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TP-Link Tapo

TP-Link Tapo C100

Cameras · Security

Partly worksVerified plugin

1 report: 1 says it partly works.

Reported with 1 Homebridge plugin: Camera FFmpeg.

What people report

PluginStatusWhat they saidConnectsSource
Camera FFmpeg Verified
homebridge-camera-ffmpeg
Partly worksStreams via RTSP; motion detection weak, commenters advise Scrypted or Camera UI
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… completely clueless on how this stuff works. Anyways I was able to run home bridge on my NAS (made from my old pc running true NAS). I also purchased the TP-Link Tapo C100. After 2 days of endless googling and trial and error I was able to integrate the camera into HomeKit using the Camera FFmpeg plugin and using the RTSP feed. I can view the camera stream in HomeKit successfully. What I wish to accomplish next is to have the camera detect motion, so that when someone enters the room the camera can detect motion can trigger an automation to turn the lights on. I saw stuff about MQTT and HTTP …

Excerpt saved from Arctic Shift Reddit archive on 2026-10-22.

LocalReddit thread · 2023-02

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Identifiers

BrandTP-Link Tapo
ModelC100
CategoryCameras

Also reported as

  • Tapo C100 camera