Blue Iris NVR
elad-bar/ha-blueiris · vv1.0.23
Integration with Blue Iris Video Security Software
In Apple Home through HomeKit Bridge
What HomeKit Bridge makes of each kind of entity this integration creates, read from its source code. A device only gets the ones that apply to it.
| Entity | Shows up as | Note |
|---|---|---|
switch | Switch or outlet | |
camera | Camera | Needs its own HomeKit Bridge in accessory mode |
binary_sensor | Sensor (motion, contact, leak, smoke…) |
1 report below say how a device from this integration behaves in the Home app.
What people report
Polls a Blue Iris NVR on the local network and exposes its cameras. Cameras appear in HomeKit Bridge but live streaming is reported not working; high Blue Iris CPU use was also reported.
- Partly works1
| Device | In Home Assistant | In Apple Home | What they said | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Iris NVR cameras | Partly works Local | Partly in Home Cameras show with snapshots, but live stream says 'stream not available' | Cameras and stills work; streaming load can overload Blue IrisSaved copycan you share you configuration of blueiris integration (stream type)? In addition, if you create it manually, does it work? thanks Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-23. | Issue #96 · 2020-12 |
Gathered from GitHub issues, pull requests, discussions and docs, and from r/homeassistant. These are individual reports, so check the linked thread and the date before you buy.
How it connects
Local polling
Talks to the device on your network, asking it for updates every so often.
Details
| Installs (analytics) | 1,350 (0.19%) |
|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 196 |
| Latest version | v1.0.23 (2026-04-30) |
| Set up in the UI | Yes |
| Maintainers | @elad-bar, @kramttocs |
In ReReHome
Whatever HomeKit Bridge shares reaches Apple Home as normal HomeKit accessories behind your Home Assistant bridge, so ReReHome shows and controls them like any other.
Bridges get their own settings page listing the accessories behind them.
Sources
- Documentation: https://github.com/elad-bar/ha-blueiris
- Source code: https://github.com/elad-bar/ha-blueiris
- Issues: https://github.com/elad-bar/ha-blueiris/issues
- HACS: https://hacs.xyz
