This blogger tries to steer readers the right way....but.

[looney2ns]

How to Give Ring and Nest the Boot and Set Up Your Own Home Security Camera

If you want a camera to sit on your mantelpiece and ping your phone every time the dog walks past, you’ve got more choice than ever before. But if you’re worried about what these devices are going to do with your videos, and with your data, there’s another option—build your own bespoke solution.

gizmodo.com

 

[crw030]

Yeah two tech Youtubers I watch recently posted Home Security videos that devastated me. One went with Ubiquity everything with Cloud storage, and the other did DIY and recommended ContaCam, USB Cameras & port forwarding.

Blue Iris and even ipcamtalk.com made it into the 600 comments though !!!