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title: "Local file"
description: "Local file is a built-in integration for Home Assistant. It has 3.5k installs sharing analytics and works locally."
canonical: "https://vulpo.app/integrations/core/local-file"
url: "https://vulpo.app/integrations/core/local-file.md"
last-updated: "2026-10-22"
version: "1.4"
---

# Local file

> Local file is a built-in integration for Home Assistant. It has 3.5k installs sharing analytics and works locally.

Local file is a built-in Home Assistant integration that shows an image file from disk as a camera. It adds a camera entity that displays the image found at a chosen file path, and the entity can be given its own name. The file path must be within the paths Home Assistant allows for file access. The path can be changed later in the options, and an action called Update file path switches the file the camera displays. It works locally and is set up in the UI.

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## Supports

- **Works locally**: Talks to your devices on your own network. No vendor cloud in between.
- **Set up in the UI**: Add it in Settings, Devices and services. Nothing to download.
- **Updated with Home Assistant**: Ships and updates with every Home Assistant release.

## Setting it up

It is added under Settings, Devices and services, with Add integration.

### Connect

- **File path**: The full path to the image file to be displayed. Be sure the path of the file is in the allowed paths, you can read more about this in the documentation.
- **Name**: Name for the created entity.

### After setup

- **File path**: The full path to the image file to be displayed. Be sure the path of the file is in the allowed paths, you can read more about this in the documentation.

Texts from Home Assistant's source code, [Apache License 2.0](https://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0).

## Actions

- **Update file path**: Changes the file displayed by the camera.
  Fields: File path

## At a glance

- Kind: Built-in integration
- Category: [Security and safety](https://vulpo.app/integrations/category/security-and-safety.md), Cameras
- Number: 3.5k installs sharing analytics
- Connection: Works locally
- Upkeep: Part of Home Assistant
- Needs: Built into Home Assistant
- Domain: `local_file`
- Source: <https://www.home-assistant.io/integrations/local_file/>

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Last updated 2026-10-22. Source: https://vulpo.app/integrations/core/local-file

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