📸 Send camera snapshot notification on motion

Gerard64 · March 8, 2021, 12:04pm

Ah oke that i didn’t know i had to create a map first. My mobile phones can reach https://hass.mydomain.net:8123 i have the HA app installed and is working but there is no /local/snapshot_voortuin.jpg I do get the notification but there is no picture in it.

Were do i create this local directory and / or /config/www/tmp ?
I tested last days by creating

/config/www/tmp
/home/homeassistant/.homeassistant/config/www/tmp/
/home/homeassistant/config/www/tmp/

all that did not work. In the home-assistant.log is still this message /config/www/tmp/snapshot_voortuin.jpg not created no access to path.

Were do i create this map?

parautenbach · March 8, 2021, 12:30pm

The directory where your configuration.yaml is located is config so in my case (I run HA in a Python virtualenv and not HA Supervised, HassOS or HA Docker) it would be /home/homeassistant/.homeassistant/www/tmp/ (in other words, drop config). Then, for the external access, www (on disk) becomes local (in the URL).

Gerard64 · March 8, 2021, 1:25pm

That makes a lot of sense. I have the same setup i installed HA python virtualenv also in a Ubuntu VM.
I created /home/homeassistant/.homeassistant/www/tmp/ gave it homeassistant user and group with 0777 permissions.

I installed the blueprint again setup the camera: in configuration.yaml created the automation again camera picture is chowing in the automation so thats good to.

Wen i run the automation there is still this eror in de log
2021-03-08 14:18:07 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.camera] Can't write /config/www/tmp/snapshot_voortuin.jpg, no access to path!

I put a test image in www/tmp/test.jpg.
This test.jpg is showing wen i go to https://mydomain:8123/local/tmp/test.jpg
so that at least works

But somehow the automation still has no access to /www/tmp/

I changed the www/tmp/test.jpg to snapshot_voortuin.jpg and triggered the automation. Now i do get my test image in de notification of my mobile phone.

But its the test image not the image of the camera because it still can’t write to /www/tmp/

MrBorg · March 8, 2021, 2:11pm

Hi I added this to my Config-file:

And then I made this Script:

parautenbach · March 8, 2021, 2:20pm

We’re the odd balls running HA in a virtualenv (remember that when looking at other things on the forum too).

I stand corrected on this, so someone with better knowledge, please chime in. I think when you run HA e.g. in Docker, there is an actual config directory. I checked the blueprint (which I don’t use myself as I already had a working setup from almost 2 years ago) and I think you should make the following change.

Change

snapshot_create_file_path: "/config/www/tmp/snapshot_{{ states[camera].object_id }}.jpg"

to

snapshot_create_file_path: "/home/homeassistant/.homeassistant/www/tmp/snapshot_{{ states[camera].object_id }}.jpg"

.

At least, try that for a test. I don’t know if there is some HA magic that will resolve the config path when seen in a blueprint.

Gerard64 · March 8, 2021, 3:04pm

Yeah i remember wen i installed HA in a virtualenv the text said you have to do everything yourself. That’s what i’m experiencing now of course and last days many many hours of searching. I knew it would be difficult because of the virtualenv of HA thats why i posting my question here because i was out of options. I’m very thankful with your help.

So oke I changed the
/home/homeassistant/.homeassistant/blueprints/automation/vorion/send-camera-snapshot-notification-on-motion.yaml
The way you suggested after that i restarted HA.
Now wen i trigger the automation i get the notification on the phone without a picture again.
If i check on my desktop https://hass.mydomain.net:8123/local/tmp/snapshot_voortuin.jpg is now created and every time i trigger the automation the picture is renewed so that works.

There is no error anymore in the log but there is still no picture in the notification. Wen i open the webbrowser on my phone and load https://hass.mydomain.net:8123/local/tmp/snapshot_voortuin.jpg the browser can’t load the picture it can’t complete the request says the browser.

But the HA app is working so it is able to connect but somehow i can’t reach the url in the browser anymore wile it could before.

Wen I test https://hass.mydomain.net:8123/local/tmp/snapshot_voortuin.jpg on my wifi connected tablet wich has not installed the HA app the picture is shown so its not a firewall thing but i think the HA app on my phone blocks direct access to https://hass.mydomain.net:8123

Gerard64 · March 8, 2021, 4:56pm

@MrBorg,

I tried to add homeassistant: but got an error.
I think i run a different system then you.
I run HA in a Ubuntu python virtualenv.

Thank you for the suggestion.

parautenbach · March 8, 2021, 5:04pm

MrBorg replied to someone else (check the reply arrow in the top right; it caught me out initially).

Your debugging steps with the browser are good. I need to think more. I can’t imagine why it won’t work now. Perhaps try with another phone or just double check your phone’s network settings?

Gerard64 · March 8, 2021, 5:44pm

Oh yes duh me
I think i don’t have to tell you i’m new here

I set a self-signed certificate in configuration.yaml. I use this certificate also in other local websites. Wen i connect to those other websites Firefox for Android presents a security error and a exception option so i can enter the site. Not so wen i try to connect to https://hass.mydomain.net:8123/local/www/tmp/snapshot_voortuin.jpg then Firefox presents the text that it can’t connect to the server.

I remove the self-signed certificate from HA now i can view the http://hass.mydomain.net:8123/local/www/tmp/snapshot_voortuin.jpg

But the notifications on my mobile are still without a picture

Gerard64 · March 8, 2021, 5:58pm

Oke now it works

In /home/homeassistant/.homeassistant/blueprints/automation/vorion/send-camera-snapshot-notification-on-motion.yaml change:

snapshot_create_file_path: /config/www/tmp/snapshot_{{ states[camera].object_id }}.jpg snapshot_access_file_path: '{{ snapshot_create_file_path | replace(''/config/www'',''/local'') }}'

to

snapshot_create_file_path: /home/homeassistant/.homeassistant/www/tmp/snapshot_{{ states[camera].object_id }}.jpg snapshot_access_file_path: '{{ snapshot_create_file_path | replace(''/home/homeassistant/.homeassistant/www'',''/local'') }}'

Thank you @parautenbach for your help

parautenbach · March 8, 2021, 6:45pm

You’re welcome. Glad you figured out that last bit (I totally missed that).

Luke1 · March 10, 2021, 1:36am

Thankyou so much it works Perfectly. I am so amazed with how well it works. I didnt know I could even take a snapshot from the cameras I had but it worked. I was wondering I know this is out of this scope but do you know if there is a way to have a condition to turn this on. What I am thinking is using the alarmo intergration. Only notify and take a snapshot when the alarm is trigged and it would take a snapshot depending on the sensor that was trigged. That would be the dream but my coding is limited so I am not sure how to get that idea working. But this has shown it is possible.

blysprutan · March 15, 2021, 8:50pm

Realy like this blueprint.
is there any posibility to get it to also send email?`
Would be perfect with an “away” function.
So i dont get pictures when i enter the area

fschade · March 18, 2021, 9:37pm

hi @Maindfield, how do you setup the motioneye to send motion detections?

fschade · March 22, 2021, 2:10pm

Anyone has an idea how to solve this?

I have this as config in configuration.yaml

binary_sensor:
  - platform: mqtt
    name: "Motion"
    state_topic: "home/motiondetection/camera"
    payload_on: "ON"
    payload_off: "OFF"
    device_class: "motion"

I have this in motioneye under Run A Command:

mosquitto_pub -h 192.168.1.201 -u *user* -P *password* -t home/motiondetection/camera -m '{"state":"ON"}

But the binary sensor never changes status. Should the mqtt ip be the same as the HA IP or does it have an internal ip?
What could be wrong?

parautenbach · March 23, 2021, 5:10am

Look at the first example in the docs — you’re missing your value_template.

fschade · March 23, 2021, 7:56am

@parautenbach, thanks, i will check this.

yonibloch · March 27, 2021, 8:34pm

Everything works as long as I put at least a 1 second delay-- but the image comes up like this in the notification.
I can find the actual JPG file inside /config/www/tmp but it doesn’t show in the notification.
Any ideas?

mcinnes01 · April 2, 2021, 1:56pm

I’ve made a slight tweak to add the ability to set an event_object to support smart detections eg with ubiquiti cameras.

gist.github.com

https://gist.github.com/mcinnes01/921cbb14efc9c5c7a933beb903603f8c

send-camera-snapshot-when-event-type-detected.yaml

blueprint:
  name: Send a camera snapshot when motion event type is detected
  description: 'This automation blueprint creates a camera snapshot if general motion or a specific motion event object is detected  and
    sends a notification to your phone with the picture.'
  domain: automation
  input:
    motion_sensor:
      name: Motion sensor
      description: The sensor wich triggers the snapshot creation
      selector:

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uniqueandy29 · April 13, 2021, 1:30am

is it possible to have it go to the camera feed when we click on the notification ?