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Raspberry Pi MotionEye Camera

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Not workingVerified plugin

1 report: 1 says it doesn’t work.

Reported with 1 Homebridge plugin: Camera FFmpeg.

What people report

PluginStatusWhat they saidConnectsSource
Camera FFmpeg Verified
homebridge-camera-ffmpeg
Not workingVideo not passing to HomeKit despite fixing port conflict
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So, once I read this tutorial (Dutch, sorry): https://raspberrytips.nl/raspberry-pi-homekit-camera/. Short version: raspberry pi, with a cheap Aliexpress camera and an image with MotionEye and HAP. I ran every step. I can see the cameras footage when I visit the webpage. But I cannot add it to HomeKit with the provided code (031-45-154; the same code as my HomeBridge setup, though). So, I thought, I install it through HomeBridge. Installed FFMpeg and added the config. `{` `"platform": "Camera-ffmpeg",` `"cameras": ` `{` `"name": "Spycam",` `"manufacturur": "Raspberry Pi",` `"model": "Motion …

Excerpt saved from Arctic Shift Reddit archive on 2026-10-22.

LocalReddit thread · 2019-10

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Identifiers

BrandRaspberry Pi
ModelMotionEye
CategoryCameras

Also reported as

  • Raspberry Pi MotionEye camera