Using Foscam cameras with Home Assistant and Synology
I have finally gotten all the Foscam cameras set up and streaming perfectly to my Roku devices throughout the house. Now I want to show you how I have all the cameras set up in Home Assistant. I am using Floorplan primarily to consume the information but with some easy additions from the Synology NVR, I am able to add in 4 cameras to my Home Assistant configuration.
camera:
- platform: synology
url: !secret synology_url
username: !secret synology_username
password: !secret synology_password
timeout: 15
verify_ssl: False
With the cameras added to my Smart Home, I am able to leverage them as Motion Sensors and set up great automations that trigger on motion or garage door openings (via Garadget) and will push iOS notifications with an image snapshot directly to everyone’s iPhones. Once you have the framework in place, you just have to dream up the scenarios and implement them.
In the video, we also touch upon the DIY motion Sensor I have built in the office. You can read about that here:
https://www.vcloudinfo.com/2017/11/ye...
It’s a really easy project using a NodeMCU, ZERO soldering and some Legos! ;-)
This is part 2 in a series so be sure to read about how I added all the cameras to my Roku, in the link below:
https://www.vcloudinfo.com/2019/03/ho...
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:wave: About this channel : My Name is Carlo. I've been running Home Assistant for a BUNCH of years. Almost from the very beginning actually. This channel is focused on bringing what I have implemented at my own house to you so that you can bring it to your house. The channel will be a mix of reviews, tutorials and inspiration. It is a companion to my GitHub site that holds all the code for my Smart Home and my main site where I keep the more in-depth technical writings. I hope you will enjoy the videos and consider subscribing.
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