spiral dock
According to the documentation here: https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/go2rtc/ . go2rtc should just magically work. But this doesn't work for me. I have go2rtc enabled in my frigate installation and I have even attempted to add it manually under go2rtc:, but it still doesn't show anything. what am i missing?
shouldn't home assistant automatically find my go2rtc since it's on the same subnet?
earnest mason
If you're self-hosting go2rtc then you need to configure the URL. https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/go2rtc/#examples
spiral dock
I tried that, but nothing happened. Nothing in the logs either
earnest mason
I don't think there are any logs.
Set the URL to a wrong value and you'll see a warning. But otherwise there are no info logs.
You should see the stream sources setup in go2rtc for the camera entities
spiral dock
but i don't have go2rtc.. that's what makes no sense
should this be under integrations?
you're right, if i set it to a wrong value, then i get a warning
Installation method: Home Assistant OS
Core: 2025.7.1
if i go to add integration, then i find nothing if i search for "rtc"
earnest mason
There's no integration to add, it's included by default.
Either a) HA starts its own go2rtc server (assuming Container or HAOS install) and uses that, or b) you set a URL to a self-hosted go2rtc (e.g. frigate's).
I re-stream all my RTSP cameras from frigate, so I connect HA to that go2rtc with the URL setting.
TBH I'm not sure that's really necessary. You still add the cameras to HA, e.g. I use generic camera for RTSP.
spiral dock
But why set the url? If it's not used for anything? I don't get it. Go2rtc doesn't add anything?
But if you don't specify an url it starts its own? Again. Makes no sense
I want to have the cameras i frigate's go2rtc automatically appear as camera entities in ha. That's not possible?
I still have to mess with rtsp urls and what not?
earnest mason
go2rtc integration doesn't make your cameras show up automatically
The go2rtc integration connects to a go2rtc instance and provides a WebRTC proxy for all your cameras.
That's all it does.
spiral dock
but how can i use the webrtc proxy?
there's something that i fundamentally don't understand here 🙂
earnest mason
My understanding is it's used automatically, by your web browser in the HA UI or with the apps.
So the main difference is if you use the embedded proxy or a self-hosted one
I presume it's supposed to be transparent to users, that's why there's no visible integration.
spiral dock
ok, so how do i add a camera to be viewed in the browser? what is the "best way"? i tried the frigate integration, but the camera feed from that is bad. it's slow to load and buffers a lot
earnest mason
I don't do anything complex, I just use the Generic camera with the RTSP urls re-streamed from frigate, and regular picture glance in my dashboard. I know there is that Frigate integration and some custom cards that people use.
spiral dock
what urls do you use for the generic camera?
and what do you specify as the frame rate (hz)? i see it's prefilled with "2"
i tried adding the mp4 stream from rtsp, but that just loads
earnest mason
I leave everything default except for the RTSP url.
spiral dock
Which rtsp url do you use from go2rtc?
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