Ubiquiti
UniFi Protect G3 Flex Camera
Cameras · Security
Partly worksVerified plugin2 plugins
2 reports: 2 say it partly works.
Reported with 2 Homebridge plugins: Camera FFmpeg, UniFi Protect Motion.
What people report
| Plugin | Status | What they said | Connects | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Camera FFmpeg Verifiedhomebridge-camera-ffmpeg | Partly works | Thumbnails work but live stream fails; ffmpeg exits with code 1Saved copyGood day, ​ I've done a fresh install of Raspbian Stretch Lite (11/30/2019 image) on my RPi. I install FFmpeg, NodeJS, Homebridge and Homebridge-camera-ffmpeg plugin. ​ I add my camera to HomeKit and can see the thumbnails. When I try to view the livestream, I get the following error: I appreciate any suggestions others may have. [2018-11-23 17:25:16] Homebridge is running on port 51826. [2018-11-23 17:25:16] UniFi G3 Flex is running on port 34933. [2018-11-23 17:27:26] [Camera-ffmpeg] Snapshot from UniFi G3 Flex at 480x270 ffmpeg -rtsp_transport http -re -i … Excerpt saved from Arctic Shift Reddit archive on 2026-10-22. | Local | Reddit thread · 2018-11 |
UniFi Protect Motion Verifiedhomebridge-unifi-protect-camera-motion | Partly works | Homebridge crashed on start on macOS after installSaved copyGot a bit further... installed camera-ffmpeg plugin, then installed/updated ffmpeg externally and was able to get the video to stream. Reinstalled the protect-motion plugin and it still fails, but the log now shows the following: [37m[8/3/2020, 3:45:37 PM] ^[[39m^[[31mERROR LOADING PLUGIN homebridge-unifi-protect-camera-motion:^[[39m ^[[37m[8/3/2020, 3:45:37 PM] ^[[39m^[[31mError: Cannot find module 'axios'^[[39m ^[[31mRequire stack:^[[39m ^[[31m- /usr/local/lib/node_modules/homebridge-unifi-protect-camera-motion/src/unifi/unifi.js^[[39m ^[[31m- … Excerpt saved from GitHub on 2026-10-22. | Local | Issue #65 · 2020-08 |
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Identifiers
| Brand | Ubiquiti |
|---|---|
| Model | G3 Flex |
| Category | Cameras |
Also reported as
- UniFi G3 Flex camera