From fae9b4a7ee0fa3014bec78e53487fba2f69361e8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Nico Schottelius Date: Wed, 4 Nov 2020 10:15:33 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] blog post about the IPv6 eye --- .../the-eye-a-real-ipv6-camera/contents.lr | 86 +++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 86 insertions(+) create mode 100644 content/u/blog/the-eye-a-real-ipv6-camera/contents.lr diff --git a/content/u/blog/the-eye-a-real-ipv6-camera/contents.lr b/content/u/blog/the-eye-a-real-ipv6-camera/contents.lr new file mode 100644 index 0000000..f529aa9 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/u/blog/the-eye-a-real-ipv6-camera/contents.lr @@ -0,0 +1,86 @@ +title: The eye: a real IPv6 camera +--- +pub_date: 2020-11-04 +--- +author: ungleich +--- +twitter_handle: ungleich +--- +_hidden: no +--- +_discoverable: yes +--- +abstract: +Looking for an IPv6 camera? Do not look any further. +--- +body: + +## TL;DR + +At ungleich we have created an IPv6 camera that brings its own IPv6 +connectivity and you can assign it a world wide reachable name. We are +currently +[crowdfunding](https://swiss-crowdfunder.com/campaigns/the-1000-eyes-project/) +the production of the first 100 cameras. + +## A real IPv6 camera? + +What is the advantage of IPv6 again? Exactly, world wide reachability +without any hacks or quirks. + +To support this, we have not only created a camera **that works within +IPv6 (only) networks**. No, we took it one step further: The +**IPv6-eye** is an IPv6 camare that **brings its own IPv6 +connectivity**. + +On top of all of this, we created the [1000ey.es](https://1000ey.es) +project that even **gives a cool name** to every IPv6 camera in the world. + +## How to use the IPv6-eye + +It is very simple: + +* plugin a network cable with Internet uplink +* connect it to power +* It works! + +After that you can ... + +* Point the camera to what you want to show +* Visit http://.1000ey.es:8081 (you can find an example on + [mountains-diesbach.1000ey.es](http://mountains-diesbach.1000ey.es:8081/) +* Optionally configure it to connect to your existing wifi network + +## How does the IPv6-eye work? + +But what happens under the hood? The IPv6-eye is based on a similar +concept to the [VIIRB](/u/products/viirb-ipv6-box). The IPv6-eye +uses the [IPv6VPN](https://IPv6VPN.ch) to acquire IPv6 connectivity. + +From that moment on, the camera is world wide reachable. + +## A name for every IPv6 camera out there + +However, people do not like to type IP addresses. Not IPv4, not +IPv6. For this reason you can choose a name below the domain +**1000ey.es** for your camera. This offer is for free, also for any +other IPv6 camera that you want to give a name. + +## Fully Open Source + +Again like the VIIRB, the whole stack is fully Open Source. The +operating system is OpenWRT, the VPN software is wireguard and the +video streaming server is based on mjpg-streamer or motion (still has +to be decided for the final shipment). All files that are required to +configure the IPv6-eye can be found in the [ungleich-tools +repository](https://code.ungleich.ch/ungleich-public/ungleich-tools). + +## Crowdfunding the production + +As it is usual for the production process to start at a minimum size, +we aim to crowdfund the first 100 units. If we exceed the minimum goal +of 100 IPv6 eyes, we have added some extra goodies as an option. + +Checkout the [crowdfunding +campaign](https://swiss-crowdfunder.com/campaigns/the-1000-eyes-project/) +for more details.