homebridge-http-mqtt-motion

homebridge-http-mqtt-motion

This plugin allows HTTP requests to trigger homebridge-camera-ffmpeg motion alerts.

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

Installation

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-http-mqtt-motion.
4. Update your configuration file. See configuration sample below.

Usage

Make an HTTP request to the server with the path starting as either motion or reset to trigger or clear the motion respectively, and the next segment of the path being your URL encoded camera name, as configured in homebridge-camera-ffmpeg.

http://raspberrypi.local:8080/motion/Cat%20%Food%20Camera will send a motion alert to the camera 'Cat Food Camera'.

http://raspberrypi.local:8080/reset/Cat%20%Food%20Camera will clear the motion alert to the camera 'Cat Food Camera'.

Configuration

Edit your config.json accordingly. Configuration sample:

   "platforms": [
       {
           "platform": "httpMqttMotion",
           "mqtt_server": "10.0.1.190",
           "mqtt_port": 1883,
           "mqtt_topic": "homebridge/motion",
           "http_port": 8080
       }
   ]

Fields	Description	Required
platform	Must always be httpMqttMotion.	Yes
mqtt_server	The address of your MQTT server. (Default: 127.0.0.1)	No
mqtt_port	The port of your MQTT server. (Default: 1883)	No
mqtt_topic	MQTT topic that homebridge-camera-ffmpeg is subscribed to. (Default: homebridge/motion)	No
http_port	The port to listen to HTTP requests on. (Default: 8080)	No