A chime that feels like home.
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Ring HomePod Doorbell.
Ring HomePod Doorbell.
Your sound.
Every room.
Turn every Ring Doorbell press into a custom chime on selected HomePods and AirPlay speakers — synchronized, configurable, and running on a server you control.
RING EVENTSomeone is at the door
AIRPLAYPlaying on 5 speakers
BUILT FOR YOUR HOME
A smarter way to hear the door.
Everything you need for a personal, reliable doorbell experience — without sending your audio or settings to another service.
Every room, in sync.
Choose individual HomePods, AirPlay speakers, and compatible Sonos devices — or include every new speaker automatically.
Fine-tuned for real life.
Set the volume, prevent duplicate rings with a cooldown, and test the full setup directly from the browser.
Local by design.
Your chime and configuration stay on your server. The marketing site uses no analytics, cookies, or trackers either.
Running at homeONE PRESS. THREE STEPS.
From the front door to every room.
The bridge connects the services you already use and keeps the whole flow inside your home network.
Ring detects a press
The bridge listens for the doorbell event through ring-client-api.
The bridge takes over
It applies the configured speaker selection, volume, custom chime, and cooldown.
OwnTone plays in sync
The chime plays across the selected AirPlay speakers, then their prior state is restored.
SIMPLE ON THE SURFACE
Everything in one calm, clear dashboard.
See connection health at a glance, choose exactly where the sound should play, and keep an eye on the last doorbell event.
- Live Ring, AirPlay, and chime status
- Per-speaker selection and volume
- English and German interface
READY WHEN YOU ARE
Choose an installation path.
Use the guided Runtipi experience or run the same container with Docker Compose. Both keep everything on your server.
Before you start
- Ring account with a configured doorbell
- HomePods and server on the same network
- Apple Home speaker access enabled
Recommended for the easiest setup
Open Runtipi guide
- Open Settings → App Stores in Runtipi.
- Add the repository below as a custom app store.
- Install Ring HomePod Doorbell from the App Store.
https://github.com/alexholzreiter/ring-homepod-doorbell
For any Docker host
Open Docker guide
- Clone the repository onto your server.
- Create and configure your .env file.
- Start the stack with Docker Compose.
git clone https://github.com/alexholzreiter/ring-homepod-doorbell.git
cd ring-homepod-doorbell
cp .env.example .env
docker compose up -dLOCAL-FIRST, FOR REAL
Smart-home data stays at home.
Ring HomePod Doorbell runs on hardware you control. Chimes and settings never pass through our servers because there are no servers of ours to pass through.
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GOOD TO KNOW
Questions, answered.
The practical details before you bring your custom chime to every room.
Does it work with HomePod mini?
Yes. OwnTone discovers HomePod and HomePod mini models as AirPlay 2 outputs. They must be reachable from the server on the same network or through correctly routed mDNS.
Can I choose individual speakers?
Yes. Select any combination of discovered AirPlay speakers or automatically include every available output. Volume is configurable as well.
Will it interrupt music?
It can. OwnTone temporarily takes over the selected AirPlay outputs for the duration of the chime and restores its previous output selection and volume afterward.
Do I need HomeKit?
No. The custom chime works through Ring and OwnTone. An optional virtual HomeKit doorbell can be enabled separately for Apple's standard chime.
Is this an official Ring or Apple product?
No. It is an independent open-source project. The Ring connection uses an unofficial API, so future changes by Ring may require an app update.
MAKE THE DOORBELL YOURS
Make every ring feel at home.
Free, open source, and ready for your Runtipi or Docker server.