separate and consolidate global and camera i18n namespaces

frigate/config/camera/audio.py

@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class AudioConfig(FrigateBaseModel):
     enabled: bool = Field(
         default=False,
         title="Enable audio detection",
-        description="Enable or disable audio event detection; can be overridden per-camera.",
+        description="Enable or disable audio event detection for all cameras; can be overridden per-camera.",
     )
     max_not_heard: int = Field(
         default=30,

frigate/config/camera/detect.py

@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ class DetectConfig(FrigateBaseModel):
     enabled: bool = Field(
         default=False,
         title="Detection enabled",
-        description="Enable or disable object detection for this camera. Detection must be enabled for object tracking to run.",
+        description="Enable or disable object detection for all cameras; can be overridden per-camera. Detection must be enabled for object tracking to run.",
     )
     height: Optional[int] = Field(
         default=None,

frigate/config/camera/motion.py

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class MotionConfig(FrigateBaseModel):
     enabled: bool = Field(
         default=True,
         title="Enable motion detection",
-        description="Enable or disable motion detection; can be overridden per-camera.",
+        description="Enable or disable motion detection for all cameras; can be overridden per-camera.",
     )
     threshold: int = Field(
         default=30,

frigate/config/camera/notification.py

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ class NotificationConfig(FrigateBaseModel):
     enabled: bool = Field(
         default=False,
         title="Enable notifications",
-        description="Enable or disable notifications; can be overridden per-camera.",
+        description="Enable or disable notifications for all cameras; can be overridden per-camera.",
     )
     email: Optional[str] = Field(
         default=None,

frigate/config/camera/objects.py

@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@ class ObjectConfig(FrigateBaseModel):
     track: list[str] = Field(
         default=DEFAULT_TRACKED_OBJECTS,
         title="Objects to track",
-        description="List of object labels to track; can be overridden per-camera.",
+        description="List of object labels to track for all cameras; can be overridden per-camera.",
     )
     filters: dict[str, FilterConfig] = Field(
         default_factory=dict,

frigate/config/camera/record.py

@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ class RecordConfig(FrigateBaseModel):
     enabled: bool = Field(
         default=False,
         title="Enable recording",
-        description="Enable or disable recording; can be overridden per-camera.",
+        description="Enable or disable recording for all cameras; can be overridden per-camera.",
     )
     expire_interval: int = Field(
         default=60,

frigate/config/camera/snapshots.py

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ class SnapshotsConfig(FrigateBaseModel):
     enabled: bool = Field(
         default=False,
         title="Snapshots enabled",
-        description="Enable or disable saving snapshots; can be overridden per-camera.",
+        description="Enable or disable saving snapshots for all cameras; can be overridden per-camera.",
     )
     clean_copy: bool = Field(
         default=True,

frigate/config/classification.py

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ class AudioTranscriptionConfig(FrigateBaseModel):
     enabled: bool = Field(
         default=False,
         title="Enable audio transcription",
-        description="Enable or disable automatic audio transcription; can be overridden per-camera.",
+        description="Enable or disable automatic audio transcription for all cameras; can be overridden per-camera.",
     )
     language: str = Field(
         default="en",
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ class FaceRecognitionConfig(FrigateBaseModel):
     enabled: bool = Field(
         default=False,
         title="Enable face recognition",
-        description="Enable or disable face recognition; can be overridden per-camera.",
+        description="Enable or disable face recognition for all cameras; can be overridden per-camera.",
     )
     model_size: str = Field(
         default="small",
@@ -322,7 +322,7 @@ class LicensePlateRecognitionConfig(FrigateBaseModel):
     enabled: bool = Field(
         default=False,
         title="Enable LPR",
-        description="Enable or disable license plate recognition; can be overridden per-camera.",
+        description="Enable or disable license plate recognition for all cameras; can be overridden per-camera.",
     )
     model_size: str = Field(
         default="small",

frigate/config/config.py

@@ -346,7 +346,7 @@ class FrigateConfig(FrigateBaseModel):
     notifications: NotificationConfig = Field(
         default_factory=NotificationConfig,
         title="Notifications",
-        description="Settings to enable and control notifications; can be overridden per-camera.",
+        description="Settings to enable and control notifications for all cameras; can be overridden per-camera.",
     )
     networking: NetworkingConfig = Field(
         default_factory=NetworkingConfig,
@@ -398,7 +398,7 @@ class FrigateConfig(FrigateBaseModel):
     audio: AudioConfig = Field(
         default_factory=AudioConfig,
         title="Audio events",
-        description="Settings for audio-based event detection; can be overridden per-camera.",
+        description="Settings for audio-based event detection for all cameras; can be overridden per-camera.",
     )
     birdseye: BirdseyeConfig = Field(
         default_factory=BirdseyeConfig,
@@ -443,7 +443,7 @@ class FrigateConfig(FrigateBaseModel):
     snapshots: SnapshotsConfig = Field(
         default_factory=SnapshotsConfig,
         title="Snapshots",
-        description="Settings for saved JPEG snapshots of tracked objects; can be overridden per-camera.",
+        description="Settings for saved JPEG snapshots of tracked objects for all cameras; can be overridden per-camera.",
     )
     timestamp_style: TimestampStyleConfig = Field(
         default_factory=TimestampStyleConfig,
@@ -470,7 +470,7 @@ class FrigateConfig(FrigateBaseModel):
     face_recognition: FaceRecognitionConfig = Field(
         default_factory=FaceRecognitionConfig,
         title="Face recognition",
-        description="Settings for face detection and recognition; can be overridden per-camera.",
+        description="Settings for face detection and recognition for all cameras; can be overridden per-camera.",
     )
     lpr: LicensePlateRecognitionConfig = Field(
         default_factory=LicensePlateRecognitionConfig,

generate_config_translations.py

@@ -209,6 +209,8 @@ def main():
     config_fields = FrigateConfig.model_fields
     logger.info(f"Found {len(config_fields)} top-level config sections")
 
+    global_translations = {}
+
     for field_name, field_info in config_fields.items():
         if field_name.startswith("_"):
             continue
@@ -351,12 +353,10 @@ def main():
                     f"Could not add camera-level fields for {field_name}: {e}"
                 )
 
-        output_file = output_dir / f"{field_name}.json"
+        # Add to global translations instead of writing separate files
-        with open(output_file, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+        global_translations[field_name] = section_data
-            json.dump(section_data, f, indent=2, ensure_ascii=False)
-            f.write("\n")  # Add trailing newline
 
-        logger.info(f"Generated: {output_file}")
+        logger.info(f"Added section to global translations: {field_name}")
 
     # Handle camera-level configs that aren't top-level FrigateConfig fields
     # These are defined as fields in CameraConfig, so we extract title/description from there
@@ -403,15 +403,71 @@ def main():
             }
             section_data.update(nested_without_root)
 
-            output_file = output_dir / f"{config_name}.json"
+            # Add camera-level section into global translations (do not write separate file)
-            with open(output_file, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+            global_translations[config_name] = section_data
-                json.dump(section_data, f, indent=2, ensure_ascii=False)
+            logger.info(
-                f.write("\n")  # Add trailing newline
+                f"Added camera-level section to global translations: {config_name}"
-
+            )
-            logger.info(f"Generated: {output_file}")
         except Exception as e:
             logger.error(f"Failed to generate {config_name}: {e}")
 
+    # Remove top-level 'cameras' field if present so it remains a separate file
+    if "cameras" in global_translations:
+        logger.info(
+            "Removing top-level 'cameras' from global translations to keep it as a separate cameras.json"
+        )
+        del global_translations["cameras"]
+
+    # Write consolidated global.json with per-section keys
+    global_file = output_dir / "global.json"
+    with open(global_file, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+        json.dump(global_translations, f, indent=2, ensure_ascii=False)
+        f.write("\n")
+
+    logger.info(f"Generated consolidated translations: {global_file}")
+
+    if not global_translations:
+        logger.warning("No global translations were generated!")
+    else:
+        logger.info(f"Global contains {len(global_translations)} sections")
+
+    # Generate cameras.json from CameraConfig schema
+    cameras_file = output_dir / "cameras.json"
+    logger.info(f"Generating cameras.json: {cameras_file}")
+    try:
+        if "camera_config_schema" in locals():
+            camera_schema = camera_config_schema
+        else:
+            from frigate.config.camera.camera import CameraConfig
+
+            camera_schema = CameraConfig.model_json_schema()
+
+        camera_translations = extract_translations_from_schema(camera_schema)
+
+        # Change descriptions to use 'for this camera' for fields that are global
+        def sanitize_camera_descriptions(obj):
+            if isinstance(obj, dict):
+                for k, v in list(obj.items()):
+                    if k == "description" and isinstance(v, str):
+                        obj[k] = v.replace(
+                            "for all cameras; can be overridden per-camera",
+                            "for this camera",
+                        )
+                    else:
+                        sanitize_camera_descriptions(v)
+            elif isinstance(obj, list):
+                for item in obj:
+                    sanitize_camera_descriptions(item)
+
+        sanitize_camera_descriptions(camera_translations)
+
+        with open(cameras_file, "w", encoding="utf-8") as f:
+            json.dump(camera_translations, f, indent=2, ensure_ascii=False)
+            f.write("\n")
+        logger.info(f"Generated cameras.json: {cameras_file}")
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.error(f"Failed to generate cameras.json: {e}")
+
     logger.info("Translation generation complete!")
 
 

web/public/locales/en/config/cameras.json

@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "label": "Cameras",
+  "label": "CameraConfig",
-  "description": "Cameras",
   "name": {
     "label": "Camera name",
     "description": "Camera name is required"
@@ -153,7 +152,7 @@
     "description": "FFmpeg settings including binary path, args, hwaccel options, and per-role output args.",
     "path": {
       "label": "FFmpeg path",
-      "description": "Path to the FFmpeg binary to use for this camera or a version alias (\"5.0\" or \"7.0\")."
+      "description": "Path to the FFmpeg binary to use or a version alias (\"5.0\" or \"7.0\")."
     },
     "global_args": {
       "label": "FFmpeg global args",

web/src/components/config-form/sections/AudioSection.tsx

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { createConfigSection } from "./BaseSection";
 
 export const AudioSection = createConfigSection({
   sectionPath: "audio",
-  i18nNamespace: "config/audio",
+  i18nNamespace: "config/global",
   defaultConfig: {
     fieldOrder: [
       "enabled",

web/src/components/config-form/sections/AudioTranscriptionSection.tsx

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { createConfigSection } from "./BaseSection";
 
 export const AudioTranscriptionSection = createConfigSection({
   sectionPath: "audio_transcription",
-  i18nNamespace: "config/audio_transcription",
+  i18nNamespace: "config/global",
   defaultConfig: {
     fieldOrder: ["enabled", "language", "device", "model_size", "live_enabled"],
     hiddenFields: ["enabled_in_config"],

web/src/components/config-form/sections/BaseSection.tsx

@@ -460,31 +460,26 @@ export function createConfigSection({
       return null;
     }
 
-    // Get section title from config namespace. For camera-level sections we
+    // Get section title from config namespace
-    // prefer the `config/cameras` namespace where keys are nested under the
-    // section name (e.g., `audio.label`). Fall back to provided i18nNamespace.
     const defaultTitle =
       sectionPath.charAt(0).toUpperCase() +
       sectionPath.slice(1).replace(/_/g, " ");
-    const title =
-      level === "camera"
-        ? t(`${sectionPath}.label`, {
-            ns: "config/cameras",
-            defaultValue: defaultTitle,
-          })
-        : t("label", {
-            ns: i18nNamespace,
-            defaultValue: defaultTitle,
-          });
 
-    const sectionDescription =
+    // For camera-level sections, keys live under `config/cameras` and are
-      level === "camera"
+    // nested under the section name (e.g., `audio.label`). For global-level
-        ? i18n.exists(`${sectionPath}.description`, { ns: "config/cameras" })
+    // sections, keys are nested under the section name in `config/global`.
-          ? t(`${sectionPath}.description`, { ns: "config/cameras" })
+    const configNamespace =
-          : undefined
+      level === "camera" ? "config/cameras" : "config/global";
-        : i18n.exists("description", { ns: i18nNamespace })
+    const title = t(`${sectionPath}.label`, {
-          ? t("description", { ns: i18nNamespace })
+      ns: configNamespace,
-          : undefined;
+      defaultValue: defaultTitle,
+    });
+
+    const sectionDescription = i18n.exists(`${sectionPath}.description`, {
+      ns: configNamespace,
+    })
+      ? t(`${sectionPath}.description`, { ns: configNamespace })
+      : undefined;
 
     const sectionContent = (
       <div className="space-y-6">
@@ -502,7 +497,7 @@ export function createConfigSection({
           disabled={disabled || isSaving}
           readonly={readonly}
           showSubmit={false}
-          i18nNamespace={i18nNamespace}
+          i18nNamespace={configNamespace}
           formContext={{
             level,
             cameraName,
@@ -516,7 +511,10 @@ export function createConfigSection({
             fullConfig: config,
             // When rendering camera-level sections, provide the section path so
             // field templates can look up keys under the `config/cameras` namespace
-            sectionI18nPrefix: level === "camera" ? sectionPath : undefined,
+            // When using a consolidated global namespace, keys are nested
+            // under the section name (e.g., `audio.label`) so provide the
+            // section prefix to templates so they can attempt `${section}.${field}` lookups.
+            sectionI18nPrefix: sectionPath,
             t,
           }}
         />

web/src/components/config-form/sections/BirdseyeSection.tsx

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { createConfigSection } from "./BaseSection";
 
 export const BirdseyeSection = createConfigSection({
   sectionPath: "birdseye",
-  i18nNamespace: "config/birdseye",
+  i18nNamespace: "config/global",
   defaultConfig: {
     fieldOrder: ["enabled", "mode", "order"],
     hiddenFields: [],

web/src/components/config-form/sections/CameraMqttSection.tsx

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { createConfigSection } from "./BaseSection";
 
 export const CameraMqttSection = createConfigSection({
   sectionPath: "mqtt",
-  i18nNamespace: "config/camera_mqtt",
+  i18nNamespace: "config/global",
   defaultConfig: {
     fieldOrder: [
       "enabled",

web/src/components/config-form/sections/CameraUiSection.tsx

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { createConfigSection } from "./BaseSection";
 
 export const CameraUiSection = createConfigSection({
   sectionPath: "ui",
-  i18nNamespace: "config/camera_ui",
+  i18nNamespace: "config/global",
   defaultConfig: {
     fieldOrder: ["dashboard", "order"],
     hiddenFields: [],

web/src/components/config-form/sections/DetectSection.tsx

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { createConfigSection } from "./BaseSection";
 
 export const DetectSection = createConfigSection({
   sectionPath: "detect",
-  i18nNamespace: "config/detect",
+  i18nNamespace: "config/global",
   defaultConfig: {
     fieldOrder: [
       "enabled",

web/src/components/config-form/sections/FaceRecognitionSection.tsx

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { createConfigSection } from "./BaseSection";
 
 export const FaceRecognitionSection = createConfigSection({
   sectionPath: "face_recognition",
-  i18nNamespace: "config/face_recognition",
+  i18nNamespace: "config/global",
   defaultConfig: {
     fieldOrder: ["enabled", "min_area"],
     hiddenFields: [],

web/src/components/config-form/sections/FfmpegSection.tsx

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { createConfigSection } from "./BaseSection";
 
 export const FfmpegSection = createConfigSection({
   sectionPath: "ffmpeg",
-  i18nNamespace: "config/ffmpeg",
+  i18nNamespace: "config/global",
   defaultConfig: {
     fieldOrder: [
       "inputs",

web/src/components/config-form/sections/LiveSection.tsx

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { createConfigSection } from "./BaseSection";
 
 export const LiveSection = createConfigSection({
   sectionPath: "live",
-  i18nNamespace: "config/live",
+  i18nNamespace: "config/global",
   defaultConfig: {
     fieldOrder: ["stream_name", "height", "quality"],
     fieldGroups: {},

web/src/components/config-form/sections/LprSection.tsx

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { createConfigSection } from "./BaseSection";
 
 export const LprSection = createConfigSection({
   sectionPath: "lpr",
-  i18nNamespace: "config/lpr",
+  i18nNamespace: "config/global",
   defaultConfig: {
     fieldOrder: ["enabled", "expire_time", "min_area", "enhancement"],
     hiddenFields: [],

web/src/components/config-form/sections/MotionSection.tsx

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { createConfigSection } from "./BaseSection";
 
 export const MotionSection = createConfigSection({
   sectionPath: "motion",
-  i18nNamespace: "config/motion",
+  i18nNamespace: "config/global",
   defaultConfig: {
     fieldOrder: [
       "enabled",

web/src/components/config-form/sections/NotificationsSection.tsx

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { createConfigSection } from "./BaseSection";
 
 export const NotificationsSection = createConfigSection({
   sectionPath: "notifications",
-  i18nNamespace: "config/notifications",
+  i18nNamespace: "config/global",
   defaultConfig: {
     fieldOrder: ["enabled", "email"],
     fieldGroups: {},

web/src/components/config-form/sections/ObjectsSection.tsx

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { createConfigSection } from "./BaseSection";
 
 export const ObjectsSection = createConfigSection({
   sectionPath: "objects",
-  i18nNamespace: "config/objects",
+  i18nNamespace: "config/global",
   defaultConfig: {
     fieldOrder: ["track", "alert", "detect", "filters"],
     fieldGroups: {

web/src/components/config-form/sections/OnvifSection.tsx

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { createConfigSection } from "./BaseSection";
 
 export const OnvifSection = createConfigSection({
   sectionPath: "onvif",
-  i18nNamespace: "config/onvif",
+  i18nNamespace: "config/global",
   defaultConfig: {
     fieldOrder: [
       "host",

web/src/components/config-form/sections/RecordSection.tsx

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { createConfigSection } from "./BaseSection";
 
 export const RecordSection = createConfigSection({
   sectionPath: "record",
-  i18nNamespace: "config/record",
+  i18nNamespace: "config/global",
   defaultConfig: {
     fieldOrder: [
       "enabled",

web/src/components/config-form/sections/ReviewSection.tsx

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { createConfigSection } from "./BaseSection";
 
 export const ReviewSection = createConfigSection({
   sectionPath: "review",
-  i18nNamespace: "config/review",
+  i18nNamespace: "config/global",
   defaultConfig: {
     fieldOrder: ["alerts", "detections", "genai"],
     fieldGroups: {},

web/src/components/config-form/sections/SemanticSearchSection.tsx

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { createConfigSection } from "./BaseSection";
 
 export const SemanticSearchSection = createConfigSection({
   sectionPath: "semantic_search",
-  i18nNamespace: "config/semantic_search",
+  i18nNamespace: "config/global",
   defaultConfig: {
     fieldOrder: ["triggers"],
     hiddenFields: [],

web/src/components/config-form/sections/SnapshotsSection.tsx

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { createConfigSection } from "./BaseSection";
 
 export const SnapshotsSection = createConfigSection({
   sectionPath: "snapshots",
-  i18nNamespace: "config/snapshots",
+  i18nNamespace: "config/global",
   defaultConfig: {
     fieldOrder: [
       "enabled",

web/src/components/config-form/sections/TimestampSection.tsx

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ import { createConfigSection } from "./BaseSection";
 
 export const TimestampSection = createConfigSection({
   sectionPath: "timestamp_style",
-  i18nNamespace: "config/timestamp_style",
+  i18nNamespace: "config/global",
   defaultConfig: {
     fieldOrder: ["position", "format", "color", "thickness"],
     hiddenFields: ["effect", "enabled_in_config"],

web/src/components/config-form/theme/templates/DescriptionFieldTemplate.tsx

@@ -21,7 +21,8 @@ export function DescriptionFieldTemplate(props: DescriptionFieldProps) {
 
   let resolvedDescription = description;
 
-  if (isCameraLevel && sectionI18nPrefix && effectiveNamespace) {
+  // Support nested keys for both camera-level and consolidated global namespace
+  if (sectionI18nPrefix && effectiveNamespace) {
     const descriptionKey = `${sectionI18nPrefix}.description`;
     if (i18n.exists(descriptionKey, { ns: effectiveNamespace })) {
       resolvedDescription = t(descriptionKey, { ns: effectiveNamespace });

web/src/components/config-form/theme/templates/ObjectFieldTemplate.tsx

@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ export function ObjectFieldTemplate(props: ObjectFieldTemplateProps) {
 
         const label = domain
           ? t(`${domain}.${groupKey}`, {
-              ns: "config/groups",
+              ns: "config/global",
               defaultValue: toTitle(groupKey),
             })
           : t(`groups.${groupKey}`, {

web/src/utils/i18n.ts

@@ -52,27 +52,10 @@ i18n
       "views/system",
       "views/exports",
       "views/explore",
-      // Config section translations
+      // Config namespaces: single consolidated global file + camera-level keys
+      "config/global",
       "config/cameras",
-      "config/detect",
+      // keep these for backwards compatibility with explicit ns usage
-      "config/record",
-      "config/snapshots",
-      "config/motion",
-      "config/objects",
-      "config/review",
-      "config/audio",
-      "config/notifications",
-      "config/live",
-      "config/timestamp_style",
-      "config/mqtt",
-      "config/database",
-      "config/auth",
-      "config/tls",
-      "config/telemetry",
-      "config/birdseye",
-      "config/semantic_search",
-      "config/face_recognition",
-      "config/lpr",
       "config/validation",
       "config/groups",
     ],

web/src/views/settings/CameraConfigView.tsx

@@ -180,29 +180,12 @@ const CameraConfigContent = memo(function CameraConfigContent({
   onSave,
 }: CameraConfigContentProps) {
   const { t } = useTranslation([
-    "config/detect",
-    "config/record",
-    "config/snapshots",
-    "config/motion",
-    "config/objects",
-    "config/review",
-    "config/audio",
     "config/cameras",
-    "config/audio_transcription",
+    "config/cameras",
-    "config/birdseye",
-    "config/camera_mqtt",
-    "config/camera_ui",
-    "config/face_recognition",
-    "config/ffmpeg",
-    "config/lpr",
-    "config/notifications",
-    "config/onvif",
-    "config/live",
-    "config/semantic_search",
-    "config/timestamp_style",
     "views/settings",
     "common",
   ]);
+
   const [activeSection, setActiveSection] = useState("detect");
 
   const cameraConfig = config.cameras?.[cameraName];
@@ -226,92 +209,92 @@ const CameraConfigContent = memo(function CameraConfigContent({
   }> = [
     {
       key: "detect",
-      i18nNamespace: "config/detect",
+      i18nNamespace: "config/cameras",
       component: DetectSection,
     },
     {
       key: "ffmpeg",
-      i18nNamespace: "config/ffmpeg",
+      i18nNamespace: "config/cameras",
       component: FfmpegSection,
       showOverrideIndicator: true,
     },
     {
       key: "record",
-      i18nNamespace: "config/record",
+      i18nNamespace: "config/cameras",
       component: RecordSection,
     },
     {
       key: "snapshots",
-      i18nNamespace: "config/snapshots",
+      i18nNamespace: "config/cameras",
       component: SnapshotsSection,
     },
     {
       key: "motion",
-      i18nNamespace: "config/motion",
+      i18nNamespace: "config/cameras",
       component: MotionSection,
     },
     {
       key: "objects",
-      i18nNamespace: "config/objects",
+      i18nNamespace: "config/cameras",
       component: ObjectsSection,
     },
     {
       key: "review",
-      i18nNamespace: "config/review",
+      i18nNamespace: "config/cameras",
       component: ReviewSection,
     },
-    { key: "audio", i18nNamespace: "config/audio", component: AudioSection },
+    { key: "audio", i18nNamespace: "config/cameras", component: AudioSection },
     {
       key: "audio_transcription",
-      i18nNamespace: "config/audio_transcription",
+      i18nNamespace: "config/cameras",
       component: AudioTranscriptionSection,
       showOverrideIndicator: true,
     },
     {
       key: "notifications",
-      i18nNamespace: "config/notifications",
+      i18nNamespace: "config/cameras",
       component: NotificationsSection,
     },
-    { key: "live", i18nNamespace: "config/live", component: LiveSection },
+    { key: "live", i18nNamespace: "config/cameras", component: LiveSection },
     {
       key: "birdseye",
-      i18nNamespace: "config/birdseye",
+      i18nNamespace: "config/cameras",
       component: BirdseyeSection,
       showOverrideIndicator: true,
     },
     {
       key: "face_recognition",
-      i18nNamespace: "config/face_recognition",
+      i18nNamespace: "config/cameras",
       component: FaceRecognitionSection,
       showOverrideIndicator: true,
     },
     {
       key: "lpr",
-      i18nNamespace: "config/lpr",
+      i18nNamespace: "config/cameras",
       component: LprSection,
       showOverrideIndicator: true,
     },
     {
       key: "mqtt",
-      i18nNamespace: "config/camera_mqtt",
+      i18nNamespace: "config/cameras",
       component: CameraMqttSection,
       showOverrideIndicator: false,
     },
     {
       key: "onvif",
-      i18nNamespace: "config/onvif",
+      i18nNamespace: "config/cameras",
       component: OnvifSection,
       showOverrideIndicator: false,
     },
     {
       key: "ui",
-      i18nNamespace: "config/camera_ui",
+      i18nNamespace: "config/cameras",
       component: CameraUiSection,
       showOverrideIndicator: false,
     },
     {
       key: "timestamp_style",
-      i18nNamespace: "config/timestamp_style",
+      i18nNamespace: "config/cameras",
       component: TimestampSection,
     },
   ];
@@ -326,12 +309,10 @@ const CameraConfigContent = memo(function CameraConfigContent({
             const defaultSectionLabel =
               section.key.charAt(0).toUpperCase() +
               section.key.slice(1).replace(/_/g, " ");
+
             const sectionLabel = t(`${section.key}.label`, {
               ns: "config/cameras",
-              defaultValue: t("label", {
+              defaultValue: defaultSectionLabel,
-                ns: section.i18nNamespace,
-                defaultValue: defaultSectionLabel,
-              }),
             });
 
             return (

web/src/views/settings/GlobalConfigView.tsx

@@ -30,25 +30,25 @@ import { cn } from "@/lib/utils";
 
 // Shared sections that can be overridden at camera level
 const sharedSections = [
-  { key: "detect", i18nNamespace: "config/detect", component: DetectSection },
+  { key: "detect", i18nNamespace: "config/global", component: DetectSection },
-  { key: "record", i18nNamespace: "config/record", component: RecordSection },
+  { key: "record", i18nNamespace: "config/global", component: RecordSection },
   {
     key: "snapshots",
-    i18nNamespace: "config/snapshots",
+    i18nNamespace: "config/global",
     component: SnapshotsSection,
   },
-  { key: "motion", i18nNamespace: "config/motion", component: MotionSection },
+  { key: "motion", i18nNamespace: "config/global", component: MotionSection },
   {
     key: "objects",
-    i18nNamespace: "config/objects",
+    i18nNamespace: "config/global",
     component: ObjectsSection,
   },
-  { key: "review", i18nNamespace: "config/review", component: ReviewSection },
+  { key: "review", i18nNamespace: "config/global", component: ReviewSection },
-  { key: "audio", i18nNamespace: "config/audio", component: AudioSection },
+  { key: "audio", i18nNamespace: "config/global", component: AudioSection },
-  { key: "live", i18nNamespace: "config/live", component: LiveSection },
+  { key: "live", i18nNamespace: "config/global", component: LiveSection },
   {
     key: "timestamp_style",
-    i18nNamespace: "config/timestamp_style",
+    i18nNamespace: "config/global",
     component: TimestampSection,
   },
 ];
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ const globalSectionConfigs: Record<
   }
 > = {
   mqtt: {
-    i18nNamespace: "config/mqtt",
+    i18nNamespace: "config/global",
     fieldOrder: [
       "enabled",
       "host",
@@ -93,12 +93,12 @@ const globalSectionConfigs: Record<
     liveValidate: true,
   },
   database: {
-    i18nNamespace: "config/database",
+    i18nNamespace: "config/global",
     fieldOrder: ["path"],
     advancedFields: [],
   },
   auth: {
-    i18nNamespace: "config/auth",
+    i18nNamespace: "config/global",
     fieldOrder: [
       "enabled",
       "reset_admin_password",
@@ -130,17 +130,17 @@ const globalSectionConfigs: Record<
     },
   },
   tls: {
-    i18nNamespace: "config/tls",
+    i18nNamespace: "config/global",
     fieldOrder: ["enabled", "cert", "key"],
     advancedFields: [],
   },
   networking: {
-    i18nNamespace: "config/networking",
+    i18nNamespace: "config/global",
     fieldOrder: ["ipv6"],
     advancedFields: [],
   },
   proxy: {
-    i18nNamespace: "config/proxy",
+    i18nNamespace: "config/global",
     fieldOrder: [
       "header_map",
       "logout_url",
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ const globalSectionConfigs: Record<
     liveValidate: true,
   },
   ui: {
-    i18nNamespace: "config/ui",
+    i18nNamespace: "config/global",
     fieldOrder: [
       "timezone",
       "time_format",
@@ -163,22 +163,22 @@ const globalSectionConfigs: Record<
     advancedFields: [],
   },
   logger: {
-    i18nNamespace: "config/logger",
+    i18nNamespace: "config/global",
     fieldOrder: ["default", "logs"],
     advancedFields: ["logs"],
   },
   environment_vars: {
-    i18nNamespace: "config/environment_vars",
+    i18nNamespace: "config/global",
     fieldOrder: [],
     advancedFields: [],
   },
   telemetry: {
-    i18nNamespace: "config/telemetry",
+    i18nNamespace: "config/global",
     fieldOrder: ["network_interfaces", "stats", "version_check"],
     advancedFields: [],
   },
   birdseye: {
-    i18nNamespace: "config/birdseye",
+    i18nNamespace: "config/global",
     fieldOrder: [
       "enabled",
       "restream",
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ const globalSectionConfigs: Record<
     advancedFields: ["width", "height", "quality", "inactivity_threshold"],
   },
   ffmpeg: {
-    i18nNamespace: "config/ffmpeg",
+    i18nNamespace: "config/global",
     fieldOrder: [
       "path",
       "global_args",
@@ -253,12 +253,12 @@ const globalSectionConfigs: Record<
     },
   },
   detectors: {
-    i18nNamespace: "config/detectors",
+    i18nNamespace: "config/global",
     fieldOrder: [],
     advancedFields: [],
   },
   model: {
-    i18nNamespace: "config/model",
+    i18nNamespace: "config/global",
     fieldOrder: [
       "path",
       "labelmap_path",
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ const globalSectionConfigs: Record<
     hiddenFields: ["labelmap", "attributes_map"],
   },
   genai: {
-    i18nNamespace: "config/genai",
+    i18nNamespace: "config/global",
     fieldOrder: [
       "provider",
       "api_key",
@@ -291,22 +291,22 @@ const globalSectionConfigs: Record<
     hiddenFields: ["genai.enabled_in_config"],
   },
   classification: {
-    i18nNamespace: "config/classification",
+    i18nNamespace: "config/global",
     hiddenFields: ["custom"],
     advancedFields: [],
   },
   semantic_search: {
-    i18nNamespace: "config/semantic_search",
+    i18nNamespace: "config/global",
     fieldOrder: ["enabled", "reindex", "model", "model_size", "device"],
     advancedFields: ["reindex", "device"],
   },
   audio_transcription: {
-    i18nNamespace: "config/audio_transcription",
+    i18nNamespace: "config/global",
     fieldOrder: ["enabled", "language", "device", "model_size", "live_enabled"],
     advancedFields: ["language", "device", "model_size"],
   },
   face_recognition: {
-    i18nNamespace: "config/face_recognition",
+    i18nNamespace: "config/global",
     fieldOrder: [
       "enabled",
       "model_size",
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ const globalSectionConfigs: Record<
     ],
   },
   lpr: {
-    i18nNamespace: "config/lpr",
+    i18nNamespace: "config/global",
     fieldOrder: [
       "enabled",
       "model_size",
@@ -522,7 +522,8 @@ function GlobalConfigSection({
         liveValidate={sectionConfig.liveValidate}
         uiSchema={sectionConfig.uiSchema}
         showSubmit={false}
-        i18nNamespace={sectionConfig.i18nNamespace}
+        formContext={{ sectionI18nPrefix: sectionKey }}
+        i18nNamespace="config/global"
         disabled={isSaving}
       />
 
@@ -565,44 +566,7 @@ function GlobalConfigSection({
 }
 
 export default function GlobalConfigView() {
-  const { t } = useTranslation([
+  const { t } = useTranslation(["views/settings", "config/global", "common"]);
-    "views/settings",
-    "config/detect",
-    "config/record",
-    "config/snapshots",
-    "config/motion",
-    "config/objects",
-    "config/review",
-    "config/audio",
-    "config/notifications",
-    "config/live",
-    "config/timestamp_style",
-    "config/mqtt",
-    "config/audio_transcription",
-    "config/database",
-    "config/auth",
-    "config/tls",
-    "config/networking",
-    "config/proxy",
-    "config/ui",
-    "config/logger",
-    "config/environment_vars",
-    "config/telemetry",
-    "config/birdseye",
-    "config/ffmpeg",
-    "config/detectors",
-    "config/model",
-    "config/genai",
-    "config/classification",
-    "config/semantic_search",
-    "config/face_recognition",
-    "config/lpr",
-    "config/go2rtc",
-    "config/camera_groups",
-    "config/safe_mode",
-    "config/version",
-    "common",
-  ]);
   const [activeTab, setActiveTab] = useState("shared");
   const [activeSection, setActiveSection] = useState("detect");
 
@@ -695,11 +659,12 @@ export default function GlobalConfigView() {
           <nav className="w-64 shrink-0">
             <ul className="space-y-1">
               {currentSections.map((section) => {
-                const sectionLabel = t("label", {
+                const defaultLabel =
-                  ns: section.i18nNamespace,
+                  section.key.charAt(0).toUpperCase() +
-                  defaultValue:
+                  section.key.slice(1).replace(/_/g, " ");
-                    section.key.charAt(0).toUpperCase() +
+                const sectionLabel = t(`${section.key}.label`, {
-                    section.key.slice(1).replace(/_/g, " "),
+                  ns: "config/global",
+                  defaultValue: defaultLabel,
                 });
 
                 return (
@@ -735,8 +700,8 @@ export default function GlobalConfigView() {
                       )}
                     >
                       <Heading as="h4" className="mb-4">
-                        {t("label", {
+                        {t(`${section.key}.label`, {
-                          ns: section.i18nNamespace,
+                          ns: "config/global",
                           defaultValue:
                             section.key.charAt(0).toUpperCase() +
                             section.key.slice(1).replace(/_/g, " "),
@@ -756,12 +721,21 @@ export default function GlobalConfigView() {
             {activeTab === "system" && (
               <>
                 {systemSections.map((sectionKey) => {
-                  const sectionTitle = t("label", {
+                  const ns = globalSectionConfigs[sectionKey].i18nNamespace;
-                    ns: globalSectionConfigs[sectionKey].i18nNamespace,
+                  const sectionTitle =
-                    defaultValue:
+                    ns === "config/global"
-                      sectionKey.charAt(0).toUpperCase() +
+                      ? t(`${sectionKey}.label`, {
-                      sectionKey.slice(1).replace(/_/g, " "),
+                          ns: "config/global",
-                  });
+                          defaultValue:
+                            sectionKey.charAt(0).toUpperCase() +
+                            sectionKey.slice(1).replace(/_/g, " "),
+                        })
+                      : t("label", {
+                          ns,
+                          defaultValue:
+                            sectionKey.charAt(0).toUpperCase() +
+                            sectionKey.slice(1).replace(/_/g, " "),
+                        });
 
                   return (
                     <div
@@ -786,12 +760,21 @@ export default function GlobalConfigView() {
             {activeTab === "integrations" && (
               <>
                 {integrationSections.map((sectionKey) => {
-                  const sectionTitle = t("label", {
+                  const ns = globalSectionConfigs[sectionKey].i18nNamespace;
-                    ns: globalSectionConfigs[sectionKey].i18nNamespace,
+                  const sectionTitle =
-                    defaultValue:
+                    ns === "config/global"
-                      sectionKey.charAt(0).toUpperCase() +
+                      ? t(`${sectionKey}.label`, {
-                      sectionKey.slice(1).replace(/_/g, " "),
+                          ns: "config/global",
-                  });
+                          defaultValue:
+                            sectionKey.charAt(0).toUpperCase() +
+                            sectionKey.slice(1).replace(/_/g, " "),
+                        })
+                      : t("label", {
+                          ns,
+                          defaultValue:
+                            sectionKey.charAt(0).toUpperCase() +
+                            sectionKey.slice(1).replace(/_/g, " "),
+                        });
 
                   return (
                     <div