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Does zoneminder handle secure remote connections on it's own somehow? Or will I need a separate solution to access my LAN while away?

Respectfully, I really dont want this thread to be about my cat so much as the question at hand.

I've never messed with home assistant. Is it very simple to set up for a live stream like this? I agree that that the NVR solutions seem like overkill for my needs.

I've done some reading on setting up wiregaurd in the past, but havent actually deployed it before either. For a short term solution, opening up a port for it seems like a good compromise.

It is actually a technology question. My cat's care is being taken care of separately from this solution. This is just a supplementary setup that we'd like to have to be able to see her sometimes while we're away.

I'm not expecting an ad-hoc camera system to care for our cat while we're away. We have friends who will be visiting and spending time with her every day while we're gone. This is just so that we can check on her occasionally while we're away. Her illness is long term and managed with medications, but that doesnt stop my partner and I from worrying.

Respectfully, I already have separate plans for keeping the cat taken care of. This is just so that my partner, who will miss her very much while we're away for a few days, can see her occasionally while we're away.

We have a care plan for the cat. This is just for our peace of mind.

We have a pet sitter that lives down the road and our neighbors are also aware of the issues in case of an emergency. This isnt really for the cat's wellbeing so much as a bandaid for how much we'll miss her.

I mean, yea. Of course. But trans kids in particular are under greater threat.

This has big "all lives matter" energy.

Abdula Ocalan has been in solitary confinement for what, a decade? Two? Literally every message "from him" has to be considered under duress.

Definitely. Even the clickiest of mechanical switches only take about 80 grams to depress.

Rude as hell