zoneminder/plugin.video.zoneminder — explained in plain English
Analysis updated 2026-07-22 · repo last pushed 2022-11-25
Check your front door or driveway security camera from your couch without leaving Kodi.
Monitor live business camera feeds on a TV running Kodi as a media center.
View multiple ZoneMinder camera streams on your television instead of opening a web browser.
| zoneminder/plugin.video.zoneminder | 0xallam/my-recipe | 0xhassaan/nn-from-scratch | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stars | — | — | 0 |
| Language | Python | Python | Python |
| Last pushed | 2022-11-25 | 2022-11-22 | — |
| Maintenance | Dormant | Dormant | — |
| Setup difficulty | moderate | moderate | moderate |
| Complexity | 2/5 | 2/5 | 4/5 |
| Audience | general | general | developer |
Figures from each repo's GitHub metadata at analysis time.
Requires an existing ZoneMinder server (version 1.32 or higher) with cameras configured, plus your ZoneMinder login credentials.
The plugin.video.zoneminder project lets you watch your security camera feeds directly on your TV through Kodi, which is a popular home theater application. If you have cameras set up around your home or business using ZoneMinder, this tool bridges the gap so you can view those live feeds without needing to open a web browser or switch to a separate app. It works by connecting to your existing ZoneMinder setup, which acts as the central hub for your cameras. The plugin communicates with the ZoneMinder API, a kind of software bridge, to pull the live video streams into Kodi's interface. You provide your ZoneMinder username and password so the plugin can securely authenticate and display your cameras. This tool is designed for anyone who already uses ZoneMinder to manage their security cameras but wants the convenience of pulling up those feeds on a television. For example, if you use Kodi to watch movies on a TV in your living room, you could use this plugin to quickly check your front door or driveway camera right from the couch before switching back to your movie. The README does not go into detail about the installation process or advanced features, but it does note a few important requirements. You need to be running Kodi version 19 or newer, and your ZoneMinder setup must be running version 1.32 or higher of its API. The tool focuses specifically on live streams, so it appears to be a straightforward viewer rather than a full management interface for your camera system.
A Kodi plugin that displays your ZoneMinder security camera live feeds directly on your TV, so you can check cameras without leaving Kodi.
Mainly Python. The stack also includes Python, Kodi, ZoneMinder API.
Dormant — no commits in 2+ years (last push 2022-11-25).
The license for this repository is not specified in the available information.
Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.
Mainly general.
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