This hasn’t been asked in a while, and I really loved reading the last discussion so I’m hoping to kick it off again and see what has changed!
What I’d like to know is:
- What specific products do you wish you could host on your own infrastructure, but the product does not offer such a deployment method
- Do you or would you use the product without being able to self-host? I.E. In its current state
- Do you think your employer, if any, holds the same opinions?
An alternative to ring, wish I could self host the video recordings from the doorbell camera.
Don’t know about the hardware, but HomeAssistant + Frigate can definitely cover the software side.
This brand does not force you to use their service. so you can just run it as a self hosted device. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07ZJS3L5Y/?coliid=I8SLH70CY9YEK&colid=29UXLJ80XOR0U&psc=0&ref_=list_c_wl_gv_ov_lig_pi_dp
Blue Iris is open source
UniFi Protect is closed source but self hosted
Blue Iris may be an option for you. That + Home Assistant and MQTT allows me to send alerts from my camera to my phone based on conditions I’ve specified.
Remo does well.
Not sure about other ones.
UniFi does doorbells, cameras, and self hosted NVR.
Pricey though.
UniFi Protect is proprietary, would be nice if a FOSS alternative existed.