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RTMP camera setup

Follow these steps to connect your camera to Camzify using RTMP.

The Configuration screen in the console with the RTMP option selected for a new camera and the cameras already on the site listed below
  1. 1

    Get your Camzify RTMP server URL and stream key

    In the Camzify dashboard, go to Camera Management → Add Camera → RTMP. The platform generates a unique server URL and stream key for this camera.
  2. 2

    Configure your encoder or camera

    Enter the Camzify RTMP server URL and stream key into your encoder's streaming settings. This works with hardware encoders, OBS, and cameras with built-in RTMP push capability.
  3. 3

    Start the stream

    Start the stream from your encoder. Camzify will detect the incoming feed and display the live preview in the dashboard.
  4. 4

    Configure detection and patrols

    Once streaming, configure AI detections and add the camera to your virtual patrol sequences. RTMP streams support all the same AI capabilities as RTSP connections.

Cameras that push RTMP directly

Most IP cameras serve RTSP and need an encoder to push RTMP, which is why the RTSP route is simpler for an ordinary security camera. PTZ and live-streaming cameras built for platforms like YouTube Live and Twitch are the exception: native RTMP output is the point of the product, so they push straight to Camzify with no separate encoder.

  • PTZOpticsPTZ cameras built for direct RTMP streaming
  • Marshall ElectronicsPTZ cameras with built-in RTMP output
  • VaddioPTZ cameras with native RTMP streaming
  • AVerPTZ conferencing cameras with RTMP on select models
  • BirdDogNDI-first PTZ cameras with RTMP support

Brand names and logos are trademarks of their respective owners. Listing a manufacturer states that its cameras push RTMP directly to Camzify, with no separate encoder; it does not imply partnership, endorsement or certification by that manufacturer.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

When the source is an encoder or a streaming appliance that pushes video rather than a camera that serves it. Camzify generates a private ingest address with a server URL and a stream key for it.

Yes. Anyone with it can push video into that camera slot. Keep it out of shared documents and rotate it from the console if it leaks.

The encoder pushes outward on the RTMP port to Camzify's ingest address, so no inbound port needs opening on your side. Outbound access to that address is all that is required.

Only if something on site converts its RTSP stream and pushes it, which is what an encoder does. For an ordinary IP camera the RTSP route, direct or through the Connector, is simpler.

Put these cameras on cloud recording

Camzify records RTSP, ONVIF, RTMP and HTTPS streams from the cameras you already own, with alerts and AI detections on top and nothing new on the wall.

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