My Amcrest setup was not cloud-connected, but was plumbed into my network. I could access remotely for 'live view' with the Amcrest app + VPN into my home network. I never recorded the video (either ...

I have a Blue Iris server box behind a port forward (port 81 only) from my pfsense 2.60 appliance, on a "things" subnet of my segmented network, along with my IP cameras, smart TVs, etc. All cameras ...