I have a wire Eufy video doorbell, a Lenovo tablet and Hubitat. I am trying to get my Table to display the video when someone is detected at my door. Can I use Hubitat to accomplish this? If so, then how?
A few questions.
- Will the tablet be doing other things, or can it be dedicated, full-time, to running a program which will trap the eufy output?
- If it can be dedicated full-time to this activity, you can run VLC (a typical video player program) on the tablet. You can then play on VLC the RTSP stream that the EUFY doorbell puts out.
- More details will be forthcoming if required.
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The table is dedicated to doorbell. I would love more details. Does it matter which video player? How do I get it to play Eufy RTSP? Thanks so much.
When you "tablet" must be dedicated to doorbell, does that mean I need to remove all apps? Google, gmail, etc?
Please forgive the use of Gemini, but it does a very good job:
For Wi-Fi Doorbells (No HomeBase)
- Open the Eufy Security App: Select your doorbell.
- Access Settings: Tap the gear icon or ellipses (three dots).
- Find Storage Settings: Navigate to General > Storage > NAS (RTSP Stream).
- Enable RTSP: Turn on the "NAS RTSP Stream" option.
- Get the URL: The app will display the unique RTSP URL, including your camera's IP, port, and login credentials
To open an RTSP stream in VLC, go to Media > Open Network Stream, paste your RTSP URL (e.g., rtsp://username:password@IP_Address/stream_path) into the URL box, and click Play; VLC will connect to the server and start playing the live video, prompting for credentials if needed. The URL typically includes the protocol (rtsp://), server IP/domain, port (default 554), and stream path, often with username/password.
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