Observed arrival · 2026-11-08
OpenPetCam teaches a camera to find one dog
Open-source software for a self-hosted pan-and-tilt pet camera that tracks a particular dog, sends alerts, and keeps a daily activity diary.
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- For
- Dog owners willing to self-host a camera
- Worth noticing
- A second, camera-trained model distinguishes the owner’s dog from plush toys after a general dog detector flags a frame.
Field notes
The documented setup pairs a Thingino pan-and-tilt camera with an Ubuntu 24.04 server and an installer run from a Mac or Linux laptop; the instructions say terminal use is required. The homepage reports a 512 MB server target, six hours of rolling video, and a two-week diary. It also describes an optional agent-assisted bug-report workflow, with checks intended to pass before a fix can be submitted upstream.
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