Frigate - AI-Powered NVR
Real-time object detection NVR system. 8 cameras, detects persons, cars, dogs and cats. Integrates with Home Assistant via MQTT.
Access
Configuration
- Config version:
0.17-0 (config.yml)
- RAM limit: 6 GB
- MQTT:
192.168.1.132:1883 (Mosquitto), topic prefix frigate
Hardware Acceleration
| Component |
Hardware |
Purpose |
| Google Coral TPU |
USB (device: usb) |
AI object detection |
AMD GPU radeonsi |
VAAPI |
Video decoding (hwaccel) |
Cameras
| Name |
Model |
IP |
Tracked Objects |
Zones |
reolink_1 |
Reolink |
192.168.1.101 |
person, car, dog |
parking, driveway, r1_my-garden |
reolink_2 |
Reolink |
192.168.1.62 |
person, dog |
my_sidewalk |
reolink_3 |
Reolink |
192.168.1.150 |
person, car, dog |
terrace, kennel, my-garden |
reolink_4 |
Reolink |
192.168.1.168 |
person, car, dog |
main_area, entrance |
reolink_5 |
Reolink |
192.168.1.172 |
person, dog |
terrace |
hikvision_2 |
Hikvision |
192.168.1.65 |
person, car, dog |
my-garden |
hikvision_4 |
Hikvision (intercom) |
192.168.1.127 |
person |
street-left, robo, at-gate |
mercusys_mc200 |
Mercusys (indoor) |
192.168.20.33 |
person, cat |
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All streams are rerouted through built-in go2rtc (RTSP restream) to save RAM - Frigate pulls one stream from go2rtc instead of directly from each camera.
Retention
| Type |
Duration |
| Snapshots (persons) |
3650 days (10 years) |
| Snapshots (cars) |
180 days |
| Snapshots (default) |
365 days |
| Recordings - alerts |
30 days |
| Recordings - detections |
90 days |
| Continuous recordings (hikvision_4) |
90 days |
| Recordings with motion |
7 days (reolink_1 only) |
Snapshot quality: 90%, with clean copies (clean_copy: true).
Architecture
Camera IP (RTSP)
└── go2rtc (internal restream)
└── Frigate detection (Coral TPU, 640x360 @ 7-10fps)
├── MQTT → Mosquitto → Home Assistant (events, binary sensors)
├── recordings → /media/evo2t/frigate/
└── snapshots → frigate.db + /media/evo2t/frigate/clips/
Key Configuration Details
- Detection: 640x360, 7-10 fps (sub-stream), stationary object suppression
- Semantic search: enabled (model
small)
- Birdseye: 1920x1080, continuous mode
- Motion masks per camera (eliminates false alarms from shadows, road signs)
Useful Commands
# Follow logs
docker compose logs -f frigate
# Restart
docker compose restart frigate
# Check RAM usage
docker stats frigate --no-stream
# Watch Frigate MQTT events
mosquitto_sub -h 192.168.1.132 -u mosquitto -P <password> -t 'frigate/#' -v
# Clean old recordings manually (auto-handled by Frigate)
# Use UI: http://acemagic:5000 → Storage
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