Define Cameras IP/credentials in frigate.yaml

[18923]

Is it possible to define Camera credentials (IP and rtsp options) at the top of FRIGATE.YAML? Then replace the input path with the Camera_Profile name?

Camera_Profile:
    Road_main: rtsp://admin:[email protected]:8554/profile0
    Road_sub: rtsp://admin:[email protected]:8554/profile1

    Old_Driveway:
      - rtsp://192.168.0.187:554/user=admin_password=passwd_channel=0_stream=1.sdp?real_stream

  cameras:
     Road:
          inputs:
        - path: Road_sub       
          roles:
            - detect
        - path: Road_main
        - roles:
            - record
```

[NickM-27]

this is essentially what using go2rtc config can look like

https://docs.frigate.video/configuration/restream#reduce-connections-to-camera

[18923]

Not quite what I had in mind. I meant to define all cameras credentials at beginning of yaml file then in the camera path below just enter the camera name defined. This would allow to easily make camera changes when replacing or swapping cameras. The variable could also be used within the go2rtc section.

[NickM-27]

I don't see how it makes things easier, it just makes things less connected and adds even more lines to the config. Either way when you change a camera you have to change the paths.

It would also make providing support for users more difficult as the config would be harder to parse and spot errors made