Cheap DIY WiFi Cameras & Cloud Free Home Automation

[@Seytonic]

Gotta give this a go!

[@Jaybearno]

Man the KZbin algo is amazing, This is exactly the project I was researching. Thanks for posting.

[@DrKnow65]

Solder bridge, the OEM only uses the 0 ohm resistor so they can change the orientation via pick-n-place. Just drag the iron across the resistor, it will stick to the tip. Wipe off the resistor, apply more solder drag across the pads you want bridged. Done :)

[@RoboGeek123]

Glad to see the video come to light. Loved your progress on twitter as you were building it. Great job Glytch!

[@RDJ134]

A well documented tutorial would be very apriciated :D

[@ivarmh]

Ive been using ESPHome for a while. Bought a bunch of tuya sockets and flashed them with ESPHome using tuna-convert. Works great. Looks like you’d still risk getting deauthed or jammed using WiFi for your cameras. For those of us that already have the cables in place for PoE Cameras I noticed that there are PoE driven ESP32 modules available. Would be cool to have a go running a camera using Ethernet, rather than having to deal with the antenna-resistor :)

[@dps9988]

Man, thank you for this. I have been collecting these esp32 cam modules from AI-Thinker for a while now, but havent found any good tutorials that involved what i wanted to do exactly, which is exactly what you have here. again, thank you!

[@dps9988]

My only problem is learning how to use Home Assistant really. I am kind of new to all of this, but i am extremely interested and probably a bit addicted to it... you should see my "workshop" lol. Again, I cant thank you enough for this. Sort of showed me the light on how to go about what it is that I am wanting to do.

[@ifell3]

This is the best thing I've seen this year!!

[@mrkiky]

Though, it is just the 14th of January so that's not saying a lot.

[@ifell3]

@@mrkiky but I think it's going to stay there for a while!

[@mrkiky]

@@ifell3 Yea I mean it's a pretty dope project

[@m97120]

That's not very hard considering how much the year sucked.

[@stevenA44]

Started watching the video and as soon as you mentioned ESP32CAM Module, you caught my interest because as it happens, I just got one of these with an extra little board and some F2F jumper wires from a pallet bin store for $5 last week! I'm going to try this and see what happens. Thanks for the video.

[@drmosfet]

Nice little camera, also good to know that there others are not crazy about sending every little thing they do through the cloud and back.

[@humangarbage3386]

he says not to use a cluod and use VPN goofy

[@kylebehiels3963]

More glitch! What a great project

[@snouthusky3554]

Hooray for cloud-free! o/~ we don't need no external service, we don't need no cloud control, keep our pictures in the family, Amazon! Leave my house alone! o/~

[@neopolythe]

Nice one! :)

[@mr.bianchirider8126]

Correction, “we don’t need no stinkin’ .....”

[@cplcabs]

🤣you mean amazons cloud?

[@dreamingrightnow1174]

@@cplcabs Home server

[@recoverybassintv4562]

@@neopolythe is

[@scottwood1143]

Great timing Glytch, I recently found ‘Home Assistant’ as well - cool stuff! Nice compact WiFi cam (w/o the cloud!).

[@carlos2408]

Scott which Home Assistant ? Pardon my ignorance but i only know Google, amazon and apple.

[@izemanevobike]

Instant buy. Have to build two of them just for fun. Thank you!

[@iamkaioken]

Always nice to see a Glytch video!

[@pedrohenriquepeixoto3964]

Great project. Would love to get more detailed info, such as resolution and framerate in use. An option to persist the footage upon motion detection would be great as well. Maybe add an IR illuminator for night-time monitoring?

[@msajib2008]

He's using the esp32 cam module which comes with the ov2640 cam so I think it can do upto max 1600×1200@15fps, or if you can lower your res. SVGA@30fps & CIF@60fps.

[@sunriseshell]

As a 0 ohm resistor is effectively just a jumper you could alternatively use a piece of wire or just a blob of solder to bridge that gap. Brilliant BTW, love this setup.

[@D4RKFiB3R]

If the resistor is 0 ohm, does that mean I could just bridge the pads with solder?

[@richard3422]

On the RPi0, I used a jumper wire because it was a 0 ohm resistor. I know this is a different board, but that spot looks more like a selector switch to control where the antenna is located.

[@frederickjohnh]

@@Glytch 0 ohms is equivalent to a short. If the resistance is that small it is not going to affect the RF. Trust me I have worked with lots of transmitters. My guess is that is a jumper made in the same form as a resistor to allow easy manufacturing with other surface mount components. It would be easier for the end user if it was a jumper header or one could be solder on.

[@linuxlovah9164]

IANAEE but I have heard that 0 ohm resistors are used because it's easier for the pick and place machine to put a surface mount resistor there than a wire.

[@frederickjohnh]

@@linuxlovah9164 But then is it really a resistor? 0 ohms does not resist anything, it is just a fancy wire!

[@CarltonDodd]

@@Glytch 0-ohm "resistors" are used because wave/oven soldering is designed NOT to bridge pads. The easiest way to switch one of these is to heat that 0-ohm and just wipe it off of your iron, then solder-bridge the pads you want.

[@KelikakuCoutin]

I've been watching quite a few ESP-32CAM implementation videos. This is by far, if not the most helpful, the most well presented, of any of them. I just ordered a Reolink battery powered WIFI cam, that won't work on a private network - unless it's connected to the internet (which none of the descriptions mention), after not being able to implement my small collection of ESP-32CAM boards. Thanks so much for devising this project. I think that I'm going to try this out. I'm sending the Reolink back to Amazon (it keeps crashing anyway, needing to be constantly reset and reprogrammed in order to work). Subscribed. Thanks for the content. Keep up the good work. בס״ד‎

[@AliciaSykes]

Cheers man, useful vid, looking forward to the next ones!

[@stackerforson7180]

this dude is good, period!! Love watching him and he presents things very well!

[@BS-mj7ko]

i've been wanting to build a home security cctv via wifi, self monitored over home vpn. nice simple build my friend. good job.

[@edwardfletcher7790]

I love the practicality of this design 👍

[@ovalwingnut]

Interesting and thought provoking. GLiTcH videos are subscribable 👍😎 Heck, I even stayed for the Sponsors spot!

💘 what you're doing glytch. Ur awesome

[@buf0rd]

Glytch... rock on brah! epic vid. You got this.

[@LC-ue6mp]

I am your new subscriber and fan. Thank you for your time and effort in sharing your wisdom. Best Regards.

[@jaysilence3314]

Please tell us about the 3M bonding tape!

[@twretro]

Hi! You say that there is a problem with deauth and wifi-cams... But: in the case of the esp32 cam it is still present... or am I wrong?

[@fifty_grosh]

Thats great! How long does the battery last?

[@oliviera.9079]

Wait but its still vulnerable to deauth no?

[@SchoolforHackers]

Olivier A. - quite correct.

[@chrizree2929]

Implement IEEE 802.11w-2009 for protected management frames (PMF), ESP32 supports it in station mode setting appropriate flags in pmf_cfg in esp_wifi_set_config(), the AP needs support of course but it's available in hostapd (ieee80211w parameter) and OpenWRT (hostapd based with wpad-full), depends on the chipset though

[@joshuavillwo]

Olivier A. His firmware he posted ignores deauth packets. So not in the normal way. Obviously actual jamming would work though.

[@sombrnegr1386]

Only Allah can make it invulnerable to de-auth. Trust in Earth's greatest electrical engineers, Pakistanis who are #1 recipients of the most H1b visas on earth.

[@chrisw1462]

The ESP32's WiFi stack is firmware, though, and can be fixed. Unlike the bazillion phones, routers, and computers out there.

[@resellrampage5736]

Was there a follow up video to this video?

[@galaxysam1375]

This guy is really smart!

[@thomascarruthers3980]

Thank you. Just found you channel.. subbed. Again thanks again! Cheers for Canada!

[@TheHookUp]

Cool project, not sure how useful it is though since there's no PIR or deep sleep. I'd guess the maximum battery life is significantly less than 1 day?

[@slrsouth64]

I wonder if a small solar charger like on calculator would power this or at least keep the battery lasting longer?

[@fredyj6730]

I’ve been looking for something just like this! Thank you 🙏🏽!

[@DiyEcoProjects]

Hi glitch, youre awesome bro. Well done on a clever solution.

[@thecitiots]

Awesome video thanks for putting the time in to make this!

[@jtlerch]

This is something we have been struggling with as well. Following this project series closely

[@imothy]

Yay, you're in my feed again! First time i've seen a Hak5 video in my feed in years, i've been subscribed and ding'ed the little bell too.

[@compubyte2010]

GREAT VIDEO .. thanks for the info.. Oh, and I wish to share something with you, you said that little resistor kept sticking to your soldering iron, I watched a video of installing an antenna, the guy never used a soldering iron.. he used a heat gun it wasn't holding it on with much solder.. and nudged it with tweezers.. then he heated fluxed etc. and installed the other part and heated it with the heat gun too. kinda cool. considering he didn't use an iron .

[@robertlittle9907]

You are absolutely brilliant.

[@ijonaskisselbach6758]

Awesome project. Thanks for sharing.

[@ВасилийТеркин-р7г]

Someone who understands how dangerous clouds could be. Like and subscription

[@roytelling6540]

I am a 60 year old and I SLOWLY!!! getting into teck I understand what you are saying??? BUT I do not follow what you are talking about!? if you understand what I mean?! but this is the first video I have seen that SORT? OFF? made sense. I have dyslexia so learning though books it HARD. I have just subscribe to your channel

[@darcydomanko6396]

Thanks, I walk away with useful info, very good sir.

[@ruimanuel4292]

Nice tutorial dude ✌️

[@krillen64]

I have been wanting to get a cloud free solution like this for some time. One that was more secure then what's out there and it's cool you have a solution. The only thing i don't like is having to get the parts and make it myself and that programing it isn't easier for the general person. I would love Something like this already made with a much easier solution for programing/seeing them up, with the good/better security then with what's currently on the market. I'd buy something like that off the hak5 shop for a better price then what's on the market. That's what has kept me from getting any currently on market is the lack of cloud free and better security with them. I'd would love it being real product on the hak5 shop so I could buy it.

[@markconger8049]

I bet if you tried you could build a camera yourself as demonstrated in the video. It's pretty much plug and play. The "programming" isn't really coding, but more of uploading a file.

[@ihatesignupsgrrrrrrr]

Crazy how I just went to my local BB about a month ago while doing holiday shopping and asked if there was any decent wifi motion detecting cameras that did not require internet! Someone could so easily create a startup of this info here I am wanting to believe!!!!!

[@jafinch78]

Awesome! Great detail. Thanks for sharing.

[@djosearth3618]

great stuff thanks glytch!

[@user-dy5ho4sj2w]

You are awesome! This is super cool.

[@MrNubix]

Wondering how long the batteries last

[@Crusty_Camper]

That's such a good idea.

[@NicosLeben]

It would be a good addition if the camera actually could see in the dark using infrared LEDs as light. Is this possible or do the ESP cmaeras have IR filters?

[@TheClembo]

Will this project be documented anywhere where the steps are shown and all parts required please?

[@mortenmoulder]

Read the description. All the links are there for his ESPCam

[@WaschyNumber1]

Nice, do the cameras have night vision, I looking for a outside door camera system.

[@dhandavid]

Hi Glytch, do you have separate video on how you setup the ESP32 cam?, thanks

[@josejj]

This is amazing, thanks a lot

[@mplacona3]

Thanks for the video. What’s the battery life like on these?

[@tseawell90]

Awesome job.

[@joejamescat4126]

Thanks!!! Finally low cost; secure home cam I can trust. Currently I use a VPN. Leave it to Glytch. Thanks dude.

[@DinoNucci]

Cool. Can we jailbreak existing cams so we don't have to do the hardware part?

[@JJnATX]

thanks for the video. Considering using this as a birdbox camera. Will the camera work while it's being charged?

[@TracyNorrell]

Did he talk about how he defeated a deauth attacks?

[@T1g3rch3n]

The ESP32 Based Boards can connect via Ethernet as well

[@TheTechcrisis]

I wonder what 3d printer Glytch uses.

[@TheTechcrisis]

@@Glytch Cool, thanks for the info.

[@Haldrie]

This seems promising though I think I see a flaw...what's the stop someone from deauthing those cameras? I would suggest something that had the ability to record internally so if it got knocked off wifi it could keep a local cache recorded internally and feed that to the main system once it got wifi again or simply allow direct access to it's recording if it never does get connected again for any reason. It would me a smart criminal would knock out the wifi cameras thinking they won't be recorded as a result but in reality the cameras are still doing their job recording everything they are doing anyway. I have no idea how you would pull something like that off with that device but it is something I've been thinking about when it comes to doing a similar setup.

[@matthewnoecker5062]

Check out the Reolink E1 Pro .... uses RTSP for local stream and no need for the cloud .... also has on board SD card for local recording to the camera in case wifi signal is lost or jammed. Just use Blue Iris for recording on the computer.

[@DanielLopez-kt1xt]

If you are interested in efficiency to charge the 18650 cell you have in there, you have a different option to charge it... the tp4056 you are using is a linear regulator, so it acts like a variable ressistance, and can only be connected to 5v input... there's another module, called tp5100 (and the tp5000, but this is good for LiFePO4 option), that can charge 1 or 2 cells, but uses step-down to charge... this gives better efficiency while charging, and allows you to charge it with a 18v psu... It has no USB port on it, but well... it's a good option, since it will no heat up as much as the tp4056

[@AleemAhmed]

Great video and efforts of this man

[@performancefuel8834]

Do you have a parts list? These are perfect for reconnaissance.

[@Willy_Tepes]

Great, I have wished for something like this for a long time. Now just make it water proof and add a motion detection sensor that alerts my phone. I need something for security around my camp site for animals and humans.

[@Eger7law011]

I have been wanting for someone to do a system that is self contained and free from outside hacking for "secure" camera security. Not that I have so much to protect I am just paranoid when it is known that something allegedly secure can be compromised by the hacking criminal mind, which just leads to a feeling of what is the point. Thanks for a simple low cost solution.

[@thecrazy8888]

3:29 LOL! It was like looking in a mirror :P

[@FL0RI4NN]

Does it support saving the video file via the network in order to be able to go back in time?

[@wreckingball8881]

Is there a new version of the board that doesn't have this resistor issue?

[@darthmo]

I recently found your video and I had to buy everything to make it too!! But I couldn't find the battery charging module, does that one outputs 5v? The one I got outputs the same 4.2v and the ESP32CAM works but with some noise on the cam stream as it is supposed to be powered by 5v right?

[@mrglasecki]

Bless you 😎

[@dablet]

can you make it ONVIF so my NVR will work with it?

[@ahmedbelfakir6688]

Hi friend thanks for sharing this video please where can I find this case

[@GrumpyHeadDesigns]

I am trying to make this and I can not see the cam view. Is this an extra setup that needs to be done? I see the cam is online but how to view it?

[@mokolokoa3288]

How long that battery device could work without charging? ETA?

[@MrHeHim]

That was my first thought. Second was to redesign it so you can swap the battery, I know I don't want to take it down, charge it, then remember to put it back when it's charged. I rather have a li-ion charger ($15-$20 for a good one) and swap out the battery quickly with minimal down time. Also would be nice to have low battery alert, maybe something simple and crude like a uptime timer that once it hits 3/4 of projected battey life it sends out a notification. Either way, I'm thinking I rather hack my Wyze cams to record to my NAS. But there outdoor so I don't care about privacy ;-)

[@tlmyasirs]

whats the Running time for a full charge?

[@miniwarrior7]

@William Hucke your judge is high I think. This depends on the esp activity level... Could be a day or two especially since it's running an entire esp operating system with no deep sleep

[@psi3000]

whats that screen in what looks to be a small Pelican case on his bed?

[@scanner_956]

Can you download the saved video feed wirelessly too?

[@ThingEngineer]

BUT!... You can still deauth it. Is there a way to make the ESP ignore those types of packets.

[@DesignitBuilditRepairit]

Awesome project thank you for your hard work Love home assistant/hassio

[@Perspectologist]

How is the battery voltage being regulated to either 3.3v or 5v for the microcontroller? It doesn’t look like the TP4056 does any buck or boost on the output. Am I missing something?

[@Perspectologist]

GlytchTech thanks for the detailed explanation. That makes sense.

[@TBL_stevennelson]

I Think this is what im looking for. At least I can learn a bit from it thanks.

[@TheoSmith249]

looking forward to HASIO vid and exploring this excellent project further!!

[@PDRIFT86]

Which specific esp cam modules did you use?

[@warrenturner3987]

Is there a way that you can add a solar cell to charge the battery? This could allow the device to be located outside and self charge and run in perpetuity. It would be a stand alone security camera. Maybe you could print a little bit larger housing and make it water-proof. What do you think?

[@BeefStick720]

New Hak5 product that will be sold??

[@NateCrownwell]

I need to buy this!

[@alexwaine9423]

have you got a STL file to print the case ?

[@anthrounit]

I really miss how Hak5 used to be with a full show over a bunch of topics and projects with several people. Just isnt the same as it once was.

[@christopherboozystinytots5097]

did Kitchen sell it or something? When did it stop being the Darren Kitchen show?

[@henkdevries5042]

Hey, good show! Thank you! Did I hear you say you can use coax cameras and convert it into digital? I still have 6 Defender coax cameras that I would like to use in Home Assistant. Do you have suggestions?

[@daveapplemotors]

Will ESPhome show more than one camera on a single screen?

[@jacobwarners887]

Do you have a shipping list for this ?

[@Xanthro2]

could you use 2 or 3 them dollartree solar lamp solar pannels on it to keep it charged on its own?

[@jacobnator-hi5ir]

anybody else think he kind of resembles codyslab! in codys earlier days..

[@xxcr4ckzzxx840]

Thought exactly the same. He´s like Cody but for Techies lol

[@666hobart]

you mean like the complete gayness of it all?

[@nomadic_rider42]

You've earned a sub.