Cloud overlays saturated his network, so he runs AI camera analytics on a local edge appliance
Chris__Codes · reddit · 2026-09-17
A Reddit user shares hands-on experience adding AI object detection to legacy IP cameras without replacing hardware.
- Cloud-based overlays saturated upload bandwidth when streaming multiple feeds continuously.
- The fix: an on-prem edge appliance analyzes video locally and only sends text alerts or short clips, keeping latency and bandwidth low.
- Open question: the best API integration path to avoid vendor lock-in; seeking similar hybrid architecture setups.
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