From ac219395ded52b2a7eefcec23e15065c2e756638 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Joe Lu Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2018 13:23:22 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] Updated Canary camera configuration (#4582) * Updated Canary camera configuration * :pencil2: TravisCI fix --- source/_components/camera.canary.markdown | 18 ++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/source/_components/camera.canary.markdown b/source/_components/camera.canary.markdown index bf7c029bc73..3e7eac2e796 100644 --- a/source/_components/camera.canary.markdown +++ b/source/_components/camera.canary.markdown @@ -13,6 +13,20 @@ ha_release: "0.60" ha_iot_class: "Cloud Polling" --- -The `canary` camera platform allows you to view the latest camera image (triggered by motion) by your [Canary](https://canary.is) device in Home Assistant. +The `canary` camera platform allows you to watch the live stream of your [Canary](https://canary.is) camera in Home Assistant. This requires the [`ffmpeg` component](/components/ffmpeg/) to be already configured. -To add `canary` camera to your installation, follow instructions in [Canary component](/components/canary/). +To add `canary` camera to your installation, follow instructions in [Canary component](/components/canary/). Once you have [Canary component](/components/canary/) setup, your [Canary](https://canary.is) camera(s) should show up automatically. + +You can add the following to your `configuration.yaml` file to configure `canary` camera with optional settings: + +```yaml +camera: + - platform: canary +``` + +{% configuration %} + ffmpeg_arguments: + description: Extra options to pass to `ffmpeg`, e.g. image quality or video filter options. More details in [FFmpeg component](/components/ffmpeg). + required: false + type: string +{% endconfiguration %}