 2026

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