Web Cam with Home Assistant

I have an old Logitech web camera from pre-skype days, and finally had a chance to put it to good use. I connected the usb based camera to a Raspberry Pi, installed motion software, configured and integrated with MQTT and Home Assistant, so that I can get alerts and automation capabilities when the camera detects motion. It also saves the images, of all the motion, even creates a video out of the frames.

Great fun project for a rainy day. Coincidentally, it was raining yesterday at our place :slight_smile:

https://skalavala.github.io/smarthome/camera/

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