homebridge-website-to-camera

homebridge-website-to-camera

Homebridge plugin for displaying a Website (intended for Google Maps-->Traffic) as Camera

Installation

Make sure you have homebridge installed.

1. Download the latest Chromium sudo apt-get install chromium-browser
2. Install this plugin using: echo "export PUPPETEER_SKIP_CHROMIUM_DOWNLOAD=true && npm install -g homebridge-website-to-camera" | sudo sh
3. Update your Homebridge config.json using the sample below (append in the block 'platforms' not 'accessories')

Configuration

Update your config similar to this:

 "platforms": [
      {
         "platform": "website-camera",
         "cameras": [
            {
               "name": "Website 1",
               "url": "http://github.com",
               "width": 800,
               "height": 400,
               "chromiumPath": "/usr/bin/chromium-browser"
            }
         ]
      }
   ]

Config file

Take a look at the example config.json

Fields:

• name name of the camera (required)
• url the URL of the website that is to be captured (required)
• width the width of the virtual browser window (defaults to 640)
• height the height of the virtual browser window (defaults to 360)
• chromiumPath path to chromium-executable (defaults to "/usr/bin/chromium-browser")

Usage

In some cases, the camera is not visible in Home-App:

• Press + on top right corner in Home-App
• Press Add device
• Press Code missing
• Select Camera

Background

The plugin uses Puppeteer/Chrome headless to capture the screenshots. The Browser instance stays open all the time for better performance and less CPU/Mem consumption.

TODO

• Live-Video not working yet