I have all my logic in openluup already, so z-way would indeed be the easy route. I also like that it is opensource. The only reason to choose Hubitat would be to simplify things. Thanks for your answer.

I'm also digging into lua developing a bit and found this page:

toggledbits/PluginTools

Tools for creating Vera/Luup/openLuup plugins. Contribute to toggledbits/PluginTools development by creating an account on GitHub.

Looks very useful.

I don't get it. When I put the full URL directly in the browser window, like this, I get a stream (outside AltUI).

http://admin:<password>@192.168.1.17/cgi-bin/mjpg/video.cgi?channel=1&subtype=1

So that would mean it isn't the codec, right?

The model is: Amcrest IP3M-943B

Ok, youre right, the plugin seems to work. I have tested with an other Amcrest model and that one does work. So the problem lies in the older models I have, that's a pity. I will have to do it through zoneminder then.

The PTZ does not seem to work however for my model.

I'm getting this error:

Unknown control type:js_button. See Debug

AltUI v2.50.2549. Openluup v20.5.22. It's annoying that the logging does not give anything useful.

I've put the ip-address in the attributes and the username and password in the variables yes. Maybe add the port? It doesn't need it when I put the URL directly in the browser, so probably not.

@rafale77 Thanks, I hope it will be integrated in the docker.

Ok, we are a step further. All variables are there now. Firstly, there is a small error in the DirectStreamingURL though. The brackets should not be there.

I have removed them, but still no image.

This is the only thing I get in the log:

2020-11-22 09:56:05.011   luup.variable_set:: 93.urn:micasaverde-com:serviceId:HaDevice1.CommFailureTime was: 0 now: 0 #hooks:0
2020-11-22 09:56:05.011   openLuup.scheduler:: [93] Lobo device startup completed: status=true, msg=Ready, name=Lobo
2020-11-22 09:56:05.011   openLuup.scheduler:: [297] Amcrest Dahua device startup
2020-11-22 09:56:05.011   luup.set_failure:: status = false
2020-11-22 09:56:05.011   luup.variable_set:: 297.urn:micasaverde-com:serviceId:HaDevice1.CommFailure was: false now: false #hooks:0
2020-11-22 09:56:05.011   luup.variable_set:: 297.urn:micasaverde-com:serviceId:HaDevice1.CommFailureTime was: 1606035145 now: 1606035365 #hooks:0
2020-11-22 09:56:05.011   luup.variable_set:: 297.urn:micasaverde-com:serviceId:HaDevice1.Commands was: camera_full_screen,camera_left,camera_right,camera_up,camera_down,camera_preset,camera_zoom_in,camera_zoom_out now: camera_full_screen,camera_left,camera_right,camera_up,camera_down,camera_preset,camera_zoom_in,camera_zoom_out #hooks:0
2020-11-22 09:56:05.011   openLuup.scheduler:: [297] Amcrest Dahua device startup completed: status=, msg=, name=
2020-11-22 09:56:05.012   luup_log:3: ALTUI: UPNPregisterDataProvider(3,Vera@192.168.1.14,http://127.0.0.1:3480/data_request?id=lr_HTTP_VeraBridgeMirror_192.168.1.14,[{
  "default":"device.serviceId.name",
  "key":"mirror",
  "label":"Mirror",
  "type":"text"
}])
2020-11-22 09:56:05.012   luup.variable_set:: 3.urn:upnp-org:serviceId:altui1.DataStorageProviders was: {"emoncms":{"url":"","callback":"sendValueToStorage_emoncms","parameters":[{"default":1,"type":"number","key":"node... now: {"Vera@192.168.1.14":{"url":"http://127.0.0.1:3480/data_request?id=lr_HTTP_VeraBridgeMirror_192.168.1.14","callback... #hooks:0
2020-11-22 09:56:05.012   luup_log:3: ALTUI: UPNPregisterPlugin(3,urn:schemas-toggledbits-com:device:SiteSensor:1,J_SiteSensor1_ALTUI.js,SiteSensor_ALTUI.DeviceDraw,,,,SiteSensor_ALTUI.Favorite)
2020-11-22 09:56:05.016   luup.variable_set:: 3.urn:upnp-org:serviceId:altui1.PluginConfig was: {"urn:schemas-micasaverde-com:device:PowerMeter:1":{"DeviceDrawFunc":"ALTUI_PluginDisplays.drawPowerMeter","ScriptF... now: {"urn:schemas-micasaverde-com:device:PowerMeter:1":{"ScriptFile":"J_ALTUI_plugins.js","DeviceDrawFunc":"ALTUI_Plugi... #hooks:0
2020-11-22 09:56:05.017   luup_log:3: ALTUI: UPNPregisterPlugin(3,u

BTW I have tried the complete URL in the browser and that works.

Yes, that's clear to me. But how to implement it?

I'm also digging into lua developing a bit and found this page:

toggledbits/PluginTools

Tools for creating Vera/Luup/openLuup plugins. Contribute to toggledbits/PluginTools development by creating an account on GitHub.

Looks very useful.

This is interesting, but I'm a little bit confused by the detours in the thread. Care to give me a recap of how to move openluup to JIT? I'm running openluup in docker and would like to ask the developer to integrate it in the docker.

@rafale77 Thanks, I will test it tomorrow.