Tired of Jeff Bezos controlling your doorbell cam? I made a privacy focused one that's based on an ESP32 with local Home Assistant integration.

https://tristam.ie/2023/758/

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phx@lemmy.ca · 15 pts · 3y (1 reply)

It's kinda ironic that all the source parts links are for Amazon in order to build a device which doesn't use Amazon, but I suppose that's just the most readily available resource :-)

Great concept though. I honestly hate most "smart" doorbells but a homebrew one sounds like a cool idea

poopsmith@lemmy.world · 16 pts · 3y

It’s kinda ironic that all the source parts links are for Amazon in order to build a device which doesn’t use Amazon, but I suppose that’s just the most readily available resource :-)

It's because the author (OP) gets money when people buy those parts using those links (as the links have the tag=thatguy0ec-20 parameter in the query string).

CampfireParade@lemmy.world · 8 pts · 3y

Great stuff. Thanks!

dnzm@feddit.nl · 3 pts · 3y

Fun stuff, although I wonder how weather proof this would be — my door bell is outside, with nothing in terms of shielding from the elements.

I also liked the pi-as-a-travel-router, that gave me a solid idea!

keegomatic@kbin.social · 3 pts · 3y

Hey, this is excellent. I was looking to do something like this a few months ago. Bought a few ESP devices to mess with, but never got around to it. I might try it out now, though, using your guide. Thank you!

Mpeach45@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Thoughts on the right hardware for a more robust camera to stream RTSP?

thatguy_ie@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y

If you can get your hands on one, a Raspberry Pi Zero 2 W with the official Pi Camera Module 3 is a great solution but it lacks the ESPHome integration.