TL;DR; I used a couple of Unifi cameras, farm WiFi and the Azure cloud to share the joy of llamas with the world.
An Idea is Forming
“Hmmm, how can I share the fruits of my networking escapades with the world? Or, if not the world, at least a couple of people.”
That was the thought I had one evening while probably building a Lego model 🤷♂️. In the past 4-5 months I have upgraded my farm WiFi to the best I can make it. Why? Read about that here. In any case, I wanted to find a way to share some of the fun and excitement I get from all this equipment and figuring out how it works. Considering at the time of writing that the world is being turned upside down with the COVID-19 pandemic, I wanted to make something that could bring a smile, a bit of warmth, a bit of happiness.
The idea of Llama Cam was born. I have about 25 llamas on my farm (I say “about” as they keep spawning), and I often share them on video calls, web shows, social media and many other ways. People always like llamas, and why wouldn’t you! What if I could use my new Unifi cameras to stream live footage of llamas?
In fact, a single tweet confirmed my brilliant idea.
Llama cam is live. @ubnt pic.twitter.com/hTq0dIk9G6
— Lars Klint | 🚜🥑📹 (@larsklint) July 3, 2020