DIY Home Camera System Setup Help

After reading from this forum and watching videos about home security camera systems I’ve decided to try to piece my own system together for a reasonable price. I’m in Canada so prices would be in Canadian.

I’ve decided to go with 3x Reolink RLC-820A Cameras ($320) , Reolink POE Doorbell ($135), TP Link 5 Port POE Switch ($68) and creating my own NVR ($150-200) running Blue Iris ($100). I think all of this will cost about $700.

Questions:

Would I be able to create a NVR with a Thinkcenter Desktop with specs such as this: Lenovo Thinkcentre M900 Desktop, i5-6500 @ 3.20GHz Processor with a 2 TB HDD?

Am I missing any items from my list that I would need to get this system up and running?

https://www.amazon.ca/REOLINK-Detection-Waterproof-Continuous-Recording/dp/B08MQFJ2J5/ref=sr_1_14?crid=239LXVANDJDE6&keywords=reolink&qid=1679939642&sprefix=reolink%2Caps%2C149&sr=8-14

https://reolink.com/ca/product/reolink-video-doorbell/

https://www.amazon.ca/TP-Link-TL-SG1005P-Gigabit-Ethernet-Desktop/dp/B076HZFY3F/ref=sr_1_5?crid=BTXBUXN6KFP9&keywords=poe+switch&qid=1679940437&sprefix=poe+switch%2Caps%2C171&sr=8-5

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March 27, 2023
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