aaronpearce / homebridge-nest-cam

Use your Nest Cam as IP camera in HomeKit.

homebridge-nest-cam

Use your Nest Cam as IP camera in HomeKit with Homebridge.

Installation

1. Install ffmpeg
2. Install this plugin using: npm install -g homebridge-nest-cam
3. Edit config.json and add the camera.
4. Run Homebridge
5. Add extra camera accessories in Home app. The setup code is the same as homebridge.

Config.json Example

{
  "platform": "Nest-cam",
  "username": "",
  "password": "",
  "useOMX": false
}

On Raspberry Pi you might want to use OMX for transcoding as CPU on the board is too slow. In that case, make sure the ffmpeg you installed has h264_omx support. There are pre-compiled deb online if you don't want to compile one yourself.