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CCTV, Frigate & Home assistant sanity check

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  • 21-05-2024 5:20pm
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    banie01
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    Hi folks,

    I'm currently spitballing the plan to replace my old and creaking CCTV with analog cameras, with a 5 camera digital camera setup.

    My current plan is to install 4 POE cameras leading back to a POE switch in my attic. That switch connected back to my Router.

    Now I'm trying to figure out my best option for storage. I have a NAS available as well as a few 2.5" hard disks. I've come up with 2 options that I think might work but, I'm hoping smarter heads here can critique.

    Option 1. 4 cameras wired to POE switch. POE switch connected to Router and managed via Frigate in HA. Mount a share from the NAS directly in HA and use that folder as the CCTV archive.

    Option 2. 4 cameras wired to POE switch. POE switch connected to Router and managed via Frigate in HA. Connect a USB hard drive to HA and store the CCTV archive locally on that drive.

    I'm leaning towards option 2 for a couple of reasons. Primarily that should I need to review or provide CCTV, that the drive can just be swapped. It also ensures that my NAS storage health isn't degraded quicker by constant read/write. Simpler to swap a USB drive than risk my media & backups archive.

    So, may I ask? Are either of those options a runner? Are the better methods that I'm missing?



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