Storage Solutions Open Source NVR vs Branded NVR and qns on the software scene with security cameras

nfsnfs said:
Looking for Similar Setup. What are the concerns about the hardware / setup being chinese makes ? , I heard CP plus is home grown ,is it any better.
Any Indian make NVR and NVR cameras ?
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Nothing, Literally nothing is indian made. Any one who told you otherwise is lying or just plain stupid.
There are concerns with Chinese made, Even if you assume they aren't intentionally backdoored, They frequently use older vulnerable versions of software. You should never give public internet access to a the NVR and if you need remote access, Do it over a VPN back to your home. (Plain wireguard or tailscale are good options for it.
nfsnfs said:
Anys how do you guys have power backup for entire setup ? is there any AC to DC Battery to entire setup ? , basically dont want UPS or inverter ,it should directly run on battery and battery being charged all the time , is there any setup like this ?
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My NVR is powered over POE. POE switch is powered using a battery and battery is connected to a inverter(to power AC equipment and charge the battery) and also connected to a 2KW of solar panels to handle outages. You can look into doing some thing similar.

I use a Reolink RLN36 NVR. Their apps are pretty good(on phones/ipad and windows/mac). Phone apps have some limitations but those don't come up often and I can always just use the desktop app when I need it.
Party Monger said:
Can you elaborate more? Does it have a good android app? Whats the total cost like?
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The android app and their windows server app are reasonably good, support almost all the features you'll need and fairly reliable. I didn't have too many problems with it.

The downside is cost. You need a yearly subscription or pay a high one time cost for the server app and then you need to buy the mobile apps separately for each google account that needs access to the app. I did that but I have 20+ people who need access to cameras and I wasn't going to spend that much money. So i gave up half way on that project and switched to reolink's own nvr for my reolink cameras.
 
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ishanjain28 said:
Nothing, Literally nothing is indian made. Any one who told you otherwise is lying or just plain stupid.
There are concerns with Chinese made, Even if you assume they aren't intentionally backdoored, They frequently use older vulnerable versions of software. You should never give public internet access to a the NVR and if you need remote access, Do it over a VPN back to your home. (Plain wireguard or tailscale are good options for it.

My NVR is powered over POE. POE switch is powered using a battery and battery is connected to a inverter(to power AC equipment and charge the battery) and also connected to a 2KW of solar panels to handle outages. You can look into doing some thing similar.

I use a Reolink RLN36 NVR. Their apps are pretty good(on phones/ipad and windows/mac). Phone apps have some limitations but those don't come up often and I can always just use the desktop app when I need it.

The android app and their windows server app are reasonably good, support almost all the features you'll need and fairly reliable. I didn't have too many problems with it.

The downside is cost. You need a yearly subscription or pay a high one time cost for the server app and then you need to buy the mobile apps separately for each google account that needs access to the app. I did that but I have 20+ people who need access to cameras and I wasn't going to spend that much money. So i gave up half way on that project and switched to reolink's own nvr for my reolink cameras.
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Thanks Ishan, wont waste my time exploring it then. Just one question, is there an -ahem- version of the server and a modded android app that makes life easy?
 
k_m_Arya said:
I haven't tried milestone but do give it a shot, both android app and nvr is free for the essential+ version

XProtect® Essential+ | Free VMS from Milestone Systems

Get the free version of Milestone XProtect, the award-winning video management software for security cameras.
www.milestonesys.com www.milestonesys.com
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XProtect® Mobile – Apps on Google Play

Free mobile app for XProtect VMS and Husky NVR.
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Thanks bro. No opensource apps upto the task? Cause I have more than 8 cams.
 
Party Monger said:
is there an -ahem- version of the server and a modded android app that makes life easy?
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There probably is some thing like that since this is a old piece of software and very useful but I have not looked into it.
Party Monger said:
Thanks bro. No opensource apps upto the task? Cause I have more than 8 cams.
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I have tested shinobi, zoneminder, ispy & frigate extensively. All of them are unreliable trash and should not be trusted for this task.
anmolbhard004 said:
you using reolink na?
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Yes, Reolink RLN36
 
ishanjain28 said:
There probably is some thing like that since this is a old piece of software and very useful but I have not looked into it.

I have tested shinobi, zoneminder, ispy & frigate extensively. All of them are unreliable trash and should not be trusted for this task.

Yes, Reolink RLN36
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Where can we source Reolink ?

Does it need any subscription or it works standalone?

Can other brand cameras be used with this nvr ?

Is there anything better than Reolink brand ?
 
> Where can we source Reolink ?
Import it. They have no presence here.

> Does it need any subscription or it works standalone?
No subscription in any of their products.

> Can other brand cameras be used with this nvr ?
AFAIK, No but then I have not tried using any other cameras with this NVR. You might want to check r/reolinkcam

> Is there anything better than Reolink brand ?
Sure but at 2-3-5-10x the price. (Axis as an example)
 
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