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Welcome to the UnifiMQTTclient wiki!

This is my first published project, this took me a few hours to get working. I dont normally use python as a language so it probably looks like it was written by a toddler. There is quite a bit of room for improvement. But its functional.

File locations:

• /usr/sbin/UnifiCamera.json
• /usr/sbin/UnifiVideo.py
• /usr/sbin/UnifiVideo.sh

configure:

• edit py file (only config in this file is location of config file)
• edit json file (get cameraID from unifi - I got mine from RTSP stream url)
• run py file manually first and make sure it works - it will keep repeating "starting" if there is any failure
• "sudo chmod u+x /usr/sbin/UnifiVideo.sh"
• after its working as expected then add: "@reboot /usr/sbin/UnifiVideo.sh" to "sudo cronjob -e"

json file:

• json file structured so one single mqtt message can update multiple cameras.
• I use this to add temperature to my unifi camera feeds, I have one outside sensor and temp details are applied to all outside cameras.

anyways - have a burn if its tickles your fancy - let me know if you have any issues.

future changes:

• multiple MQTT messages on to one feed. ( will need to configure message template, will need to store previous message )
• MQTT messages to change camera configuration - turn on motion, continuous record, stream only.