# How to connect rpi camera with homekit

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-connect-rpi-camera-with-homekit/16915>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [20 October 2019 07:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-connect-rpi-camera-with-homekit/16915 "2019-10-20T07:15:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cc9497/32.png) [@Jez](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Jez)\
**Post date:** [20 October 2019 07:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-connect-rpi-camera-with-homekit/16915/1 "2019-10-20T07:15:40Z")

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Hi guys,

How do you connect an rpi camera to homekit, I see in the homekit node setup there is a camera option but I’m unsure how to set it up.

Cheers,

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**Author:** ![bakman2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/bakman2/32/6207_2.png) [@bakman2](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bakman2)\
**Post date:** [20 October 2019 07:39 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-connect-rpi-camera-with-homekit/16915/2 "2019-10-20T07:39:30Z")

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Cameras are exotic beasts in homekit, not sure which nodes you are using, but the easiest path is to use [homebridge](https://github.com/nfarina/homebridge) with the [camera plugin](https://github.com/KhaosT/homebridge-camera-ffmpeg).

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**Author:** ![Jez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cc9497/32.png) [@Jez](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Jez)\
**Post date:** [20 October 2019 23:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-connect-rpi-camera-with-homekit/16915/3 "2019-10-20T23:15:06Z")

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I’ve only installed the HomeKit node, do I need to install the HomeKit bridge nodes instead.

Does anyone have an example flows of rpi camera connected to homekit with node red

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**Author:** ![bakman2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/bakman2/32/6207_2.png) [@bakman2](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bakman2)\
**Post date:** [21 October 2019 05:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-connect-rpi-camera-with-homekit/16915/4 "2019-10-21T05:35:52Z")

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There is no (simple) way to use the homekit nodes with a camera.

Homekit requires a specific videostream and configuration parameters which homebridge+the homebridge camera plugin will create. It is the simplest way to make it work.

[Homebridge](https://github.com/nfarina/homebridge) is separate software.

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**Author:** ![Jez](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/cc9497/32.png) [@Jez](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Jez)\
**Post date:** [21 October 2019 09:26 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-connect-rpi-camera-with-homekit/16915/5 "2019-10-21T09:26:00Z")

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I’ll install the homebridge nodes and give it a go

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**Author:** ![bakman2](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/bakman2/32/6207_2.png) [@bakman2](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/bakman2)\
**Post date:** [21 October 2019 09:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-connect-rpi-camera-with-homekit/16915/6 "2019-10-21T09:36:22Z")

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There are no "homebridge nodes", homebridge does not integrate with node-red.  
You can install "node-red-contrib-homebridge-automation" that can read homebridge, but still no camera.