amcrest2mqtt

A simple app to expose all events generated by an Amcrest device to MQTT using the python-amcrest library.

It supports the following environment variables:

• AMCREST_HOST (required)
• AMCREST_PORT (optional, default = 80)
• AMCREST_USERNAME (optional, default = admin)
• AMCREST_PASSWORD (required)
• MQTT_USERNAME (required)
• MQTT_PASSWORD (optional, default = empty password)
• MQTT_HOST (optional, default = 'localhost')
• MQTT_QOS (optional, default = 0)
• MQTT_PORT (optional, default = 1883)
• MQTT_TLS_ENABLED (required if using TLS) - set to true to enable
• MQTT_TLS_CA_CERT (required if using TLS) - path to the ca certs
• MQTT_TLS_CERT (required if using TLS) - path to the private cert
• MQTT_TLS_KEY (required if using TLS) - path to the private key
• HOME_ASSISTANT (optional, default = false)
• HOME_ASSISTANT_PREFIX (optional, default = 'homeassistant')
• STORAGE_POLL_INTERVAL (optional, default = 3600) - how often to fetch storage data (in seconds) (set to 0 to disable functionality)
• DEVICE_NAME (optional) - override the default device name used in the Amcrest app

It exposes events to the following topics:

• amcrest2mqtt/[SERIAL_NUMBER]/event - all events
• amcrest2mqtt/[SERIAL_NUMBER]/doorbell - doorbell status (if AD110 or AD410)
• amcrest2mqtt/[SERIAL_NUMBER]/human - human detection (if AD410)
• amcrest2mqtt/[SERIAL_NUMBER]/motion - motion events (if supported)
• amcrest2mqtt/[SERIAL_NUMBER]/config - device configuration information

Device Support

The app supports events for any Amcrest device supported by python-amcrest.

Home Assistant

The app has built-in support for Home Assistant discovery. Set the HOME_ASSISTANT environment variable to true to enable support. If you are using a different MQTT prefix to the default, you will need to set the HOME_ASSISTANT_PREFIX environment variable.

Running the app

The easiest way to run the app is via Docker Compose, e.g.

version: "3"
services:
    amcrest2mqtt:
        container_name: amcrest2mqtt
        image: dchesterton/amcrest2mqtt:latest
        restart: unless-stopped
        environment:
            AMCREST_HOST: 192.168.0.1
            AMCREST_PASSWORD: password
            MQTT_HOST: 192.168.0.2
            MQTT_USERNAME: admin
            MQTT_PASSWORD: password
            HOME_ASSISTANT: "true"

Out of Scope

Multiple Devices

The app will not support multiple devices. You can run multiple instances of the app if you need to expose events for multiple devices.

Non-Docker Environments

Docker is the only supported way of deploying the application. The app should run directly via Python but this is not supported.

Home Assistant Addons

There are a couple of Home Assistant Addons that use my code to be able to port this software into Supervised versions of Home Assistant. I do not specifically support the add-ons themselves, only the base software in the original docker format. Please contact the authors of those add-ons for support if using that method.

https://github.com/ikifar2012/amcrest2mqtt-addon/blob/master/README.md

https://github.com/robsonke/hassio-addons/blob/master/amcrest2mqtt/README.md

Buy Me A ~~Coffee~~ Beer 🍻

A few people have kindly requested a way to donate a small amount of money. If you feel so inclined I've set up a "Buy Me A Coffee" page where you can donate a small sum. Please do not feel obligated to donate in any way - I work on the app because it's useful to myself and others, not for any financial gain - but any token of appreciation is much appreciated 🙂