[APP][Pro][Deprecated] Arlo - Security Camera

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FYI, I solved the problem of the non-support of Arlo Q’s with the following solution:

Problem: I want to turn on/arm the cameras when I leave the home (set in Homey) and turn off/disarm when I’m back.

Steps:

  1. Install a Raspberry Pi (Lite is enough), integrate it into your WiFi and enable ssh
  2. Create an own user (e.g. “arlo”) via useradd
  3. Create an ssh key (ssh-keygen)
  4. Install my command line tool under this new user: https://github.com/thomaswitt/arlo-command-line (add your credentials in the script and add the .ssh/authorized_users file with the generated id_rsa.pub). Make sure it runs correct by invoking it from the command line (e.g. arlo-cl.py list)
  5. Install the ssh client app on Homey (SSH Client App for Homey | Homey)
  6. Configure the ssh client to connect to arlo@pi with the generated id_rsa by adding a ssh client device
  7. Add ssh client to a leaving home flow with the ssh command argument “arm” and to your returning home flow with the ssh command argument “disarm”

Questions and comments welcome.

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