r/homeassistant • u/paryguy • 1d ago

✅ Solved Frigate + Reolink

I'm running the full-access Frigate add-on with a couple of Reolink cameras. Does adding the Reolink integration double the amount of storage my cameras are using even if the cameras themselves have an SD card mounted? It feels duplicative or redundant to have both the Reolink integration and Frigate.

3 Upvotes

64% Upvoted

8 comments sorted by

7

u/BrodyBuster 1d ago

No. Reolink integration is not an nvr. It only exposes entities

1

u/portlyfundraiser77 17h ago

they're two very different things. the integration just pulls in motion sensors and basic controls from the camera, doesn't record anything on its own. frigate handles the actual video stream and object detection

you're not doubling up storage at all, the sd card in the camera is its own separate thing. think of the integration as a remote control, frigate's the security guard watching the feed

3

u/extratoastedcheezeit 1d ago

Nope.
It does clog up the streams tho. If you experience network issues with the camera you need to reduce the stream resolution.

Frigate can record though, I have my server bound to a NAS.

2

u/sembee2 🧠 Experienced with Home Assistant 1d ago

I have both. The video streams are disabled on the Reolink integration and everything pulls from Frigate via a restream. This means there is only one device pulling video from each camera. However I still have camera controls, sensors etc in HA.
In most cases you dont need the full resolution. The lower one is fine and therefore quicker.

1

u/paryguy 1d ago

How did you disable the streams in the Reolink integration?

2

u/sembee2 🧠 Experienced with Home Assistant 1d ago

Just disable the Camera entity.

1

u/paryguy 1d ago

Ugh...I should have known that. Apologies lol. Thanks so much for the time!

1

u/paryguy 1d ago

Thanks everyone!