Install object detection, text reading, face analysis, fall detection or people counting from the reCamera console, switch between them in the browser, and optionally send the results to Home Assistant over MQTT.
Install console 0.5.5. The step is skipped if the camera is already on that version.
192.168.42.1), or put it on the same network as this computer (use the IP your router shows).recamera, default password recamera (older units use recamera.2).http://192.168.42.1/#/security, sign in, and turn on the SSH toggle.| Symptom | Fix |
|---|---|
| Cannot connect | USB: use 192.168.42.1; network: check your router for the IP |
| Password rejected | Default is recamera; units with older firmware use recamera.2 |
| Install failed | Restart the camera and run the step again |
| Node-RED stopped working | The console has taken over the camera; switch back from the console's system settings |
| Want the original panel back | Hold the User button while plugging in power and release when the red LED stops blinking and stays on; this factory-resets the camera |
Pick an app from the dropdown and press Deploy. Download, install and activation run automatically.
| Symptom | Fix |
|---|---|
| Dropdown is empty or short | This computer cannot reach sensecraft-statics.seeed.cc; fix the network and press refresh |
| Login rejected | Use the camera's credentials, default recamera / recamera (recamera.2 on older units). Repeated failures lock login for 60s |
| Console not answering | The camera may still be restarting; wait a minute and deploy again |
| "busy" error | The console is running another app operation; retry when it finishes |
| Not enough storage | Uninstall an unused app from the console first |
| Installed but not running | Check its status on the console's Applications page; if files are missing, deploy this step again |
| Camera won't start after enabling privacy blur | Unplug the camera and plug it back in; a software reboot is not enough |
The camera is running the app you picked. The apps answer ONVIF, so an NVR or video management system can discover the camera and pull its stream.
Steps 4 to 6 are optional and bring the results into Home Assistant.
Open the camera's console and check the app's detection results.
| Symptom | Fix |
|---|---|
| Page won't load | Wait a minute for the camera to finish restarting, then refresh |
| Login rejected | Use the camera's credentials, default recamera / recamera |
| Live view is black | No app is running; go back one step and deploy an app |
The console is at http://<camera-ip>/: install or switch apps, check the live view, and change network, privacy and system settings.
Start Home Assistant and an MQTT broker. Skip this if you already run both.
| Symptom | Fix |
|---|---|
| Port 8123 or 1883 busy | Stop the existing Home Assistant or Mosquitto, or skip this step and use it |
| Docker not starting | Open the Docker Desktop application |
| Container keeps restarting | Make sure at least 2 GB RAM is available |
Point Home Assistant and the camera at the same broker. The entities appear automatically.
| Symptom | Fix |
|---|---|
| Test Connection fails on the camera | Enter the IP of the broker's machine, not localhost |
| Saved, but nothing appears in Home Assistant | Confirm the MQTT integration in Home Assistant uses the same broker and port, then restart the running app from the console |
| Entities appear but stay unavailable | No app is running on the camera; activate one from the console |
| Entities vanished after switching apps | Expected; each app publishes its own entity set |
Detection results appear in Home Assistant through MQTT discovery, and the entity set changes when you switch apps. Discovery carries no video; add the picture in step 6.
Put the picture and the detections on one card.
rtsp://<camera-ip>:8554/live0 (copy it from the console's Integrations page)| Symptom | Fix |
|---|---|
| Generic Camera says it cannot connect | Test the URL in VLC first; if VLC plays and Home Assistant does not, set RTSP transport to TCP |
| Picture is black or stalls after a few seconds | Close the console's live view and any VLC window |
| Card shows the camera but no detection icons | Confirm the entities exist under Settings → Devices & Services → MQTT, then add them to the card |
Entities show unknown | Values appear after something changes in front of the camera |
| Picture glance will not accept an entity | Add individual entities, not the device |
The dashboard shows the camera picture and the detection entities. Switching apps changes the MQTT entities; the Generic Camera picture is unaffected.
Install apps from the reCamera Pro App Center and optionally send the results to Home Assistant over MQTT.
Only needed once, and only if the camera's page has no App Center yet.
| Symptom | Fix |
|---|---|
| Test connection fails | Check the address, and that port 5555 is reachable from this computer |
| Nothing happens after Check for device updates | The camera may already be up to date; look for the App Center on its page |
| App Center still missing afterwards | Reload the page after the camera finishes rebooting |
Open the App Center, install an app and start it.
| Symptom | Fix |
|---|---|
| The page does not open | Enter the address starting with http:// and let the browser follow the redirect |
| Certificate warning | With HTTPS enabled the camera uses a self-signed certificate; continue past the warning |
| App Center is empty or asks you to sign in | Sign in to the dashboard first, then reopen the tab |
| Failed to load catalog | This computer cannot reach sensecraft-statics.seeed.cc; if you host your own catalog, change its URL in the install dialog |
| Checksum mismatch — refusing to install | Reload the catalog and retry |
| An app is listed but will not start | Its model is missing; reinstall the app |
| No detections in Live Preview | Confirm the app you installed is the one running |
The camera is running the app you picked. Steps 3 to 5 are optional and bring the results into Home Assistant.
Start Home Assistant and an MQTT broker. Skip this if you already run both.
| Symptom | Fix |
|---|---|
| Port 8123 or 1883 busy | Stop the existing Home Assistant or Mosquitto, or skip this step and use it |
| Docker not starting | Open the Docker Desktop application |
| Container keeps restarting | Make sure at least 2 GB RAM is available |
Enter the broker address in the app's configuration; the entities appear in Home Assistant automatically.
| Symptom | Fix |
|---|---|
| No Result output group in Configure | The app has no MQTT output; its results stay on the device |
| Nothing arrives at the broker | Make sure the broker address is not empty and is reachable from the camera |
| Save is refused | Broker host must not be empty; base topic must not be empty or contain +, # or a space |
| Saved, but nothing appears in Home Assistant | Set Output mode to Home Assistant, and confirm the MQTT integration in Home Assistant uses the same broker and port |
| Entities appear but stay unavailable | No app is running on the camera; start one from the App Center |
| Entities vanished after starting a different app | Expected; each app publishes its own entity set, and an app without MQTT configured publishes none |
Detection results appear in Home Assistant. This setting belongs to the current app only: apps you install later start with MQTT output off, so repeat this step in their Configure dialog.
Put the picture and the detections on one card.
rtsp://user:password@….| Symptom | Fix |
|---|---|
| No stream URL under Stream Settings | RTSP is not enabled or another protocol is selected; picking RTSP turns RTMP and ONVIF off |
| Generic Camera says it cannot connect | Test the URL in VLC first; if VLC plays and Home Assistant does not, set RTSP transport to TCP. Credentials set on the camera go in the URL |
| Picture is black or stalls after a few seconds | Close the camera's Live Preview and any VLC window |
| Card shows the camera but no detection icons | Confirm the running app has MQTT configured (step 4) and the entities exist under Settings → Devices & Services → MQTT |
Entities show unknown | Values appear after something changes in front of the camera |
The dashboard shows the camera picture and the detection entities. Switching apps replaces the MQTT entities with the new app's set; the Generic Camera picture is unaffected.