icy field
I am attemping to use https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/go2rtc/
It is enabled and running, but I do not see how to create go2rtc streams. I have 3 Reolink cameras integrated, so I was expecting that already HA would use this integration to create the restreams automatically, but it is not doing that. Since HA is connecting to these cameras already, I want to try to prevent multiple connections to the camera, so my goal would be go2rtc connecting, and HA to use those streams.
dense ermine
restream? as in rtsp?
icy field
Yes, typically with go2rtc you would add your cameras and then you could restream over multpile protocols not just rtsp. Here is one on another system where I am using go2rtc and frigate without homeassistant. as you can see it publishes multiple streams of all types for a single connection to the camera - go2rtc acts as the intermediary.
dense ermine
all the integration does is provide a webrtc proxy
I use frigate+go2rtc to restream and just configure the integration with the external instance
icy field
Sure that is an option, but HA runs a full blown instance of go2rtc there has to be a way to configure it. I don't have nor want frigate on this installation
dense ermine
there is no configuration
you could see if there's anything you can do with the API
icy field
I just enabled the debug_webui, so yes, there are other streams available. The problem is that it is only showing 1 of my cameras. I would expect/hope all cameras to be listed
And there is a config and it explicitly says it is managed by home assistant, and it has somehow added one of my cameras with no issues, but just not the rest (all reolink, another camera identical to this one)
dense ermine
Yes, HA creates the streams. Then they are available via WebRTC. At least that's my understanding.
So is the issue mostly the missing other cameras?
icy field
Yes, HA creates the streams. Then they are available via WebRTC. At least that's...
Well they are available in tons of formats, thats the point of go2rtc 😄
icy field
So is the issue mostly the missing other cameras?
I guess so - originally my question was more on how to configure because there were no cameras listed in the webui, now it looks like it does work but not all the time?
dense ermine
Well they are available in tons of formats, thats the point of go2rtc 😄
Yeah but you can't use all of the outputs, like RTSP.
The HA-created streams only seem to show up for me when they are being actively used in HA. After awhile they are removed.
Ah my go2rtc server crashed, lol
Have you opened all of the camera streams in HA? They are added dynamically via the rest API.
icy field
Yeah but you can't use all of the outputs, like RTSP.
Mine seems to work fine
icy field
Have you opened all of the camera streams in HA? They are added dynamically via ...
Good call, it does look like you have to click on them once in the dashboard to get them working. Which makes it completely pointless for what I am wanting 😦
dense ermine
That's not an RTSP restream though.
Not sure exactly what you are trying to do, use the go2rtc outputs directly outside of HA? You can enable pre-loading on the camera streams. https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/camera/#streaming-video
native belfry
The recent update, along with the recent firmware for my Reolink cameras completely destroyed my setup, including go2rtc. I found a way to get it back to the way I had it, snapshots (broken with latest firmware), low delay, etc
use reolink for sensors, use generic camera integration for the rtsp stream