Installation Notes

Follow the prerequisite guides below before attempting Ring-MQTT installation.

MQTT setup

I used the chart called mosquitto install it as normal and set Authentication to true. here’s the auth guide.

Ring-MQTT setup

Go to http://SCALE_IP:55123.

Set MQTT Url to mqtt://@mosquitto.ix-mosquitto.svc.cluster.local:1883 if not using mqtt auth or set the user/pass in the url like so: mqtt://USER:[email protected]:1883
Set LiveStream User to user_name for the RTSP user.
Set LiveStream Password to user_pass for the RTSP user.
Leave Disarm Code blank.
Set Enable Cameras to true to enable cameras.
Set Enable Modes to false to disable location modes.
Set Enable Panic to false to disable panic button.
Set Hass Topic to homeassistant/status for the topic to monitor for Home Assistant restarts.
Leave Location Ids blank.

Home-assistant setup

Install the chart home-assistant if you have not done so.
In home-assistant go to settings -> devices & integrations -> click add integration -> search for mqtt.
Set broker to mosquitto.ix-mosquitto.svc.cluster.local.
Set port to 1883.
Set username and password to the MQTT auth user and pass.
Set the MQTT options as needed.
Shell into home-assistant, use truetool.sh or other means to modify the file /config/configuration.yaml.
Add the following code.

shell_command:
  ring_snap: "ffmpeg -y -i {{RTSP_URL}} -vframes 1 {{fileDirName}}"

Create a new dir called www in /config/.
Validate home-assistant configuration in developer tools and if passes; click on restart to use the service ring_snap in automations.
Here’s a sample on how to create a live snapshot automation.
This will override the previous image if saved as /config/www/snapshot.jpg

service: shell_command.ring_snap
data:
  RTSP_URL: "{{ states.sensor.front_door_info.attributes.stream_Source }}"
  fileDirName: "/config/www/snapshot.jpg"

Note: You must save the file in /config/www/ or set the option to allow other dirs for home-assistant to be used.
Now you can create a live snapshot automation in home-assistant.