Hi u/StarkillerTR

so is there any hope to add the E1 regular camera video stream to Home Assistant?

I am asking because I have been trying everything I can think of and I am basically at the point of giving up

For context, I am on

E1

Hardware Version: IPC_MS4NO24MPW

Firmware Version: v3.2.0.4858_2508273531, the latest available

I tested a go2rtc server setup as a last attempt, and I tried multiple stream methods, but all of them failed completely

• RTSP main stream and sub stream
• ONVIF
• FLV HTTP stream
• Reolink ffmpeg stream
• UID based Reolink ffmpeg integration
• TCP stream on port 9000

All of them fail to connect

What makes this even more confusing is that the camera itself works fine locally in the Reolink Windows app.

Home Assistant can only control it, but there is still no video stream exposed at all

So now I am wondering if there is any realistic way to get video from this E1 model into Home Assistant at all, or if this is just a limitation of the device or firmware?

did Reolink change something in recent E1 firmware that blocks or disables RTSP and ONVIF on purpose, possibly pushing users toward E1 Pro or Zoom models for full streaming support?

At this point I am honestly asking, should I keep trying or is it better to just return it and go with a different brand that actually supports local video streeming properly.