dersimn/unifi2mqtt

Connect Ubiquiti UniFi controller to MQTT :satellite:

unifi2mqtt

Connect Ubiquiti UniFi controller to MQTT 📡

Install

$ sudo npm install -g unifi2mqtt

I suggest to use pm2 to manage the unifi2mqtt process (start on system boot, manage log files, ...)

Usage

Usage: unifi2mqtt [options]

Options:
  -a, --unifi-host      unifi hostname or address         [default: "127.0.0.1"]
  -p, --unifi-port      unifi port                               [default: 8443]
  -c, --unifi-user      unifi user                            [default: "admin"]
  -s, --unifi-password  unifi password                                [required]
  -w, --unifi-site      unifi site                          [default: "default"]
  -k, --insecure        allow ssl connections without valid certificate
  -v, --verbosity       possible values: "error", "warn", "info", "debug"
                                                               [default: "info"]
  -n, --name            instance name. used as topic prefix   [default: "unifi"]
  -u, --url             mqtt broker url            [default: "mqtt://127.0.0.1"]
  -h, --help            Show help                                      [boolean]
  --version             Show version number                            [boolean]

Topics and Payloads

Topics and Payloads follow mqtt-smarthome architectural proposal.

Topics published by unifi2mqtt

• <name>/status/wifi/<ssid>/client/<hostname> - {"val":true} if client is connected to the wifi network, {"val":false} otherwise. Object also contains the properties mac and ts. Retained.
• <name>/status/wifi/<ssid>/event/connected - Client connect event. Payload as above. Not retained.
• <name>/status/wifi/<ssid>/event/disconnected - Client disconnect event. Payload as above. Not retained.
• <name>/status/wifi/<ssid>/clientCount - number of clients in specific wifi network, e.g. {"val":5}. Retained.
• <name>/status/wifi/<ssid>/enabled - wifi enabled status, e.g. {"val":true}. Retained.
• <name>/status/clientCount - number of clients in all wifi networks, e.g. {"val":12}. Retained.
• <name>/status/device/<device>/led - status of a device led, e.g. {"val":"on"} Retained.
• <name>/connected - 1 if connected to mqtt broker, 2 if connected to UniFi Controller, 0 on last will. Retained.

Topics subscribed by unifi2mqtt

• <name>/set/device/<device>/led - switch device led on or off. Payload on, off or default (default uses site-wide led setting).
• <name>/set/wifi/<ssid>/enabled - enable/disable wireless network. Payload true or false.

License

MIT © Sebastian Raff