Show HN: Connect Ring doorbell to Home app

Category: devtools

Tags: homekit, ring-doorbell, video-streaming, self-hosted, smart-home

Score: 6.8/10 (Innovation: 6, Technical: 8, Documentation: 8, Utility: 5)

A self-hosted bridge that connects Ring doorbells to Apple HomeKit Secure Video without a Ring Protect subscription, handling real-time push events, WebRTC media, HKSV fMP4 streaming, and optional local clip archiving. It includes detailed reverse-engineering notes on Ring's hardware security and a hardened, rootless daemon design.

Target audience: home automation enthusiasts, smart home developers, privacy-conscious users

Repository: https://github.com/anubhavmalhotra/ring-homekit-secure-video · JavaScript · MIT

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