Don’t you just hate it when dev boards have some annoying little quirk that makes them harder to use than they should be? Take the ESP32-CAM, a board that started appearing on the market in early 2019 ...

In warmer climates, this may be more of an issue, but in Ireland, where I live, it's completely fine. I used ESPHome for this, and it's a great way to get it up and running if you want something quick ...