Requirements

• Homebridge ≥ 1.6.0
• Node.js ≥ 20
• FFmpeg installed on the Homebridge host (sudo apt install ffmpeg on Raspberry Pi)
• A HomeKit Hub (Apple TV, HomePod, or iPad) for remote access

Installation

Via Homebridge UI (recommended)

1. Go to Plugins and search for homebridge-lollipop-monitor
2. Click Install
3. Click Settings and enter your Lollipop account email and password
4. Restart Homebridge — your cameras will appear automatically in HomeKit

Via terminal

# On the Homebridge host
cd /var/lib/homebridge
npm install homebridge-lollipop-monitor

Then restart Homebridge and add the platform config (see below).

Configuration

Add the following to your Homebridge config.json under platforms:

{
  "platform": "LollipopCamera",
  "name": "Lollipop",
  "email": "[email protected]",
  "password": "your_lollipop_password"
}

| Field | Required | Description | |------------|----------|--------------------------------| | name | Yes | Platform display name | | email | Yes | Your Lollipop account email | | password | Yes | Your Lollipop account password |

How It Works

1. On startup the plugin logs in to the Lollipop API using your credentials
2. It fetches all cameras associated with your account
3. Each camera is registered as a HomeKit IP camera accessory
4. An embedded HTTP proxy handles the camera's Digest authentication transparently
5. FFmpeg pulls the HLS stream from the proxy and transcodes it to SRTP for HomeKit

Remote Access

To view your camera away from home, you need a HomeKit Hub — an Apple TV (4th gen+), HomePod, or iPad — left at home and signed into the same Apple ID. The hub acts as a relay for the video stream.

Web Viewer

The repo also includes a standalone Node.js web viewer (server.js + index.html) for watching the stream in any browser on your local network:

node server.js

Then open http://localhost:8000.

License

Apache-2.0