Scrypted Home Automation

Discord

https://discord.gg/DcFzmBHYGq

Supported Platforms

• Google Home
• Apple HomeKit
• Amazon Alexa

Supported accessories:

• https://github.com/koush/scrypted/tree/main/plugins

Installation

Run on Docker

Docker images are published on Docker Hub. The images will not work properly on Mac or Windows, because the --network host argument does not work for those platforms.

# pull the image
sudo docker pull koush/scrypted
# run the image, saving the database and configuration files in a subdirectory named "scrypted"
sudo docker run --network host -v $(pwd)/scrypted:/server/volume koush/scrypted

Run Locally

Prerequisites

• Node v16 (older versions seem to have issues with the cluster module)
• Windows is not supported, but may work.

Linux Prerequisites

sudo apt install libavahi-compat-libdnssd-dev

Run in Terminal

# checkout source
git clone https://github.com/koush/scrypted.git

# npm install and run
cd scrypted/server
npm install
npm run serve
# visit https://localhost:9443/ in a browser

Debug in VSCode

Follow the steps for running locally above.

# in directory with the scrypted git checkout
cd scrypted/server
# open this directory in VSCode
code .

You can now launch Scrypted in VSCode.

Plugin Development Documentation

https://developer.scrypted.app

HomeKit Secure Video Setup

1. Install Scrypted
2. Open https://localhost:9443/
3. Install the HomeKit Plugin from the available plugins tab
4. Install the Unifi or Amcrest camera plugin
5. (optional/recommended) Install the Prebuffer plugin to keep a short video loop of the stream leading up to the motion.
6. Pair with the Scrypted Hub accessory using your HomeKit app on iOS or Mac.