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https://github.com/dchesterton/amcrest2mqtt
Expose all events from an Amcrest device to an MQTT broker
https://github.com/dchesterton/amcrest2mqtt
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Expose all events from an Amcrest device to an MQTT broker
- Host: GitHub
- URL: https://github.com/dchesterton/amcrest2mqtt
- Owner: dchesterton
- License: mit
- Created: 2021-02-08T18:54:57.000Z (almost 4 years ago)
- Default Branch: main
- Last Pushed: 2023-04-22T17:25:25.000Z (over 1 year ago)
- Last Synced: 2024-08-02T15:45:06.896Z (5 months ago)
- Topics: amcrest, home-assistant, home-automation, mqtt
- Language: Python
- Homepage: https://hub.docker.com/r/dchesterton/amcrest2mqtt
- Size: 74.2 KB
- Stars: 147
- Watchers: 14
- Forks: 35
- Open Issues: 17
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Metadata Files:
- Readme: README.md
- Funding: .github/FUNDING.yml
- License: LICENSE
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README
# amcrest2mqtt
A simple app to expose all events generated by an Amcrest device to MQTT using the
[`python-amcrest`](https://github.com/tchellomello/python-amcrest) library.
It supports the following environment variables:
- `AMCREST_HOST` (required)
- `AMCREST_PORT` (optional, default = 80)
- `AMCREST_USERNAME` (optional, default = admin)
- `AMCREST_PASSWORD` (required)
- `MQTT_USERNAME` (required)
- `MQTT_PASSWORD` (optional, default = empty password)
- `MQTT_HOST` (optional, default = 'localhost')
- `MQTT_QOS` (optional, default = 0)
- `MQTT_PORT` (optional, default = 1883)
- `MQTT_TLS_ENABLED` (required if using TLS) - set to `true` to enable
- `MQTT_TLS_CA_CERT` (required if using TLS) - path to the ca certs
- `MQTT_TLS_CERT` (required if using TLS) - path to the private cert
- `MQTT_TLS_KEY` (required if using TLS) - path to the private key
- `HOME_ASSISTANT` (optional, default = false)
- `HOME_ASSISTANT_PREFIX` (optional, default = 'homeassistant')
- `STORAGE_POLL_INTERVAL` (optional, default = 3600) - how often to fetch storage data (in seconds) (set to 0 to disable functionality)
- `DEVICE_NAME` (optional) - override the default device name used in the Amcrest app
It exposes events to the following topics:
- `amcrest2mqtt/[SERIAL_NUMBER]/event` - all events
- `amcrest2mqtt/[SERIAL_NUMBER]/doorbell` - doorbell status (if AD110 or AD410)
- `amcrest2mqtt/[SERIAL_NUMBER]/human` - human detection (if AD410)
- `amcrest2mqtt/[SERIAL_NUMBER]/motion` - motion events (if supported)
- `amcrest2mqtt/[SERIAL_NUMBER]/config` - device configuration information
## Device Support
The app supports events for any Amcrest device supported by [`python-amcrest`](https://github.com/tchellomello/python-amcrest).
## Home Assistant
The app has built-in support for Home Assistant discovery. Set the `HOME_ASSISTANT` environment variable to `true` to enable support.
If you are using a different MQTT prefix to the default, you will need to set the `HOME_ASSISTANT_PREFIX` environment variable.
## Running the app
The easiest way to run the app is via Docker Compose, e.g.
```yaml
version: "3"
services:
amcrest2mqtt:
container_name: amcrest2mqtt
image: dchesterton/amcrest2mqtt:latest
restart: unless-stopped
environment:
AMCREST_HOST: 192.168.0.1
AMCREST_PASSWORD: password
MQTT_HOST: 192.168.0.2
MQTT_USERNAME: admin
MQTT_PASSWORD: password
HOME_ASSISTANT: "true"
```
## Out of Scope
### Multiple Devices
The app will not support multiple devices. You can run multiple instances of the app if you need to expose events for multiple devices.
### Non-Docker Environments
Docker is the only supported way of deploying the application. The app should run directly via Python but this is not supported.
### Home Assistant Addons
There are a couple of Home Assistant Addons that use my code to be able to port this software into Supervised versions of Home Assistant. I do not specifically support the add-ons themselves, only the base software in the original docker format. Please contact the authors of those add-ons for support if using that method.
https://github.com/ikifar2012/amcrest2mqtt-addon/blob/master/README.md
[](https://my.home-assistant.io/redirect/supervisor_add_addon_repository/?repository_url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Fikifar2012%2Fha-addons)
https://github.com/robsonke/hassio-addons/blob/master/amcrest2mqtt/README.md
[](https://my.home-assistant.io/redirect/supervisor_add_addon_repository/?repository_url=https%3A%2F%2Fgithub.com%2Frobsonke%2Fhassio-addons)
## Buy Me A ~~Coffee~~ Beer 🍻
A few people have kindly requested a way to donate a small amount of money. If you feel so inclined I've set up a "Buy Me A Coffee"
page where you can donate a small sum. Please do not feel obligated to donate in any way - I work on the app because it's
useful to myself and others, not for any financial gain - but any token of appreciation is much appreciated 🙂
