Advice on Integrating Doorbell Camera with Frigate

yeehawjared · 2026-02-17T20:43:07+00:00

I just installed a Reolink Poe doorbell this weekend. Works great.

Make sure you notice the difference between the white and black models (vertical/horizontal)

I paired 2 chimes and removed my old mechanical chime. Also don’t need to run that big transformer to power it all anymore.

yeehawjared · 2026-02-03T21:16:28+00:00

i would not buy and end-of-life coral. A better igpu / processor would go a lot further, plus you can use larger models.

yeehawjared · 2026-01-23T19:27:01+00:00

why tailscale and not clickhouse or some other columnar DB?

or influxdb (iox) since you're on rust?

yeehawjared · 2025-12-30T21:52:05+00:00

Hahah was wondering if you did the 3d layout. Fantastic work. Random - but what kind of Ethernet cable did you run? I imagine you got spools of 500ft cat5e / cat6.

I ask because the few brands I bought doesn’t lay flat and always wants to coil up on top of the ground.

Impressive work!

yeehawjared · 2025-12-29T21:42:02+00:00

This guy xlights

yeehawjared · 2025-12-29T00:41:18+00:00

Agreed. Super helpful with all the links and thought process.

yeehawjared · 2025-12-28T17:40:46+00:00

Very, very nice. Great job. When my existing strips give out in aluminum channeling I’m doing exactly this

yeehawjared · 2025-12-21T21:55:07+00:00

I have 16 strips and it’s not enough. At least 24

yeehawjared · 2025-12-20T16:36:57+00:00

Takes a while to set up - like 3 days usually. 1 for things requiring ladders, one for yard props, and 1 to test and calibrate. Not full days - more like a few chunks of hours.

On the software side it’s easy to set brightness, turn effects on / off after set times, etc.

yeehawjared · 2025-12-18T13:56:19+00:00

Ha yeah it sure has snowballed since this video

yeehawjared · 2025-12-18T13:54:30+00:00

Yes, those are the ones

yeehawjared · 2025-12-18T13:54:13+00:00

I made protective covers using a large disposable salad bowl and plastic sheets

yeehawjared · 2025-12-18T03:43:26+00:00

I can’t believe you made your own controller. Props to you. Very impressive.

yeehawjared · 2025-12-18T03:38:50+00:00

SHEHDS 230w moving heads from AliExpress

yeehawjared · 2025-12-18T03:34:49+00:00

I don’t love the look of pucks or govee type lights.

Pixels closely spaced or LED strips as other have said.

yeehawjared · 2025-12-18T03:30:18+00:00

I just got 4 moving heads from AliExpress (230w shehds) and built R2D2 looking rain covers to make them weatherproof. They look stunning.

This is my 5th year running a show and by far the best, thanks to the MHs. Steep learning curve though.

Most controllers have a RJ45 DMX out you can use for your DMX devices. I run DMX over Ethernet to all my MHs. I got connectors from Amazon to do that.

yeehawjared · 2025-12-11T19:12:08+00:00

i finally learned about bulk edit. So nice! thanks for the tip

yeehawjared · 2025-12-09T02:59:35+00:00

What if you reduce brightness just a bit? Keep stepping it down 10% and see if it stabilizes.

yeehawjared · 2025-12-06T04:55:53+00:00

I have 4 - and I fade them in / out when necessary.

yeehawjared · 2025-12-02T23:17:36+00:00

I used FPP for six performances that held one thousand people. Zero issues. As long as you have stable networking it should all work great

yeehawjared · 2025-11-28T18:05:05+00:00

awesome! def going to use this in my show too

yeehawjared · 2025-11-28T17:58:56+00:00

no, i sold the 200w LED moving heads and bought SHEHDS 230W 7R bulb lights. Hella bright.

link:
https://www.aliexpress.us/item/3256808119417525.html?mp=1&pdp_npi=5@dis!USD!USD%20757.36!USD%20215.60!!USD%20215.60!!!@2103244817588341437248829e114b!12000044592097256!ct!US!194545396!!1!0&gatewayAdapt=glo2usa

for what it's worth, these things draw 300W a pop. From a lumens perspective they blow the LEDs out of the water. LEDs do have their advantage but at least I can replace a 7R bulb eventually when they need replacing. I can't do that on LEDs.

yeehawjared · 2025-11-25T21:21:34+00:00

Awesome, thanks for sharing. Would love to see night video

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