Camera Wizard tweaks (#20773)

* add switch to use go2rtc ffmpeg mode

* i18n

* move testing state outside of button

web/public/locales/en/views/settings.json

@@ -271,6 +271,8 @@
       "disconnectStream": "Disconnect",
       "estimatedBandwidth": "Estimated Bandwidth",
       "roles": "Roles",
+      "ffmpegModule": "Use stream compatibility mode",
+      "ffmpegModuleDescription": "If the stream does not load after several attempts, try enabling this. When enabled, Frigate will use the ffmpeg module with go2rtc. This may provide better compatibility with some camera streams.",
       "none": "None",
       "error": "Error",
       "streamValidated": "Stream {{number}} validated successfully",

web/src/components/settings/CameraWizardDialog.tsx

@@ -174,9 +174,7 @@ export default function CameraWizardDialog({
             ...(friendlyName && { friendly_name: friendlyName }),
             ffmpeg: {
               inputs: wizardData.streams.map((stream, index) => {
-                const isRestreamed =
+                if (stream.restream) {
-                  wizardData.restreamIds?.includes(stream.id) ?? false;
-                if (isRestreamed) {
                   const go2rtcStreamName =
                     wizardData.streams!.length === 1
                       ? finalCameraName
@@ -234,7 +232,11 @@ export default function CameraWizardDialog({
                   wizardData.streams!.length === 1
                     ? finalCameraName
                     : `${finalCameraName}_${index + 1}`;
-                go2rtcStreams[streamName] = [stream.url];
+
+                const streamUrl = stream.useFfmpeg
+                  ? `ffmpeg:${stream.url}`
+                  : stream.url;
+                go2rtcStreams[streamName] = [streamUrl];
               });
 
               if (Object.keys(go2rtcStreams).length > 0) {

web/src/components/settings/wizard/Step1NameCamera.tsx

@@ -608,6 +608,12 @@ export default function Step1NameCamera({
         </div>
       )}
 
+      {isTesting && (
+        <div className="flex items-center gap-2 text-sm text-muted-foreground">
+          <ActivityIndicator className="size-4" />
+          {testStatus}
+        </div>
+      )}
       <div className="flex flex-col gap-3 pt-3 sm:flex-row sm:justify-end sm:gap-4">
         <Button
           type="button"
@@ -635,10 +641,7 @@ export default function Step1NameCamera({
             variant="select"
             className="flex items-center justify-center gap-2 sm:flex-1"
           >
-            {isTesting && <ActivityIndicator className="size-4" />}
+            {t("cameraWizard.step1.testConnection")}
-            {isTesting && testStatus
-              ? testStatus
-              : t("cameraWizard.step1.testConnection")}
           </Button>
         )}
       </div>

web/src/components/settings/wizard/Step2StreamConfig.tsx

@@ -201,16 +201,12 @@ export default function Step2StreamConfig({
 
   const setRestream = useCallback(
     (streamId: string) => {
-      const currentIds = wizardData.restreamIds || [];
+      const stream = streams.find((s) => s.id === streamId);
-      const isSelected = currentIds.includes(streamId);
+      if (!stream) return;
-      const newIds = isSelected
+
-        ? currentIds.filter((id) => id !== streamId)
+      updateStream(streamId, { restream: !stream.restream });
-        : [...currentIds, streamId];
-      onUpdate({
-        restreamIds: newIds,
-      });
     },
-    [wizardData.restreamIds, onUpdate],
+    [streams, updateStream],
   );
 
   const hasDetectRole = streams.some((s) => s.roles.includes("detect"));
@@ -435,9 +431,7 @@ export default function Step2StreamConfig({
                       {t("cameraWizard.step2.go2rtc")}
                     </span>
                     <Switch
-                      checked={(wizardData.restreamIds || []).includes(
+                      checked={stream.restream || false}
-                        stream.id,
-                      )}
                       onCheckedChange={() => setRestream(stream.id)}
                     />
                   </div>

web/src/components/settings/wizard/Step3Validation.tsx

@@ -1,7 +1,13 @@
 import { Button } from "@/components/ui/button";
 import { Badge } from "@/components/ui/badge";
+import { Switch } from "@/components/ui/switch";
+import {
+  Popover,
+  PopoverContent,
+  PopoverTrigger,
+} from "@/components/ui/popover";
 import { useTranslation } from "react-i18next";
-import { LuRotateCcw } from "react-icons/lu";
+import { LuRotateCcw, LuInfo } from "react-icons/lu";
 import { useState, useCallback, useMemo, useEffect } from "react";
 import ActivityIndicator from "@/components/indicators/activity-indicator";
 import axios from "axios";
@@ -216,7 +222,6 @@ export default function Step3Validation({
       brandTemplate: wizardData.brandTemplate,
       customUrl: wizardData.customUrl,
       streams: wizardData.streams,
-      restreamIds: wizardData.restreamIds,
     };
 
     onSave(configData);
@@ -322,6 +327,51 @@ export default function Step3Validation({
                     </div>
                   )}
 
+                  {result?.success && (
+                    <div className="mb-3 flex items-center justify-between">
+                      <div className="flex items-center gap-2">
+                        <span className="text-sm">
+                          {t("cameraWizard.step3.ffmpegModule")}
+                        </span>
+                        <Popover>
+                          <PopoverTrigger asChild>
+                            <Button
+                              variant="ghost"
+                              size="sm"
+                              className="h-4 w-4 p-0"
+                            >
+                              <LuInfo className="size-3" />
+                            </Button>
+                          </PopoverTrigger>
+                          <PopoverContent className="pointer-events-auto w-80 text-xs">
+                            <div className="space-y-2">
+                              <div className="font-medium">
+                                {t("cameraWizard.step3.ffmpegModule")}
+                              </div>
+                              <div className="text-muted-foreground">
+                                {t(
+                                  "cameraWizard.step3.ffmpegModuleDescription",
+                                )}
+                              </div>
+                            </div>
+                          </PopoverContent>
+                        </Popover>
+                      </div>
+                      <Switch
+                        checked={stream.useFfmpeg || false}
+                        onCheckedChange={(checked) => {
+                          onUpdate({
+                            streams: streams.map((s) =>
+                              s.id === stream.id
+                                ? { ...s, useFfmpeg: checked }
+                                : s,
+                            ),
+                          });
+                        }}
+                      />
+                    </div>
+                  )}
+
                   <div className="mb-2 flex flex-col justify-between gap-1 md:flex-row md:items-center">
                     <span className="break-all text-sm text-muted-foreground">
                       {stream.url}
@@ -491,8 +541,7 @@ function StreamIssues({
 
     // Restreaming check
     if (stream.roles.includes("record")) {
-      const restreamIds = wizardData.restreamIds || [];
+      if (stream.restream) {
-      if (restreamIds.includes(stream.id)) {
         result.push({
           type: "warning",
           message: t("cameraWizard.step3.issues.restreamingWarning"),
@@ -660,9 +709,10 @@ function StreamPreview({ stream, onBandwidthUpdate }: StreamPreviewProps) {
 
   useEffect(() => {
     // Register stream with go2rtc
+    const streamUrl = stream.useFfmpeg ? `ffmpeg:${stream.url}` : stream.url;
     axios
       .put(`go2rtc/streams/${streamId}`, null, {
-        params: { src: stream.url },
+        params: { src: streamUrl },
       })
       .then(() => {
         // Add small delay to allow go2rtc api to run and initialize the stream
@@ -680,7 +730,7 @@ function StreamPreview({ stream, onBandwidthUpdate }: StreamPreviewProps) {
         // do nothing on cleanup errors - go2rtc won't consume the streams
       });
     };
-  }, [stream.url, streamId]);
+  }, [stream.url, stream.useFfmpeg, streamId]);
 
   const resolution = stream.testResult?.resolution;
   let aspectRatio = "16/9";

web/src/types/cameraWizard.ts

@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ export type StreamConfig = {
   quality?: string;
   testResult?: TestResult;
   userTested?: boolean;
+  useFfmpeg?: boolean;
+  restream?: boolean;
 };
 
 export type TestResult = {
@@ -105,7 +107,6 @@ export type WizardFormData = {
   brandTemplate?: CameraBrand;
   customUrl?: string;
   streams?: StreamConfig[];
-  restreamIds?: string[];
 };
 
 // API Response Types
@@ -146,6 +147,7 @@ export type CameraConfigData = {
         inputs: {
           path: string;
           roles: string[];
+          input_args?: string;
         }[];
       };
       live?: {