Recording CCTV camera footage to off-site location

[Wrichik Basu]

Hello! I am back again after a brief hiatus and a fight with depression. Hope everyone is doing well!

I am trying to create a setup of CCTV cameras that allow me to record off-site, i.e. optional/no local recording (on micro SD card), no NVR on LAN, but record to an NVR/system that is completely off-site. I have some familiarity with Tapo cameras (like C210), but I have set them up for local recording only. Not even to an NVR, but to the local micro SD card on board the camera.

But now I need something different because I want the recordings to be safely stored even if the camera is destroyed/tampered with. A local NVR on LAN is not possible for that very reason.

I was planning something like this:

CCTV Camera → Raspberry Pi on LAN (via RTSP) → Tailscale tunnel → Off-site Pi → Store into HDD.

Is this a sane idea? This idea is costly to quite an extent, but I couldn't think of a better idea.

 

[jack action]

All of these cameras usually offer some cloud storage you can access with their app, for a fee. For example, Tapo offers Tapo Care for 34.99 $/year:

30-Day Cloud Video History​

Capture Every Moment​

With the Tapo Care plan, all of your events are recorded and you can easily review them—anytime, anywhere—via the Tapo app.

Recorded video is saved to the cloud for 30 days** for you to access at your convenience, regardless of camera status (even if the camera is unplugged or stolen).

**When Tapo cameras detect motion, Tapo Care saves event clips to the cloud.

 

[Wrichik Basu]

All of these cameras usually offer some cloud storage you can access with their app, for a fee. For example, Tapo offers Tapo Care for 34.99 $/year:

Yes, I am aware of that. The friend who asked for my help wants more than 30 days of footage, and preferably locally at his home.