Generic
DIY Wi-Fi Camera Doorbell
Doorbells · Security
WorksVerified plugin
1 report: 1 says it works.
Reported with 1 Homebridge plugin: Camera FFmpeg.
What people report
| Plugin | Status | What they said | Connects | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Camera FFmpeg Verifiedhomebridge-camera-ffmpeg | Works | FFmpeg plugin doorbell feature with trigger button wired to existing doorbellSaved copyI used the FFMPEG plugin and a regular wifi camera (not doorbell) on the front porch. The FFMPEG plugin has a doorbell feature you can enable where you pair some kind of triggering device (button) to it to make that camera like a doorbell camera. Then wired my existing basic dumb doorbell button to the gpio on my raspberry pi and used the homebridge-rpi plugin to make it a smart button (which is automated as the FFMPEG camera doorbell trigger). For the existing chimes, using the homebridge-rpi plugin again, I wired out from the gpio to a simple relay which is automated to chime with the … Excerpt saved from Arctic Shift Reddit archive on 2026-10-22. | Local | Reddit comment · 2021-11 |
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Identifiers
| Brand | Generic |
|---|---|
| Category | Doorbells |
Also reported as
- Generic wifi camera as doorbell