Just to add another request for Linux support.

I'll add some rationale to this request too - With Windows 10 support in a state of flux regarding how continued support after 2025 will unfold, and the opaque and strict requirements for Windows 11 upgrades, it is foreseeable that there will be a substantial userbase moving to the Linux desktop environment for their home security platform. Some progress has been made regarding platforms such as HomeAssistant, but I do not believe it is mature or feature complete enough to warrant choosing the Reolink ecosystem at the current time.

I have recently acquired an Altus PT Ultra camera, and whilst the build quality and Android/Windows clients seem to be very capable, I was very disappointed that it was so difficult to try and bring the camera into both my Linux environment, and that HomeAssistant required extra hardware by way of the HomeHub to even be able to access the camera. Ironically enough, the camera is detected correctly through HA auto-discover, but simply cannot be accessed by HomeAssistant to configure due to no Web server, nor can its streams be accessed form any RTSP or MQTT client to manually add access to the output or controls.

What would be very nice, in the near term, would be a Linux CLI client that allowed users to then connect other services such as gstream, or any compatible RTSP or NVR software, together with being able to control the device via MQTT via some kind of bridge. I see some attempts have been made to reverse engineer the Baichuan Protocol to make such a bridge, but a native system would be so much preferable. A web server is not necessarily required on those devices that do not already provide the feature, just the ability to attach to the unencripted streams and to be able to send commands.

My ultimate aim is to incorporate this camera into a full Home Automation setup where I can detect events within the camera's scope via external sensors, send a command to direct the camera to a preset view to monitor and track the activity, and to be able to access and view the subsequent recordings from the Home automation system. The Altus PT Ultra almost fulfils these wishes, but falls short on a Linux client enabling such desires. There appears to many other cameras that are also missing this ability and would benefit immensely from a simple client deamon and API. GUIs can be an afterthought and would probably be community developed based on the opened access that Reolink could feasibly provide. Further Windows and IOS development brings licensing, and development costs, whereas an API and Linux client could bring a reduction to these hurdles.

Dear Reolink Team, please seriously consider a Linux Client or API?

FYI The Altus PT Ultra, which is a WiFi battery camera, does have configurable detection pre-roll along with continuous recording (SD card only)

Just to add another request for Linux support.

I'll add some rationale to this request too - With Windows 10 support in a state of flux regarding how continued support after 2025 will unfold, and the opaque and strict requirements for Windows 11 upgrades, it is foreseeable that there will be a substantial userbase moving to the Linux desktop environment for their home security platform. Some progress has been made regarding platforms such as HomeAssistant, but I do not believe it is mature or feature complete enough to warrant choosing the Reolink ecosystem at the current time.

I have recently acquired an Altus PT Ultra camera, and whilst the build quality and Android/Windows clients seem to be very capable, I was very disappointed that it was so difficult to try and bring the camera into both my Linux environment, and that HomeAssistant required extra hardware by way of the HomeHub to even be able to access the camera. Ironically enough, the camera is detected correctly through HA auto-discover, but simply cannot be accessed by HomeAssistant to configure due to no Web server, nor can its streams be accessed form any RTSP or MQTT client to manually add access to the output or controls.

What would be very nice, in the near term, would be a Linux CLI client that allowed users to then connect other services such as gstream, or any compatible RTSP or NVR software, together with being able to control the device via MQTT via some kind of bridge. I see some attempts have been made to reverse engineer the Baichuan Protocol to make such a bridge, but a native system would be so much preferable. A web server is not necessarily required on those devices that do not already provide the feature, just the ability to attach to the unencripted streams and to be able to send commands.

My ultimate aim is to incorporate this camera into a full Home Automation setup where I can detect events within the camera's scope via external sensors, send a command to direct the camera to a preset view to monitor and track the activity, and to be able to access and view the subsequent recordings from the Home automation system. The Altus PT Ultra almost fulfils these wishes, but falls short on a Linux client enabling such desires. There appears to many other cameras that are also missing this ability and would benefit immensely from a simple client deamon and API. GUIs can be an afterthought and would probably be community developed based on the opened access that Reolink could feasibly provide. Further Windows and IOS development brings licensing, and development costs, whereas an API and Linux client could bring a reduction to these hurdles.

Dear Reolink Team, please seriously consider a Linux Client or API?