Home assistant usage

[Auraforce]

Hi,

First of all, if this has been asked link me to the post, i searched for "Home assistant" and could not find anything.
For background, i'm one of the "follow the tutorial and don't understand what happens" guy at the moment.

I have an ESP32-CAM from a cheap online retailer. Following a guide ( Max Imagination - ESP32-CAM - Guide to making YOUR first DIY Security Camera). I was able to install and get the code on this github working. So great thumbs up for the writer of this!

However, i'm wondering and please correct me if i'm wrong as explaining it to a 12 year old .
I use home assistant. I understand i can set up MQTT to basically communicate with the ESP32 and do simple stuff (like turn on the LED etc).
i also can set up an FTP-server (also with home assisstant perhaps?) to download any clips it made for savekeeping.
Is there a possibility of, in home assistant, have a live view as if i used ESPHome? (I tried doing this, and yeah it works but i find it a mess finding a good guide and even more all the motion detection etc is lost).
i know this is not the best use of the ESP-Cam i have, but it's mainly for me to learn a bit more and understand what's going on. + some flexibility. (e.g. if i expect a package, set it pointing towards the front door to see the package drop-off, or if i'm starting a very 3D print point it towards the printer to keep a check on it, point it towards the backdoor when on holiday so we can see our cat staring out of the window.

i'm terribly sorry if this is asked before, but i couldn't really find anything. what i have learned now (and if i'm correct) home assistant is just so different (e.g. using YAML instead of C#) that it is probably a big mess trying to do so.

Thanks regardless :)

[s60sc]

Ive not used home assistant myself but others may be able to help