If Home Assistant feels too complex, Agent DVR (free for local use) is a great alternative that runs on Windows/Mac/Linux.

Create two groups:

| Problem | Solution | |---------|----------| | Spam in group | Use on_event_end (not on_event_start), add 5‑10 sec cooldown | | Large videos | Limit length to 10–15 sec (Telegram max 50MB) | | Privacy | Use a separate bot token per group; disable allow_private_chats | | Nighttime | Add time‑based condition (send only 7am‑10pm) | | Multiple cams | Different bot tokens or prefix captions with [Garage] | | Live view | Use /stream → returns an on‑demand RTSP‑to‑HTTP tunnel (tinyCam or ffmpeg + webserver) |