There are different projects with which you can create your own surveillance system from a Raspberry Pi and its camera, but if you want to go a step further, watch out. In Hackster.io they have published a guide with which you can integrate a Telegram bot and receive notifications in real time.
Strengthening security systems with Raspberry Pi
The theme of the Raspberry Pi and all its possible projects is something that always catches our attention. We have already shown here several in which you build an arcade , a NAS and even a system that blocks advertising on your internet connections.
This time the project we have found allows us not only to create a surveillance system for the home or any other place where we want to use it, but also the possibility of integrating a Telegram bot to receive real-time notifications when it detects movement. Moment in which it will also start a recording (by default of only 60 seconds, although it can be extended) that will send you via Telegram to see what has happened.
What would you need to build this video surveillance system with notifications? Well, the requirements are not much, just as the whole configuration issue is not complex. Perhaps, the configuration and creation of the Telegram bot is somewhat tedious, but with a little patience it is also achieved.
To carry it out, what you would need for this project is:
- A normal Raspberry Pi Zero or Raspberry Pi
- Raspberry Pi camera module, remember that if you want more quality they already have a camera with 12 MP resolution and improvements over the original
- A PIR motion sensor
With all these components ready, all you have to do is configure your Telegram bot . You can do this by following the instructions that the messaging platform itself offers to create bots . It is not complicated if you have a little patience. In addition, both the steps you must take for the construction of the video surveillance system and its configuration are in Hackster.io .
Create your complete surveillance system
We create a surveillance system with a Raspberry Pi we know that it is not something for everyone. If you are looking for a solution of this type, it is normal for most users to bet on a camera created for this purpose. For example, Amazon’s own or Google’s Nest range.
The real interest and reason for making it attractive to do it with a Raspberry Pi is that you are going to have complete control of the system and its operation. If you are concerned about privacy, it is very interesting, despite the difficulty curve that may be involved in doing so.
In addition, you can not only create a surveillance camera, also a doorbell that alerts you and lets you see who is knocking on the door, notification systems if the house temperature rises excessively or any other data that the different sensors that you could give you connect through the GPIO port of the Raspberry Pi. And all that combined with smart locks, which we do recommend are from experienced brands.
So while this may sound too geek, if you like and motivate all these projects where you build your devices yourself, check out Hackster.io. Surely you find many other projects that appeal to you.
