I’ve got a server running Debian and I’ve previously borrowed a wildlife cam for my garden. It activates on motion and records, has night vision, etc…

That said the only way to get the footage is to go out there and pull the SD card.

Is there a self-hosted approach to this? I don’t know what weather-proof camera setup people like for this sort of thing.

Edit for clarity: I don’t own a camera. I would need to buy one. That’s part of what this post is about - is there some self hosted software for this sort of thing that has a list of cameras it supports? Or a standard that the software needs the camera to support?

  • Flamekebab@piefed.socialOPEnglish
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    3 hours ago

    I would be buying. The cam I borrowed wouldn’t fit the setup I want, I just mentioned it because I want that functionality but without the hassle of pulling the SD card.

    So far it doesn’t sound like what I want exists, unfortunately.

    • SpikesOtherDog@ani.socialEnglish
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      7 minutes ago

      There appears to be many wireless options available. While there is no off the shelf option available, you may be able to automate connecting to the Wi-Fi of the cam and pulling the files from a Windows share. From there, you could put the files on a share for a service like photoprism.

      If the only way up interface with it is through an app, and you don’t have an old smartphone to run the app, then you could consider running an android emulator.