Scrypted Privacy Manager

A Scrypted plugin that provides granular privacy controls for cameras, allowing you to disable recording, events, streaming, and detection on a per-camera basis with time-based scheduling.

Features

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- Block Recording: Prevent video from being recorded
- Block Events: Suppress motion and detection events
- Block Streaming: Block live video streaming and snapshots
- Block Detection: Disable object detection processing
- Block Motion Alerts: Suppress motion detection notifications

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Create named profiles that apply settings to groups of cameras:
- Night Mode: Indoor cameras OFF, outdoor cameras ON
- Away Mode: All cameras ON
- Home Mode: Indoor cameras OFF during the day
- Custom profiles: Create your own

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Configure automatic privacy based on time:
- Daily: Apply privacy settings every day
- Weekdays: Monday through Friday only
- Weekends: Saturday and Sunday only
- Custom: Select specific days

Example: Disable indoor camera recording from 8 AM to 10 PM on weekdays.

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One-click button to immediately block ALL cameras:
- Overrides all settings, schedules, and profiles
- Exposed as a Home Assistant switch for automation

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All profiles and panic mode are exposed as switches:
- switch.privacy_panic_mode
- switch.privacy_night_mode
- switch.privacy_away_mode
- etc.

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HTTP POST notifications when privacy settings change:
``

json
{
  "event": "privacy_changed",
  "timestamp": "2024-01-08T10:30:00Z",
  "camera": "Living Room Camera",
  "cameraId": "abc123",
  "settings": {
    "blockRecording": true,
    "blockEvents": true,
    "blockStreaming": false,
    "blockDetection": true,
    "blockMotionAlerts": true
  },
  "trigger": "schedule"
}


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Track all privacy setting changes:
- Timestamp
- Camera affected
- Previous and new settings
- Trigger (manual, schedule, profile, panic)
Installation
$3

bash
npm install @blueharford/scrypted-privacy-manager


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1. Go to Plugins in the Scrypted web interface
2. Click Install Plugin
3. Search for "Privacy Manager" or paste the NPM package name
4. Click Install
Configuration
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Access via Plugins > Privacy Manager > Settings:
| Setting | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| Panic Mode | Emergency: Block ALL cameras immediately |
| Default Settings | Default privacy settings for new cameras |
| Webhook URL | HTTP endpoint for notifications |
| Webhook Events | Which events trigger webhooks |
| Audit Log Retention | Days to keep audit entries |
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Each camera will have a Privacy Controls section in its settings:
| Setting | Description |
|---------|-------------|
| Enable Privacy Controls | Master switch for this camera |
| Block Recording | Prevent recording |
| Block Events | Suppress events |
| Block Streaming | Block live video |
| Block Detection | Disable object detection |
| Block Motion Alerts | Suppress motion alerts |
| Enable Schedule | Use time-based automation |
| Schedule Type | Daily/Weekdays/Weekends/Custom |
| Privacy Start Time | When privacy mode activates |
| Privacy End Time | When privacy mode deactivates |
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1. Go to Plugins > Privacy Manager
2. Click Add New Device
3. Enter a profile name (e.g., "Night Mode")
4. Configure the profile:
   - Select cameras to include
   - Set which privacy options to apply
5. Toggle the profile on/off as needed
HTTP API
The plugin exposes HTTP endpoints:
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Returns current status:

json
{
  "panicMode": false,
  "profiles": [
    { "id": "profile-123", "name": "Night Mode", "active": true, "cameraCount": 3 }
  ],
  "schedules": {
    "totalSchedules": 5,
    "activeSchedules": 2
  }
}


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Returns audit log as JSON.
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Enable/disable panic mode:

json
{ "enabled": true }


Use Cases
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Disable recording on indoor cameras while you're home:
1. Create a profile "Home Mode"
2. Add all indoor cameras
3. Enable: Block Recording, Block Events, Block Detection
4. Set schedule: Daily, 8:00 AM - 10:00 PM
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Disable office camera during work hours:
1. Go to office camera settings
2. Enable schedule
3. Type: Weekdays
4. Start: 09:00, End: 17:00
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Need immediate privacy?
1. Open Scrypted or Home Assistant
2. Turn on "Privacy: Panic Mode"
3. All cameras immediately stop recording/streaming
Development
$3

bash
npm install
npm run build

$3

bash
npm run scrypted-deploy-debug

License

Apache-2.0

Author

blueharford

Links

- NPM Package
- GitHub Repository
- Scrypted