Ipcam+telegram+group+hot

Most Network Video Recorders (NVRs) send emails with attachments or push notifications via proprietary apps. These often suffer from delays, low-resolution thumbnails, or require port forwarding (which is a security risk).

Telegram offers three killer features for this use case:

| Pros | Cons | | :--- | :--- | | Free after hardware (No P2P cloud fees). | Requires technical setup (not plug-and-play). | | Private (End-to-end for secret chats; bot traffic is encrypted). | Requires a 24/7 middleware device (Pi or server). | | Multi-user (Everyone in the group sees history). | Rate limits (Telegram limits bots to ~20 messages per minute). | | Fast (Faster than email/FTP). | No native facial recognition without extra coding. | ipcam+telegram+group+hot

import requests
from imutils.video import VideoStream
import cv2
TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN = "your_bot_token"
CHAT_ID = "@your_group_username"  # or numeric ID
def send_hot_alert(image_path, caption):
url = f"https://api.telegram.org/botTELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN/sendPhoto"
with open(image_path, 'rb') as img:
files = 'photo': img
data = 'chat_id': CHAT_ID, 'caption': caption
requests.post(url, files=files, data=data) Most Network Video Recorders (NVRs) send emails with
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Rate limiting and debouncing to avoid spam (e.g., suppress repeats within 30s).