[Config Support]: Home and away behavior

[Subseedshiva]

Describe the problem you are having

Hi

Is there a way to set up home vs away behavior for detection and recording? I have Tapo c310 cameras and in the app i have set up this behavior, but since i use frigate to record this seems to have no relevance on what gets recorded. Basically i would like to set it up so nothing gets recorded when home (besides some hours of the night), and that all events get recorded when away.

Appreciate any help.

Version

0.13.2

Frigate config file

mqtt:
  host: 
  user: 
  password: 

cameras:
  Kamera1:
    ffmpeg:
      inputs:
        - path: rtsp://Kamera1:xxx@192.xxx.xxx:554/stream1  
          roles:
            - record
            - detect
  Kamera2:
    ffmpeg:
      inputs:
        - path: rtsp://Kamera2:xxx@192.xxx.xxx.xx:554/stream1  
          roles:
            - record
            - detect
record:
  enabled: True
  retain:
    days: 0
    mode: all
  events:
    retain:
      default: 14
      mode: active_objects
      objects:
        dog: 0
        cat: 0
        car: 7
        person: 14

Relevant log output

-

Frigate stats

No response

Operating system

Debian

Install method

Docker Compose

Coral version

CPU (no coral)

Any other information that may be helpful

No response

[NickM-27]

If you use home assistant then it is easy to use that otherwise other platforms can be used like NodeRED or a manual script using mqtt or the API

[Subseedshiva]

Ok, Thanks. Where can i find info om how to connect home assistant for this purpose? Or can you tell me how to proceed?

[NickM-27]

https://docs.frigate.video/integrations/home-assistant

[Subseedshiva]

So after alot of failure i eventually managed to connect my Home Assistant to the Mqtt broker and now also managed to get the camera stream visible in home assistant (via integrations "generic camera", did not work via add Tapo camera). Now what, how does this help me to control what Frigate records, and when?

[Subseedshiva]

I just want to be able to program two different behaviours. Home and away. Just like i already have in the Tapo app. But i want Frigate to adhere to these instructions

[NickM-27]

Did you install the Frigate integration like I linked above?

[Subseedshiva]

I really tried,. But i dont get HACS to install. Tried the different ways suggetsed here https://hacs.xyz/docs/setup/download

I guess i amn supposed to used the docker method since i run Frigate and Home Assitant on Umbrel and i guess thats how its built?

Anyway,. i also tried via integrations to add the cameras as Topo was an alternative there. That also failed but i succeded via the add generic camera option. So now i get the video in to Home assistant but no idea how to proceed.

[Subseedshiva]

I just realised i can install Home Assistant and HACS directly on the Ubuntu PC that my Umbrel is running on. Perhaps i can get it to work that way. I will check this out...

[Subseedshiva]

I installed Home assistant and HACS directly on my Ubuntu PC intead and managed to get the integrations needed for Tapo Cameras. This also included Frigate integration. Now Home assistant gets the stream of the cameras but no controls are available (greyd out) and i cant add configuration or sensors to the dashboard.

In Home assistant under integrations i go to Frigate and here i see the cameras and all the options. But as i said they are greyd out and pressing add to dashboard gives me error: "No views in this dashboard."

Pressing the little arrow takes me to the Integrations configuration for Frigate and there i noticed "
Enable WebRTC for camera streams" and options to add RTSP URL. I added the same as in Frigate Config file and then all controls went from just unavailable to flicker between unavailable and available (but not possible to use them since just flickering) also, the vide stream itself flickers from recording to unavialable in the same way. (as before entering this config it was steady working fine.

I interpret this as some kind of conflict? But not able to figure it out. Any help apprechiated!

[Subseedshiva]

After alot of trial and error i now have the cameras and controls set up in Home Assistant. But now what, how do i use this to govern what and when Frigate records?

[NickM-27]

You turn the recording on and off based on whatever conditions you want

[Subseedshiva]

Ok. In the automation section of Home Assistant? And that decides what gets recorded in Frigate? And how about the config file in Frigate that also have a few conditions for what to record/store? Not really clear to me the relationship between between Frigate, Home Assistant and Tapo Camera control integration. (And main Tapo app for that matter) How do they all play along?

For example, the issue i had with flickering was solved by disabling the cameras in Frigate integration when i realised they were also integrated via the Tapo Camera control integration. So i should have the Frigate integration in Home Assistant but not the cameras via that i guess? At least now it all appears to work as its supposed. What am i missing here?

[JustinScott]

In home assistant you create an automation that triggers when you are away/home. In the action part you disable motion detection or whatever. If you have the Frigate integration installed, all the cameras have switches for the various settings. So the action would be "turn off switch.driveway.motion" . If you don't have the integration you need to figure out how to turn off recording through mqtt or the api.

[Subseedshiva]

Thanx. But how about the settings and automation set in the main Tp link Tapo app, do they have any effects on either the behavior of Home assistant or what Frigate records?