ring VS ring-mqtt-ha-addon

Hey I am trying to install a plugin to timelapse with my ring camera that i found on github ( https://github.com/wictorwilen/ring-timelapse) . i was able to get till the end of the tutorial but I came into a problem im not able to figure out. I keep on getting this error message (node:30) UnhandledPromiseRejectionWarning: Error: Refresh token is not valid. Unable to authenticate with Ring servers. See https://github.com/dgreif/ring/wiki/Refresh-Tokens. after I try updating the ring-client-api it still gives me this error. If someone got any clue let me know :)

[29/06/2023, 21:37:01] [Ring] Failed to activate stream [29/06/2023, 21:37:01] [Ring] Error: Failed to negotiate codecs. This is a known issue with Ring cameras. Please see https://github.com/dgreif/ring/wiki/Streaming-Legacy-Mode at /usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge-ring/node_modules/ring-client-api/lib/streaming/streaming-connection-base.js:42:25 at processTicksAndRejections (node:internal/process/task_queues:95:5)

Had the same issue. This fixed it for me: https://github.com/dgreif/ring/wiki/Notification-Troubleshooting

Here's the ring-homebridge plugin: https://github.com/dgreif/ring/tree/main/packages/homebridge-ring

The scrypted guys are aware of the issue and will push a ring update soon. I fixed my homebridge ring issue following a tutorial a guy posted on github.. you do it all from the homebridge web gui, look for "terminal" in the upper right click that then follow this: https://github.com/dgreif/ring/issues/1192

Hello, I cannot setup the ring plugin. I input my email and password and click save. Nothing happens....I never get a 2FA code. I open the console and it says error: Refresh token is not valid. Unable to authenticate with Ring servers. See https://github.com/dgreif/ring/wiki/Refresh-Tokens. I have my refresh token available from HomeBridge, but I am unsure what my next step is?

- https://github.com/dgreif/ring

Short answer is no. It's been a while since I last looked at it but the long answer is "kinda in a hacky way, with a lot of work, and Ring is gonna fight you the whole way because they want you to pay."

https://github.com/tsightler/ring-mqtt-ha-addon

If you have an existing Ring security system, you can either integrate all of it's sensors and alarm control with Home Assistant via Ring MQTT or get your own ZWave hub, connect all the sensors to that, and use Alarmo to create your own security system. I'm doing the former since I want to pay for the peace of mind that comes from a professionally monitored security system, but can switch to the latter if Amazon gets too greedy.

I used this add-on so I can continue to use Ring and get to use the sensors for automations. But otherwise yeah most Ring accessories are surprisingly DIY friendly.

Speaking of Home Assistant, Ring integrates really well with Home Assistant using the add-on version of ring-mqtt. I pay for Ring for the convenience but can also control it and easily use its sensors for other things this way. If Ring does go away I'll bite the bullet and use Alarmo instead.

If you happen to also be using Home Assistant then the Ring-MQTT HA Add-on is nice but I haven't pushed it back from Home Assistant into HomeKit. I'm only using that for dashboard display right now.

You got it, I'm using the ring mqtt addon with a picture-entity card. I didn't have much luck with the out of the box ring integration but this one works fantastic for me: https://github.com/tsightler/ring-mqtt-ha-addon

I was able to get mine to work with the following add on. https://github.com/tsightler/ring-mqtt-ha-addon

tsightler/ring-mqtt-ha-addon: Hassio addon for the ring-mqtt script (github.com)