Ipcam+telegram+group+hot

Storage: External USB SSD or NAS

Rate limiting and debouncing to avoid spam (e.g., suppress repeats within 30s).

You don’t need to code from scratch. Use open-source tools:

You need three components:

The Workflow: The camera watches a zone. When motion is detected (or a face is recognized), the middleware grabs a snapshot from the camera’s RTSP stream. It then uses the Telegram Bot API to send that image to a specific chat_id (your group). No cloud storage fees. No monthly bills. ipcam+telegram+group+hot

If your camera doesn't support direct Telegram notifications, you might use a script. Here's a simple Python example: Storage: External USB SSD or NAS

import requests
def send_telegram_message(chat_id, message, token):
    url = f"https://api.telegram.org/bottoken/sendMessage"
    params = "chat_id": chat_id, "text": message
    requests.post(url, params=params)
# Example usage
chat_id = "123456789"
bot_token = "your_bot_token_here"
message = "Motion detected!"
send_telegram_message(chat_id, message, bot_token)