README.md

DahuaVTO2MQTT

Listens to events from all Dahua devices - VTO, Camera, NVR unit and publishes them via MQTT Message

Change log

Dahua VTO MQTT Events - examples

Supported Models

Notes

• Lorex 2k Doorbell username is always admin
• Lorex 2k Doorbell password is whatever you set it to in the lorex mobile app

How to install

Docker Compose

#version: '3'
services:
  dahuavto2mqtt:
    image: "baudneo/dahuavto2mqtt:latest"
    container_name: "dahuavto2mqtt"
    hostname: "dahuavto2mqtt"
    restart: "unless-stopped"
    environment:
      DAHUA_VTO_HOST: ip.of.vto.host
      DAHUA_VTO_USERNAME: Username
      DAHUA_VTO_PASSWORD: Password
      MQTT_BROKER_HOST: mqtt-host
      MQTT_BROKER_PORT: 1883
      MQTT_BROKER_USERNAME: Username
      MQTT_BROKER_PASSWORD: Password 
      MQTT_BROKER_TOPIC_PREFIX: DahuaVTO
      MQTT_BROKER_CLIENT_ID: DahuaVTO2MQTT
      MQTT_DEBUG: False
      API_DEBUG: False
      KEEPALIVE_DEBUG: False
      TZ: America/Chicago

Copy the above code into a file called docker-compose.yml and run docker-compose up -d in the same directory as the file. For logs, run docker-compose logs -f (Ctrl+C to exit logs) in the same directory as the file.

Environment Variables

Variable	Default	Required	Description
DAHUA_VTO_HOST	-	+	Dahua VTO hostname or IP
DAHUA_VTO_USERNAME	-	+	Dahua VTO user name
DAHUA_VTO_PASSWORD	-	+	Dahua VTO password
MQTT_BROKER_HOST	-	+	MQTT Broker hostname or IP
MQTT_BROKER_PORT	-	+	MQTT Broker port
MQTT_BROKER_USERNAME	-	+	MQTT Broker user name
MQTT_BROKER_PASSWORD	-	+	MQTT Broker password
MQTT_BROKER_TOPIC_PREFIX	DahuaVTO	-	Topic to publish messages
MQTT_BROKER_CLIENT_ID	DahuaVTO2MQTT	-	MQTT Broker client ID
API_DEBUG	false	-	Enable debug log messages for the connection to the VTO device
MQTT_DEBUG	false	-	Enable debug log messages for the connection to the MQTT broker
KEEPALIVE_DEBUG	false	-	Enable debug log messages for keepalive packets
TZ	America/Chicago	-	Timezone for proper logging timestamp

Commands

Open Door

By publishing MQTT message of {MQTT_BROKER_TOPIC_PREFIX}/Command/Open an HTTP request to the unit will be sent, If the payload of the message is empty, default door to open is 1, If unit supports more than 1 door, please add to the payload Door parameter with the number of the door

Home Assistant automations

Doorbell press

If you changed the dahua topic (env: MQTT_BROKER_TOPIC_PREFIX), make sure to edit it from the below images: DahuaVTO/.

lorex2k doorbell

Person detected

lorex2k doorbell

Credits

• Elad Bar - elad-bar - DahuaVTO2MQTT

All credits goes to @riogrande who wrote that complicated integration Original code can be found in @riogrande75/Dahua