homebridge-browsercam



A Homebridge plugin enabling HomeKit support for camera with any phones, tablets, laptops, computers : everything that have a camera, a network access and a not too old/crappy browser

Note that this is an unofficial plugin.

Prerequisites

* Plug your phone/laptop/tablet in! :electric_plug:
* Configure it to never sleep
* Configure it to access to local network by Wifi
* Configure it to minimal brightness

Optional :
* Use a gooseneck clamp holder

Installation

1. Install Homebridge by following
the instructions.
2. Install this plugin by running :
``bash
sudo npm install -g --unsafe-perm homebridge-browsercam
``
3. Configure plugin settings in homebridge - restart
4. On your phone/laptop, connect to https://YOUR_HOMEBRIDGE_IP - 'S' in httpS is MANDATORY.
5. Accept the bad certificate warning (you can't have a real certificate on local networks, see #configuration)
6. Screen goes black when device become available on HomeKit
7. On HomeKit app tap on 'Add accessory'
8. Enjoy ;-)

Features

* Snapshoting
* Streaming
* Recording
* Two-way audio
* Motion Sensor
* Noise Sensor
* Pulse Sensor
* Torch if present become a light switch
* Battery state and level

Configuration

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If your network own a public domain, you can use a signed SSL certificate :
replace key.pem and cert.pem in .homebridge/browsercam folder and restart

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* Android : ✓
The best choice for that project, I personally use an old and crappy Huawei

* iPhone : ✓
You can't have 'torch' option : it will be not presented in HomeKit
You can't have 'battery' information : it will be not presented in HomeKit

* Laptop : ✓
Facing Mode is automatically at 'environment' value, but in this case, "user" value is preferred

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* Chrome : ✓
* Safari : ✓
* Firefox : ?
* Not tested
* IE / Edge : ✗
* Don't open an issue about this please, PR too. Thank you so much

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* Server
* port : 443
* H264 codec
* H264 (H264 OMX available)
* Streaming :
* buffer : 500 ms
* Recording
* active : true
* buffer : 4000 ms
* Motion Sensor
* active : true
* timeout : 30000 ms
* threshold : 5%
* Noise Sensor
* active : true
* timeout : 30000 ms
* threshold : 30Db
* Pulse Sensor
* active : true
* timeout : 30000 ms
* threshold : 0.12m/s^2

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For Homebridge instance on Mac M1, you need to install ffmpeg by following : https://github.com/homebridge/ffmpeg-for-homebridge/issues/30#issuecomment-960181989

License

MIT