Enable Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) on your Telegram account to guarantee that your exclusive security feed remains accessible only to you.

Monitor your home, office, and pets within an app you already use daily.

Telegram delivers image and video alerts in milliseconds.

If you plan to use a to manage the feed

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Put your IP cameras on a separate VLAN (Virtual Local Area Network) with restricted internet access. The camera should only communicate with your local server, preventing unauthorized external access.

If you'd like to tailor this setup to your specific hardware, please let me know: The of your IP camera

Utilize Telegram inline keyboards. Create buttons beneath the camera messages that allow you to reply with commands like /unlock_door , /turn_on_lights , or /sound_alarm .

Add your newly created bot to this channel as an with permissions to post messages and media.

Send the command /newbot and follow the prompts to name your bot. Copy the provided (keep this secret). Create a new Private Channel in Telegram.

Implement rate limits on the Telegram bot backend to prevent denial-of-service attempts on the snapshot capture script.

Copy the unique provided by BotFather. Keep this token strictly confidential. Step 2: Retrieve Your Chat ID