Need at least the camera, if not that plus a microphone and speakers, not the lock or bell.

Libre Software (Obviously) + End-to-End Encryption

Small and easy to hide, so the camera isn’t stolen, attacked or bypassed.

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Unpopular opinion: an actual doorbell.

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I can’t remotely see if an important package was delivered with a regular doorbell.

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I also can’t see who took my package with a regular doorbell. But apparently having security cameras on your property is dystopian surveillance.

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Having security cameras that malicious businesses sell so they can scrape your data and share video with the police without your informed consent is a dystopian nightmare.

Having your own security system that is only accessed by you and those you intentionally share it with is not.

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Open the door and look

If your not at home, then it doesn’t matter.

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If that is a big problem, one alternative is to get a post office box.

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That’s seems like a good idea, considering the plethora of videos online of packages being stolen with an obvious camera watching the thieves.

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That won’t record attackers.

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add a vandal proof camera on top

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That’s my question.

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Add (offline, regular) camera.

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I think that is the normal choice

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Maybe don’t subject people to such dystopian surveillance

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It’s MY house. I’m recording invaders. No one is inviting you here.

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I use Eufy doorbells, locks, and cameras. I realize they are a Chinese company, but that is almost unavoidable until the US gets back to actually manufacturing tech.

The reason I like Eufy is the local storage and no required subscription fees.

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Harder for China than the US to attack in the US.

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I use eufy as well. The only issue they recently had was that thumbnails were stored in their cloud if you chose to enable them on notifications. If you just select the text option, none of the footage is stored online and everything is local.

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Isn’t this the company that not only got busted for uploading continuous footage but got caught publicly exposing that footage to anyone with VLC?

I if I am remembering correctly you should throw away the device immediately

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That won’t record attackers.

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It might contribute in some small aesthetic way to deterring them, which seems a much better ambition.

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You can use a Wyze Video Doorbell 1 and flash it with thingino firmware. Then hook it up to a Frigate home surveillance server.

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Yes, looks good, thank you!

Will that run on a Pi? Can it shut off when I’m at home?

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Frigate can definitely run on a Pi. It can also integrate with Home Assistant which can run on a Pi. As for turning itself off when you’re home, I don’t know.

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Best answer, thanks again!

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