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The only self hosted NVR software I could find for my parents that has an accompanying phone app doesn't have a Linux version: it's Windows-only and the desktop GUI is required to set it up
I personally use Motion and Home Assistant at home, but I wouldn't set up the same for other non-techies, IMO no point making yourself tech support where it isn't necessary
You don't need Windows Server for that. Windows 10/11 would serve that need.
Yepp I know - my preference leaned towards the server edition as it doesn't include the unnecessary UWP apps installed with Win10/11, and has a much lighter footprint in comparison, resulting in less resource usage overall.
If these were Windows 7 or Windows XP days, a professional edition install would have sufficed for me tbh... but with all the Metro UI and additional telemetry in Windows editions after 8, it doesn't seem worth the hassle.
When I need to log in and fix something now I really wouldn't want to stare at a "please wait, we're upgrading your apps" because some UWP update occured, or have the telemetry service gobble up idle CPU
Look into the LTSC version on Win10.
It doesn't contain UWP apps and stays on a stable version for years like Server OSs.
It's like $130 for an upgrade license for it, or you can just run it without a license and the only downside is the watermark (that you can easily remove).