I’ve had a Ezviz home camera for years. At some point, the RTSP stream in HA stopped working entirely, and I didn’t think much of it.

A week ago I decided to reset the damn thing as the verification password on the bottom didn’t take in HA, only to realise that the setup flow on the app just didn’t work for configuring WiFi, and there was no feedback at all, or any support articles surround it. I’d given up for a while, plugged in ethernet temporarily instead and tried again.

The correct WiFi setup procedure was hidden away in some menu, which I couldn’t even remember using last time (showing a QR to the camera and it silently taking the credentials). Only then I found out about how you can view the camera in the app in LAN View Mode, pray it accepts your verification password without spitting random HTTP errors, and there the RTSP toggle was to be found. I do have the stream back in HA, but my god that was a pain. I’ve been at it for hours at that point.

Was it worth it? No, I would’ve thrown it out the window way sooner - but it beats having a paper weight for a camera which used to work fine an hour ago.

It has proper first party controller support nowadays. It’s very playable

Well, I did mention the Hue bridge so I’ve got Zigbee around the house (as well as some other Tuya wifi devices).

I’m currently in the process of converting to an additive setup so my wife and I don’t need a smartphone to do smart home stuff. I think I can work with the info, thanks a lot.

I’ve come across Shelly relays as well, they seem like a viable option to me. I’d probably prefer a separated network like Zigbee, but that should be doable. Thanks!

What made you prefer scoop over chocolatey? And how do you feel about the (now out-of-the-box available) winget?