Reolink NVR (RLN8-410) Service Manager & POE Camera and Doorbell Drivers

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Reolink NVR Service Manager & Component Drivers for Hubitat

I created an app and set of drivers because I couldn't find any existing Reolink integrations for Hubitat that reliably handled the key capabilities of my Reolink NVR (RLN8-410), cameras, and doorbell —such as controlling camera spotlight/floodlight states, toggling IR LEDs and push notifications, and accurately capturing both standard motion and specific AI detection types (person, vehicle, animal).

Note: I am not a Groovy developer by trade! I built this code with significant help from Gemini and Grok. Feedback, bug reports, and code improvements/suggestions from the Hubitat community are very welcome!

Key Features

  • Centralized Auth & Network Communication: The parent application holds the NVR IP and credentials, handles all session tokens, and executes HTTP calls. Component drivers hold no network configurations or credentials.

  • Auto-Discovery: Scans the NVR for all configured channels, automatically matching them with either standard IP camera or doorbell component drivers.

  • AI Event Parsing: Differentiates between standard motion and AI-detected entities (Person, Vehicle, Animal).

  • Smart Motion Burst Polling: Triggers a rapid polling window (1s, 3s, 5s, 7s, 9s) on motion detection to capture quick state transitions, protected by a cooldown mechanism to keep scheduled jobs lightweight.

  • Device Control: Toggles push notifications, IR LED states, and white spotlight/floodlight outputs.

Driver & App Overview

Component Type Import URL
Reolink NVR (Service Manager) Parent App https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gomce62/Hubitat/refs/heads/apps/Reolink%20NVR%20Service%20Manager
Reolink IP Camera (RLN8-410) Child Driver https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gomce62/Hubitat/refs/heads/Drivers/Reolink%20IP%20Camera%20RLN8-410%20driver
Reolink Doorbell (Auto-Detect NVR Channel) Child Driver https://raw.githubusercontent.com/gomce62/Hubitat/refs/heads/Drivers/Reolink%20Doorbell%20Auto-Detect%20NVR%20Channel%20driver

Note: Reolink's local NVR API (api.cgi) does not expose physical doorbell button presses via local polling. Doorbell motion and AI object detection are fully supported.

Installation Instructions

1. Install Driver Code

  1. In your Hubitat Elevation hub, navigate to Developer Tools > Drivers Code.

  2. Click + New Driver, choose Import, and paste the URL for the Reolink IP Camera driver. Click Save.

  3. Repeat the process for the Reolink Doorbell driver code.

2. Install App Code

  1. Navigate to Developer Tools > Apps Code.

  2. Click + New App, choose Import, and paste the URL for the Reolink NVR (Service Manager) app.

  3. Click Save.

3. Initial Configuration

  1. Navigate to Apps > + Add User App and select Reolink NVR (Service Manager).

  2. Enter your NVR IP Address, Username, and Password.

  3. Click Discover / Manage Channels.

  4. Tap Scan NVR Now to query your NVR channels.

  5. Review found channels, adjust device types if needed (Auto-detect, IP Camera, or Doorbell), and select which channels to create.

  6. Click Done to save and spawn the child devices.

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