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

More detailed setup instructions available in the wiki.

1. Install Homebridge using the official instructions.
2. Install homebridge-camera-ffmpeg using sudo npm install -g homebridge-camera-ffmpeg --unsafe-perm.
3. Install this plugin using sudo 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,
           "homebridge_topic": "homebridge/motion",
           "cameras": [
               {
                   "name": "Cat Food Camera",
                   "dafang_topic": "dafang/catcam"
               }
           ]
       }
   ]

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
homebridge_topic	MQTT topic that homebridge-camera-ffmpeg is subscribed to. (Default: homebridge/motion)	Yes
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. (Must be unique per camera)	Yes
|- cooldown	Cooldown in seconds. Set to 0 to disable.	No