Congratulations! Your camera now runs Linux. By default, it boots with IP 192.168.1.10. SSH into it: root@192.168.1.10 (password: 12345).
| Feature | Stock Firmware | OpenIPC | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | Privacy | Unknown data leaks, cloud P2P | Zero cloud, full local control | | Security | Old kernels (2.6.x), known exploits | Up-to-date kernel (4.4/5.4+), SSH access | | Customization | Fixed bitrates, limited codecs | Fully configurable via CLI & config files | | Integration | Proprietary apps | RTSP, ONVIF, MQTT, FTP, SRT, HTTP API | | Cost | Often hidden subscription fees | 100% Free & Open Source | openipc
For long-distance or lossy networks, use SRT instead of RTSP: Congratulations
srt-live-transmit srt://0.0.0.0:9000?mode=caller&latency=1000 file://con
Install a lightweight YOLO model (v4-tiny) compiled for ARM. Use openipc-yolo: Install a lightweight YOLO model (v4-tiny) compiled for ARM
opkg install yolo
yolo --model /etc/yolo/v4-tiny-coco.weights --source rtsp://127.0.0.1/stream0 --output mqtt
The camera now publishes detections without sending video to the cloud.
If your camera has a speaker and microphone, use gstreamer to create a two-way audio tunnel:
gst-launch-1.0 alsasrc device=hw:0 ! opusenc ! rtpopuspay ! udpsink host=192.168.1.100 port=5000
OpenIPC ships with a minimal but functional web UI. You can adjust: