The media needs to be accessible via HTTP(S). As a rule of thumb, if a Chrome browser can play a media file a Chromecast will be able to handle that too. Using the built in media player app (Default Media Receiver)Ĭhromecasts can play many kinds of modern media (image/audio/video) formats using the built in app Default Media Receiver. Note that the Home Assistant Cloud will not be used if an external_url is configured. This is important when casting TTS or local media sources the cast integration will cast such media from the external_url if configured, otherwise from the Home Assistant Cloud if configured, otherwise from the internal_url. A hostname which can’t be publicly resolved, e.g. This means media URLs must either be specifying the IP-address of the server directly, e.g. If multiple instances of Google Cast are configured, choose the instance you want to configure.Ĭhromecasts generally ignore DNS servers from DHCP and will instead use Google’s DNS servers, 8.8.8.8 and 8.8.4.4.From the configuration menu select: Devices & Services.Browse to your Home Assistant instance.Options for Google Cast can be set via the user interface, by taking the following steps: If mDNS does not work in your network, the IP addresses of the Cast devices can be manually entered in the configuration as mentioned below. Make sure that your router has this feature enabled. Support for mDNS discovery in your local network is mandatory for automatic discovery. If it wasn’t discovered automatically, don’t worry! You can set up aįrom the configuration menu select: Devices & Services.įrom the list, search and select “Google Cast”.įollow the instruction on screen to complete the set up.

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