New Add-on: Prusa Connect RTSP Camera - Stream Any RTSP Camera to Prusa Connect

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Overview

I’ve created a Home Assistant add-on that makes it easy to stream RTSP camera feeds to Prusa Connect for 3D printer monitoring. This is a wrapper around the excellent Prusa-Connect-RTSP project by Knopersikcuo, packaged as a native Home Assistant add-on with full UI configuration support.

Features

  • Easy Configuration: Configure everything through Home Assistant’s UI - no manual file editing
  • Multi-camera Support: Monitor multiple printers with different cameras
  • Secure Credentials: Prusa Connect tokens are password-protected in the UI
  • Timelapse Support: Optional frame capture for timelapse video generation
  • Multi-architecture: Supports aarch64, amd64, armhf, armv7, and i386

Installation

Click the button below to add the repository to your Home Assistant instance:

Open your Home Assistant instance and show the add add-on repository dialog with a specific repository URL pre-filled.

Or manually:

  1. Navigate to Settings > Add-ons > Add-on Store
  2. Click the menu (⋮) in the top right corner
  3. Select Repositories
  4. Add: https://github.com/schmacka/homeassistant-addons
  5. Find “Prusa Connect RTSP Camera” and click Install

Quick Start

  1. Get your Prusa Connect token from connect.prusa3d.com

    • Go to your printer’s settings
    • Navigate to the “Camera” section
    • Click “Add new other camera” and copy the token

  2. Configure your camera in the add-on:

cameras:
  - name: "My MK4"
    rtsp_url: "rtsp://192.168.1.100:554/stream"
    token: "your-prusa-connect-token"
    upload_interval: 5
    timelapse_enabled: false
  1. Start the add-on and check the logs!

Use Cases

This add-on is perfect if you:

  • Own a Prusa 3D printer and use Prusa Connect
  • Want to use any RTSP-compatible camera (not just Prusa’s official cameras)
  • Already run Home Assistant and want centralized camera management
  • Have cameras that work with Home Assistant but not directly with Prusa Connect

Compatible Cameras

Works with any RTSP camera, including:

  • Wyze cams (with RTSP firmware)
  • Reolink cameras
  • Hikvision cameras
  • Tapo cameras
  • Thingino cameras
  • Generic IP cameras with RTSP support

Credits

This add-on wraps the Prusa-Connect-RTSP Python application by Knopersikcuo. All credit for the core streaming functionality goes to them!

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