An in-house alternative to Ring, with face recognition, built with Hermes
Real-time monitoring of the cameras around the house, AI face recognition and event descriptions on an internal page, and alerts on Telegram, all from their own home Hermes setup.
Done withHermes AgentSpotted· by HN user diseasedyak· Oct 16, 2026
Result Also handles their backups and Linux fixes
“Set up an in-house alternative to my Ring subscription for the cameras around my house. So far I have it real-time monitoring, complete with AI face recognition and interpretation of events, all on an internal web page.”
Spotted: found in the wild. Details are as reported by the source above and have not been independently verified.
What they did
They set up a home Hermes system as an in-house alternative to their Ring camera subscription. It handles real-time monitoring of the cameras around their house, with AI face recognition and interpretation of events shown on an internal web page. It also sends them alerts through Telegram.
How it went
So far it monitors the cameras in real time, recognizes faces and interprets events on an internal web page, and alerts them by Telegram. They also use the same setup for many smaller jobs, such as automated cloud backups and troubleshooting Linux issues.
Try it yourself with Hermes Agent
Set up a local AI agent connected to your home security cameras. Have it monitor the feeds in real time, use face recognition to tell known people from strangers, interpret what's happening in each event, and send you an alert over a messaging app, as an alternative to a commercial subscription service.
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