Utilities

FTP Motion

homebridge-ftp-motion · v2.1.1

VerifiedLocal

Turns FTP camera uploads into HTTP motion alerts for homebridge-camera-ffmpeg.

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What it says it supports

Devices it names

FTP-uploading IP cameras

Shows up in Apple Home as from its README

Other

What people report

Cameras that upload to FTP can trigger HomeKit motion; Amcrest and Dahua users had FTP timeout problems.

Not working2
Requested2

Device	Status	What they said	Source
Amcrest IP camera	Not working	Camera FTP upload failed in user's setup; owner could not reproduce Saved copy I have so far been unable to reproduce this issue with my Amcrest camera, not sure what’s going on. Amcrest cameras also support SMTP, maybe that would work for you? Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-22.	Issue #58 · 2020-10
Dahua IP camera	Not working	FTP server operation timed out with camera Saved copy [code] cant seem to make it work thrue camera if i manually connect to ftp it seems to work but with camera this is log i get Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-22.	Issue #58 · 2020-10
D-Link DCS-960L camera	Requested	Has FTP upload; owner suggested using this plugin for motion Saved copy My D-link 960L have motion detection but not work in HomeKit. Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-22.	Issue #3 · 2020-07
ESP32-CAM	Requested	User asked if motion works; plugin has no motion detection itself Saved copy This plugin does not provide motion detection on its own, only ways for your camera to trigger a motion detector in HomeKit. I’m not familiar with the esp32cam, but if it has some way of detecting motion already, I can possibly help hook into it. Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-22.	Issue #3 · 2020-07

Gathered from the plugin’s GitHub issues, pull requests, discussions, wiki and docs, and from r/homebridge. These are individual reports, so check the linked thread and the date before you buy.

How it connects

Local

Local FTP server to HTTP motion

You’ll need

homebridge-camera-ffmpeg

Compatibility

Verified by Homebridge	Yes
Homebridge versions	>=1.0.0
Homebridge 2.0	No
Node.js	>=10
Settings in Homebridge UI	Yes
Matter	No
Platform name	ftpMotion
License	BSD-2-Clause

Community signals

Downloads a week	48
Downloads a month	92
GitHub stars	7
Open issues	1
Closed issues	7
Last code push	2023-03-05
Latest version	2.1.1 (2021-02-21)
First published	2020-07-19
Releases	17

In ReReHome

Whatever this plugin publishes reaches Apple Home as a normal HomeKit accessory behind your Homebridge bridge, so ReReHome shows and controls it like any other.

Bridges get their own settings page listing the accessories behind them.

Caveats from the README

Exposes no accessories itself

Sources

npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/homebridge-ftp-motion
Source code: https://github.com/Sunoo/homebridge-ftp-motion
Issues: https://github.com/Sunoo/homebridge-ftp-motion/issues
Verified plugins list: https://github.com/homebridge/verified