homebridge-dafang-mqtt-republish

homebridge-dafang-mqtt-republish

This plugin republishes MQTT motion messages from Dafang Hacks into a format homebridge-camera-ffmpeg understands.

Note that this plugin itself does not expose any devices to HomeKit.

Installation

1. Install homebridge using npm install -g homebridge.
2. Install homebridge-camera-ffmpeg using npm install -g homebridge-camera-ffmpeg.
3. Install this plugin using npm install -g homebridge-dafang-mqtt-republish.
4. Update your configuration file. See configuration sample below.

Configuration

Edit your config.json accordingly. Configuration sample:

   "platforms": [
       {
           "platform": "dafangMqtt",
           "server": "10.0.1.190",
           "port": 1883,
           "cameras": [
               {
                   "name": "Cat Food Camera",
                   "dafang_topic": "dafang/catcam",
                   "homebridge_topic": "homebridge/motion"
               }
           ]
       }
   ]

Fields	Description	Required
platform	Must always be dafangMqtt.	Yes
server	The address of your MQTT server. (Default: 127.0.0.1)	No
port	The port of your MQTT server. (Default: 1883)	No
cameras	Array of Dafang Hacks camera configs (multiple supported).	Yes
|- name	Name of your camera. (Needs to be the same as in homebridge-camera-ffmpeg config)	Yes
|- dafang_topic	MQTT topic that your camera publishes to.	Yes
|- homebridge_topic	MQTT topic that homebridge-camera-ffmpeg is subscribed to.	Yes