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)
• DEVICE_NAME (optional) - override the default device name used in the Amcrest app
• 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_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
• MQTT_CLIENT_SUFFIX (optional, default = None) - an optional suffix to append to the MQTT Client ID to make it unique. Used when there are multiple amcrest2mqtt instances running for the SAME Amcrest device
• HOME_ASSISTANT_PREFIX (optional, default = 'homeassistant') - enables Home Assistant entity discovery, set to '' to disable Home Assistant integration
• STORAGE_POLL_INTERVAL (optional, default = 3600) - how often to fetch storage data (in seconds)
• CONFIG_POLL_INTERVAL (optional, default = 60) - how often to fetch sensors based on config values (in seconds)

It exposes events to the following topics:

• amcrest2mqtt/[SERIAL_NUMBER]/status - availability - 'online' or 'offline'
• amcrest2mqtt/[SERIAL_NUMBER]/event - all events
• amcrest2mqtt/[SERIAL_NUMBER]/config - device configuration information
• amcrest2mqtt/[SERIAL_NUMBER]/doorbell - doorbell status (if AD110 or AD410) - 'off' or 'on'
• amcrest2mqtt/[SERIAL_NUMBER]/flashlight - doorbell flashlight (if AD410) - 'off' or 'on'
• amcrest2mqtt/[SERIAL_NUMBER]/flashlight/effect - doorbell flashlight effect (if AD410) - 'None' or 'Strobe (30sec)'
• amcrest2mqtt/[SERIAL_NUMBER]/human - human detection (if AD410) - 'off' or 'on'
• amcrest2mqtt/[SERIAL_NUMBER]/indicator_light - colored ring around button (if AD410) - 'off' or 'on'
• amcrest2mqtt/[SERIAL_NUMBER]/motion - motion events (if supported)
• amcrest2mqtt/[SERIAL_NUMBER]/siren_volume - volume percentage (0-100) used for siren sound (if AD410)
• amcrest2mqtt/[SERIAL_NUMBER]/storage_used_percent
• amcrest2mqtt/[SERIAL_NUMBER]/storage_used - in GB
• amcrest2mqtt/[SERIAL_NUMBER]/storage_total - in GB
• amcrest2mqtt/[SERIAL_NUMBER]/siren_volume - volume percentage (0-100) used for siren sound (if AD410)
• amcrest2mqtt/[SERIAL_NUMBER]/watermark - Manufacturer watermark in corner of video (if AD410) - 'off' or 'on'

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

The app has built-in support for Home Assistant discovery, enabled by default. Set the HOME_ASSISTANT_PREFIX environment variable to "" to disable support. If you are using a different MQTT prefix than the default, you will need to alter the HOME_ASSISTANT_PREFIX environment variable.

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

version: "3"
services:
  amcrest2mqtt:
    container_name: amcrest2mqtt
    image: acshef/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

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

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

• Add more entities! :
  • Infrared/day/night mode
  • Video resolution
  • Video bitrate
  • Video framerate
  • Video sharpening
  • Snapshot resolution
  • Snapshot quality
  • Timestamp watermark
  • Doorbell sound
• Check if new AD410 entities are available for AD110
• Check if storage sensors are Gigabytes (GB) or Gibibytes (GiB)
• Explain command topics in readme
• Merge back into dchesterton's original repo

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 🙂