Web Alternative to Cloud

[Creola 0]

Hi

 

I made the mistake of getting a Swann ADS446 CCTV camera, the App and Website for this camera are really poorly designed and unreliable. After wasting many hours on Swann I want to see if I can make use of the CCTV camera they have based this on.

 

I have managed to get into the back end and got hold of latest HIK Vision firmware.

 

I do plan to write a "how to" blog on this but first I need to figure out a few things!!

 

I want to recreate the facilities of the Swann App and Website using cost free solutions, but without using a PC, so first of all I want to know if there is any open source LAMP based software for CCTV.

 

LAMP is Linux, Appache, MySQL and PHP, it is basically what runs web servers.

 

I have seen iSpy which is Windows based and so needs a PC to be on 24/7.

 

I want to create a basic system, using just the camera, maybe an SD card, email, FTP and to perhaps improve the alerts and to find a way bridge the gap to push notifications to a no cost solution.

 

Just thought I would ask if there was some sort of open source webserver based CCTV solution? So far I have only found linux based alternatives that run in the home.

 

I see each camera has a mini webserver with alerts that can use FTP and send Emails, but I would like to create a web based console that does what Swann is supposed to do.

 

Thanks for your help.

[schlepers 0]

I've been trying to look for similar. The only thing I saw recently was https://dvr.webcam. But it seemed kind of half ass. I couldn't tell if it supported my Swann HD cams. I sent an email to them and no response.

 

Is there a hack or root for Nest to cloud it into Dropbox or One Drive?

[FGHJK 0]

I could not say, but based on the size of video files created by camera it would need compression before being uploaded.

 

There seem to be versions for OneDrive, GoogleDrive, iCloud and Dropbox,

 

https://dvr.webcam/Dropbox/About