diff --git a/src/rtsp/gst/factory.rs b/src/rtsp/gst/factory.rs
index c7a88c46..6d9c590a 100644
--- a/src/rtsp/gst/factory.rs
+++ b/src/rtsp/gst/factory.rs
@@ -35,11 +35,18 @@ impl Default for NeoMediaFactory {
 impl NeoMediaFactory {
     fn new() -> Self {
         let factory = Object::new::<NeoMediaFactory>();
-        factory.set_shared(false);
+        // Share a single GStreamer pipeline across all RTSP clients.
+        // Without this, each client (go2rtc, ffprobe, health checks) creates
+        // its own pipeline and camera stream session, exhausting resources
+        // and accumulating CLOSE_WAIT connections during 24/7 operation.
+        factory.set_shared(true);
         factory.set_eos_shutdown(false);
         factory.set_stop_on_disconnect(false);
         // factory.set_publish_clock_mode(gstreamer_rtsp_server::RTSPPublishClockMode::Clock);
-        factory.set_suspend_mode(gstreamer_rtsp_server::RTSPSuspendMode::Reset);
+        // Keep the pipeline alive when clients disconnect instead of tearing
+        // it down and rebuilding. Reset mode causes resource churn when
+        // monitoring tools periodically probe the stream.
+        factory.set_suspend_mode(gstreamer_rtsp_server::RTSPSuspendMode::None);
         factory.set_launch("videotestsrc pattern=\"snow\" ! video/x-raw,width=896,height=512,framerate=25/1 ! textoverlay name=\"inittextoverlay\" text=\"Stream not Ready\" valignment=top halignment=left font-desc=\"Sans, 32\" ! jpegenc ! rtpjpegpay name=pay0");
         factory.set_transport_mode(RTSPTransportMode::PLAY);
         factory