diff --git a/common/src/autoconfigure-codecs.ts b/common/src/autoconfigure-codecs.ts
index abd73f8f2..d8d3a53a7 100644
--- a/common/src/autoconfigure-codecs.ts
+++ b/common/src/autoconfigure-codecs.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { AudioStreamOptions, MediaStreamConfiguration, MediaStreamDestination, MediaStreamOptions, Setting } from "@scrypted/sdk";
+import sdk, { AudioStreamOptions, MediaStreamConfiguration, MediaStreamDestination, MediaStreamOptions, ScryptedDeviceBase, Setting } from "@scrypted/sdk";
 
 export const automaticallyConfigureSettings: Setting = {
     key: 'autoconfigure',
@@ -24,6 +24,16 @@ function getBitrateForResolution(resolution: number) {
     return MEGABIT / 4;
 }
 
+export async function checkPluginNeedsAutoConfigure(plugin: ScryptedDeviceBase, extraDevices = 0) {
+    if (plugin.storage.getItem('autoconfigure') === 'true')
+        return;
+
+    plugin.storage.setItem('autoconfigure', 'true');
+    if (sdk.deviceManager.getNativeIds().length <= 1 + extraDevices)
+        return;
+    plugin.log.a(`${plugin.name} now has support for automatic camera configuration for optimal performance. Cameras can be autoconfigured in their respective settings.`);
+}
+
 export async function autoconfigureCodecs(
     getCodecs: () => Promise<MediaStreamOptions[]>,
     configureCodecs: (options: MediaStreamOptions) => Promise<MediaStreamConfiguration>,
diff --git a/plugins/amcrest/src/main.ts b/plugins/amcrest/src/main.ts
index 37ef3a261..ba5116899 100644
--- a/plugins/amcrest/src/main.ts
+++ b/plugins/amcrest/src/main.ts
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-import { automaticallyConfigureSettings } from "@scrypted/common/src/autoconfigure-codecs";
+import { automaticallyConfigureSettings, checkPluginNeedsAutoConfigure } from "@scrypted/common/src/autoconfigure-codecs";
 import { ffmpegLogInitialOutput } from '@scrypted/common/src/media-helpers';
 import { readLength } from "@scrypted/common/src/read-stream";
-import sdk, { Camera, DeviceCreatorSettings, DeviceInformation, FFmpegInput, Intercom, Lock, MediaObject, MediaStreamOptions, ObjectDetectionTypes, ObjectDetector, ObjectsDetected, Reboot, RequestPictureOptions, RequestRecordingStreamOptions, ResponseMediaStreamOptions, ScryptedDeviceType, ScryptedInterface, ScryptedMimeTypes, Setting, VideoCameraConfiguration, VideoRecorder } from "@scrypted/sdk";
+import sdk, { Camera, DeviceCreatorSettings, DeviceInformation, FFmpegInput, Intercom, Lock, MediaObject, MediaStreamOptions, ObjectDetectionTypes, ObjectDetector, ObjectsDetected, Reboot, RequestPictureOptions, RequestRecordingStreamOptions, ResponseMediaStreamOptions, ScryptedDeviceType, ScryptedInterface, ScryptedMimeTypes, ScryptedNativeId, Setting, VideoCameraConfiguration, VideoRecorder } from "@scrypted/sdk";
 import child_process, { ChildProcess } from 'child_process';
 import { PassThrough, Readable, Stream } from "stream";
 import { OnvifIntercom } from "../../onvif/src/onvif-intercom";
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ class AmcrestCamera extends RtspSmartCamera implements VideoCameraConfiguration,
         };
         ac.type = 'button';
         ret.push(ac);
-        
+
         return ret;
     }
 
@@ -607,6 +607,11 @@ class AmcrestCamera extends RtspSmartCamera implements VideoCameraConfiguration,
 }
 
 class AmcrestProvider extends RtspProvider {
+    constructor(nativeId?: ScryptedNativeId) {
+        super(nativeId);
+        checkPluginNeedsAutoConfigure(this);
+    }
+
     getAdditionalInterfaces() {
         return [
             ScryptedInterface.Reboot,
diff --git a/plugins/hikvision/src/main.ts b/plugins/hikvision/src/main.ts
index c2f8630cd..a3fb74bb5 100644
--- a/plugins/hikvision/src/main.ts
+++ b/plugins/hikvision/src/main.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-import { automaticallyConfigureSettings } from "@scrypted/common/src/autoconfigure-codecs";
-import sdk, { Camera, DeviceCreatorSettings, DeviceInformation, FFmpegInput, Intercom, MediaObject, MediaStreamOptions, ObjectDetectionResult, ObjectDetectionTypes, ObjectDetector, ObjectsDetected, Reboot, RequestPictureOptions, ScryptedDeviceType, ScryptedInterface, ScryptedMimeTypes, Setting, VideoCameraConfiguration } from "@scrypted/sdk";
+import { automaticallyConfigureSettings, checkPluginNeedsAutoConfigure } from "@scrypted/common/src/autoconfigure-codecs";
+import sdk, { Camera, DeviceCreatorSettings, DeviceInformation, FFmpegInput, Intercom, MediaObject, MediaStreamOptions, ObjectDetectionResult, ObjectDetectionTypes, ObjectDetector, ObjectsDetected, Reboot, RequestPictureOptions, ScryptedDeviceType, ScryptedInterface, ScryptedMimeTypes, ScryptedNativeId, Setting, VideoCameraConfiguration } from "@scrypted/sdk";
 import crypto from 'crypto';
 import { PassThrough } from "stream";
 import xml2js from 'xml2js';
@@ -610,8 +610,9 @@ export class HikvisionCamera extends RtspSmartCamera implements Camera, Intercom
 class HikvisionProvider extends RtspProvider {
     clients: Map<string, HikvisionCameraAPI>;
 
-    constructor() {
-        super();
+    constructor(nativeId?: ScryptedNativeId) {
+        super(nativeId);
+        checkPluginNeedsAutoConfigure(this);
     }
 
     getScryptedDeviceCreator(): string {
diff --git a/plugins/onvif/src/main.ts b/plugins/onvif/src/main.ts
index a3e93b689..d9ceb68eb 100644
--- a/plugins/onvif/src/main.ts
+++ b/plugins/onvif/src/main.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ import { autoconfigureSettings, configureCodecs, getCodecs } from "./onvif-confi
 import { listenEvents } from "./onvif-events";
 import { OnvifIntercom } from "./onvif-intercom";
 import { OnvifPTZMixinProvider } from "./onvif-ptz";
-import { automaticallyConfigureSettings } from "@scrypted/common/src/autoconfigure-codecs";
+import { automaticallyConfigureSettings, checkPluginNeedsAutoConfigure } from "@scrypted/common/src/autoconfigure-codecs";
 
 const { mediaManager, systemManager, deviceManager } = sdk;
 
@@ -298,8 +298,10 @@ class OnvifProvider extends RtspProvider implements DeviceDiscovery {
         timeout: NodeJS.Timeout;
     }>();
 
-    constructor(nativeId?: string) {
+
+    constructor(nativeId?: ScryptedNativeId) {
         super(nativeId);
+        checkPluginNeedsAutoConfigure(this, 1);
 
         process.nextTick(() => {
             deviceManager.onDeviceDiscovered({