best option for security camera storage?

[mclld]

I have some Amcrest wifi security cameras that take sd cards but support nas, I am wondering for a reasonable price what would be my best option. Amcrest also sells dvr's but I dont know if I should just buy a nas instead

 

[Abula]

If you want something simple you can use a prebuilt like Qnap/Synology,

QNAP & Synology NAS Setup for Amcrest IP Cameras using Surveillance Station

If you want to build around a windows envoirment, then i would suggest to consider BLUE IRIS.

Adding Amcrest IP Cameras to Blue Iris

 

[Seagate_Surfer]

As far as the actual drives storing the data, we do offer a line of drives specifically engineered for surveillance footage uses like DVR, NVR, & CCTV called the SkyHawk & SkyHawk AI. They come with firmware (dubbed ImagePerfect) which prioritizes writes most of the time to preserve picture quality while writing massive blocks of highly-detailed video data and minimizing dropped frames.

For more info on choosing the right drive for the right job, see our YouTube vid

 

[AP514]

+1 on Blue Iris...hear a lot of good stuff but I am new at it my self

 

[Gamerdad]

I bought one of those off-lease Dells that show up in Hot Deals from time to time that had an i7, put in a 4TB WD Purple drive , cheapo SSD for boot drive, and a decent power supply and installed Blue Iris software in it. I can not say enough good things about both, Blue Iris and Amcrest. I live in North Texas and these cameras have survived multiple hail storms and the hot texas summer without a single hiccup. I love the blue iris app on android and IOS as well. It takes about a week or so to fine tune Blue Iris to work exactly how you want it to, but once you're done, back-up your config file and just sit back and relax.

 

[Zedicus]

zoneminder is an amazing security camera system.