what is needed to interface with iOS or Android "doorbell cameras" on ubuntu?

[ubuntu at howorth.org.uk]

dave at thefletchers.net wrote:
> The problem I had with the IR lights on the camera was a strand of
> spider silk right across the lens that then got dew drops on it and
> triggered recording all night long as it moved in the breeze. A
> separate IR lamp on my dusk-dawn switch would be good if I could find
> a suitable one.

I bought a 96 LED IR lamp from Amazon and that seems to work well.