Show HN: Open-source private home security camera system (end-to-end encryption)

Re:Show HN: Open-source private home security camera system ... by VTimofeenko on Sunday December 01, 2024 @12:06AM (#42286327)

The remote access part can be solved by wireguard or tailscale for less hands-on approach. Ntfy.sh/telegram/whatever cool kids use these days for notifications.

This and my previous comment probably amount to a full Dropbox comment now :)

Can you elaborate on the sending video part -- do you transfer the whole file or a link to the file on the server? Curious about the replication piece I mentioned

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Re:Show HN: Open-source private home security camera system ... by arrdalan on Sunday December 01, 2024 @12:10AM (#42286347)

Privastead uses end-to-end encryption between the hub and the app. The hub encrypts the whole video file and sends it (through an untrusted server) to the app. The app will have a local copy of the video. The hub deletes the video upon delivery to the app. The server never has access to the unecrypted video.

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Re:Show HN: Open-source private home security camera system ... by tehlike on Sunday December 01, 2024 @01:09AM (#42286567)

WebRTC might provide a good way to handle this.

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Re:Show HN: Open-source private home security camera system ... by arrdalan on Sunday December 01, 2024 @01:16AM (#42286603)

Yes, indeed. Using WebRTC and MLS together should provide good performance and privacy. In fact, Discord recently did that: https://discord.com/blog/meet-dave-e2ee-for-audio-video

It's something I plan to look into at some point.

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