Media & entertainment
VLC media player via Telnet
vlc_telnet
Built inLocal polling
The VLC media player via Telnet integration allows you to control a VLC media player using the built in telnet interface.
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 |
|---|---|---|
media_player | Media player (as switches) | Only TVs and receivers get a TV tile; other players show as power and play switches; Needs its own HomeKit Bridge in accessory mode |
How it connects
Local polling
Talks to the device on your network, asking it for updates every so often.
Details
| Installs (analytics) | 9,880 (1.39%) |
|---|---|
| Added in | Home Assistant 0.95 |
| Set up in the UI | Yes |
| Maintainers | @rodripf, @MartinHjelmare |
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.
