Show HN: Update: Open-source private home security camera(end-to-end encryption) (github.com)

17 points by arrdalan ↗ HN
Several months ago, I posted in Show HN (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42284412) about this project (previously named Privastead, now changed to Secluso). It's a privacy-preserving home security camera that uses OpenMLS for end-to-end encryption between the camera and the mobile app. The post received a good amount of attention and there were many good comments.

Since then, my project cofounder and I have made major improvements to the project. The project previously would act as a hub for an IP camera, which was otherwise closed source. But now, our camera software can also run directly on a Raspberry Pi (even one as weak as a Raspberry Pi Zero 2W), resulting in a security camera with a fully open source software stack. In addition, our Raspberry Pi-based camera can perform AI to detect people/pets/vehicles and send notifications. Moreover, our released camera binary can be verified using reproducible builds and our app now runs on iOS as well as Android. You can use this project to turn your Raspberry Pi into a fully functional and (more important) private security camera. Please check it out, use it, and provide us with feedback!

In addition, we built a prototype of a standalone home security camera using this open source project and a Raspberry Pi. Please check it out here (https://secluso.com/). It's not meant to replace the open source project, but to explore whether a plug-and-play camera could make it easier for people who are interested but don't have time to set up our project on a Raspberry Pi. We're curious if this kind of device would be useful to the community. If you'd like updates on our progress on that front, you can join our mailing list on the site.

Finally, we'd love to hear your feedback and ideas on how we can improve the project. And we always welcome contributions to our open source project.

Our site: https://secluso.com

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I honestly don't quite understand what your offering is about. I have an RTSP (TLS) camera, which streams to my phone. That's end to end encrypted, what am I missing?
When would I pick this over Frigate?
One can use Frigate + Home Assistant + some secure remote access solution (e.g., VPN) to get a usage model similar to Secluso. Secluso however provides the following advantages:

1) You'll get advanced end-to-end encryption (MLS).

2) You'll get a trusted firmware (fully open source and verifiable software running on a Raspberry Pi). An important advantage of having trusted firmware is that you won't have to worry about putting a firewall in front of a camera that comes with closed source firmware and hence can't be trusted.

3) Secluso is easier to set up. All you need is to run our released binaries in a Raspberry Pi, a server, and then use our app. We are also open to providing server support for for a limited number of interested users. This will further simplify the setup. Please contact us if you're interested.

4) With Secluso, you won't need a hub or an NVR. All you need is a Raspberry Pi (and its camera).