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Local-first Android display

Your cameras.
Right when needed.

Turn an older Android tablet into a focused media screen that Home Assistant can wake, control, and switch off — entirely across your local network.

Download v0.4.4 View source ↗
Android 6+ARMv7Local HTTP API
LIVE CAM 01
20:14:37 · LOCAL
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Motion detectedCamera 1 · just now
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No cloud subscriptionNo Home Assistant dashboard UINo internet required for local playback

Purpose-built

A display that stays out of the way.

HARM does one job well: receive commands and show media without turning your wall tablet into another dashboard to maintain.

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Native RTSP playback

LibVLC over TCP handles Intelbras camera streams directly, without routing video through a browser.

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Automatic recovery

A playback watchdog detects stalled streams and reconnects to the same camera automatically.

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Remote screen control

Wake the display, adjust brightness, stop playback, or switch the screen off from an automation.

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Home Assistant ready

Simple REST commands make HARM usable from automations, scripts, scenes, and sensor events.

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Camera discovery

Connect to a compatible NVR, discover available channels, select cameras, and preview them locally.

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Idle by design

When nothing needs attention, HARM presents a neutral black screen or powers the display off.

Event-driven

From motion to visibility in one flow.

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    A sensor changes state

    A camera or any Home Assistant entity detects an event.

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    Home Assistant calls HARM

    The automation selects a channel and display duration.

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    The tablet wakes and plays

    HARM connects directly to the local stream in full screen.

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    The display returns to rest

    Playback stops and the screen can switch off automatically.

Straightforward automation

Control it with familiar HA actions.

Call one REST command with a channel and timeout. HARM handles waking, playback, and stream recovery on the tablet.

Read the integration guide ↗
automation.yaml
# Show camera 1 for 30 seconds
action: rest_command.harm_camera
data:
  channel: 1
  timeout: 30

# Then turn the screen off
action: rest_command.harm_screen_off
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Private by default

Designed for a trusted local network.

Camera credentials stay on the tablet, Android backup is disabled, and the control API uses a device-generated token. Keep port 8765 inside your LAN and never expose it through your router.

Read the security policy ↗

Give old hardware a focused job

Make your tablet useful again.

Download HARM, connect your NVR, and let Home Assistant decide when the screen should come alive.

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