Your home security system doesn’t have to be complicated. A comprehensive home security system can consist of three components.  A great place to start when building your first home security system is purchasing a video doorbell camera, an indoor security camera, and an outdoor security camera. But you can also buy a complete home security bundle from the likes of Ring or eufy with multiple components. Here’s a quick breakdown of a few components that can make up a security system bundle:
Video doorbell camera - Displays video of your front door
Indoor camera - Displays video of an entire single room or area
Outdoor camera - A weatherproof camera that is mounted to your house and watches a specific area like your driveway or back porch
Floodlight camera - Usually placed above your garage door or back patio, this security camera will automatically illuminate bright flood lights and record video when motion is detected
Window & door sensors - These alert you whenever a door or window is opened or closed
Alarm panel - This can serve as a central hub to arm/disarm the entire home security system
Buying a complete home security bundle can be costly, and more labor intensive when it comes to installation than purchasing a couple of individual home security system components. And frankly, buying window sensors for second or third story windows may be overkill. Like cord cutters, it's best to only pay for what you know you’ll use, and leave behind what you won’t.
If you already have other Amazon Alexa enabled devices in your home, like an Amazon Echo for instance, consider going with Ring home security devices, or devices that are Alexa compatible. The same goes for those of you who are team Google – if you already have multiple Google or Google Assistant enabled devices in your home, consider Google enabled security devices. This will only help simplify managing your home security system by keeping everything in the same tech ecosystem, and allow you to do cool things like check your video cam footage, or arming your alarm system with your voice.