# Arming / disarming security system based on Homey

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**Created:** [January 5, 2020, 3:06pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/arming-disarming-security-system-based-on-homey/23863 "2020-01-05T15:06:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![DaneedeKruyff](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/daneedekruyff/32/964_2.png) [@DaneedeKruyff](https://community.homey.app/u/DaneedeKruyff)\
**Post date:** [January 6, 2020, 9:25am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/arming-disarming-security-system-based-on-homey/23863/5 "2020-01-06T09:25:54Z")

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It’s a (very) long read but you can find lost’s of information about using your Homey as a Surveillance system in the _ **Heimdall** _ topic, including several methods to Arm and Disarm

> [@Heimdall - Let Homey watch over your home](https://community.homey.app/t/heimdall-let-homey-watch-over-your-home/134):
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> This app enables you to use your Homey as a surveillance system. Supported languagesnetherlands Dutch uk English de German fr French it Italian sweden Swedish norway Norwegian es Spanish denmark Danish Links App Store: [Heimdall App for Homey | Homey](https://apps.athom.com/app/com.uc.heimdall) Github: [GitHub - daneedk/com.uc.heimdall: Heimdall for Homey](https://github.com/daneedk/com.uc.heimdall) issues: [GitHub · Where software is built](https://github.com/daneedk/com.uc.heimdall/issues) FAQ: [Heimdall - Let Homey watch over your home - #2 by DaneedeKruyff](https://community.homey.app/t/134/2) Change log: [Heimdall - Let Homey watch o…](https://community.homey.app/t/134/3)

(TIP: It features a **Delayed Alarm** function that can mitigate the problem of a first method of disarming failing/unavailable giving you the opportunity to use an alternative method of disarming)

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