Local Security Camera Recording with Frigate NVR

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  • Опубліковано 16 лис 2024

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  • @MarkGhali
    @MarkGhali 2 роки тому +6

    Love this series! I ditched blue iris for frigate and never looked back!

  • @Skyelightzofficial
    @Skyelightzofficial 2 роки тому +7

    Its also worth noting that on the add-on page if you dont see frigate listed you need to clear your browser cache or open a new connection in a private browser tab so that it will populate. This goes for any newly installed add-ons, try this first before deeper troubleshooting. Saved me some serious headaches lol.

    • @HomeAutomationGuy
      @HomeAutomationGuy  2 роки тому

      Thanks for sharing!

    • @alan123hvy7
      @alan123hvy7 2 роки тому

      Thank you!!!

    • @drharis
      @drharis Рік тому

      @@HomeAutomationGuy I already have a wired CCTV setup with NVR. I am planning to upgrade with newer cameras. I was wondering if I can use my current NVR as it is for 24/7 recordings, separate from Home Assistant and still link the cameras with Frigate on HA to do all the AI things and automations? Appreciate your reply

    • @HomeAutomationGuy
      @HomeAutomationGuy  Рік тому +1

      @@drharis That's what I do! As long as your NVR supports RTSP streams or your cameras do you should be good to go

    • @drharis
      @drharis Рік тому

      @@HomeAutomationGuy Thank you so much for your quick reply! Your videos are awesome! Just started off with HA 2 weeks ago after ditching ST. Huge learning curve :)

  • @johnmalarstrom3598
    @johnmalarstrom3598 2 роки тому +20

    You are damn good to get us non experienced users to get the grip! I love your videos! Can you please make a video on how to use external storage on Frigate in docker. I have been googling alot on how to make my docker compose file written to be able to connect to a nfs share on my synology nas. Please.

  • @gibberingidiot
    @gibberingidiot Рік тому +6

    Frigate is obviously a great product because so many of the HA youtubers I follow praise it, but I just cannot get past the hassle of installing. 2 hours of tearing my hair out and googling vague error messages or troubleshooting white space so far to get to a point that a single web page config editor should have been able to do for me within 5 minutes of loading the docker image.
    I'm using Agent DVR at the moment, which has HA integration and actually has a nice if cluttered GUI install, but I wanted to see what Frigate has in addition to offer.
    The answer seems to be nothing unless you have hours to spend and enjoy typing in vi - and that's not me any more I'm afraid.

  • @EsotericArctos
    @EsotericArctos Рік тому +6

    Unifi are a good camera, but I have found them to be expensive for what they are also and the RTSP stream is not always reliable from Unifi Protect, depending on what they do in the next firmware update. If you have Unifi Protect cameras, I would just recommend by a Cloudkey Gen 2+ and use the Protect software. If you have a Google Coral TPU, that will dramatically reduce the CPU Usage on your NVR, though they are still close to impossible to buy.
    Frigate is the most accurate I have used, better than Deepstack with Blue Iris and better than any onboard camera AI I ahve tested. Mine does get a false positive, but I corrected with masking as it is a shadow from a tree that gets picked up as "human" due to it's shape. Other than that, so far no false positives and also so far less missed events than other solutions.

  • @alexhope212009
    @alexhope212009 4 місяці тому

    For the docker setup the permissions on the files in those volumes are important or you will have problems with playback.

  • @ronbrown4551
    @ronbrown4551 Рік тому +3

    Thanks for doing this. I had a really hard time setting this up before, but after following this I was finally able to get it up and running. Do you happen to know how to get audio to the cameras ? I checked on the Frigate page and I tried adding in the code, but it didn't work. I must be doing something wrong. Any ideas?

  • @woutb7800
    @woutb7800 Рік тому +1

    The creating a config file shapter is changed. On the site it says now configuring go2rtc. The configuring MQTT server explain is gone. How to slove this with Home Assist addon?

  • @heatherryan9820
    @heatherryan9820 2 роки тому

    I've got to Amcrest PTZ IP cameras and I'm fairly happy with them.

  • @johnadams1976
    @johnadams1976 4 місяці тому

    great video - thanks... got it up and running... but want to change the location of where records are stored...
    I added this to the config:
    record:
    enabled: True
    path: /media/CCTV/
    but it won't start up saying,
    cameras -> mycam -> record -> path
    extra fields not permitted (type=value_error.extra)
    Any ideas!? Thanks

  • @stoneobscurity
    @stoneobscurity 2 роки тому +1

    h265 works fine with frigate for recording, the issue playing back files. since only apple devices support native h265 playback. most browsers do not. windows and android do not.

    • @stoneobscurity
      @stoneobscurity 2 роки тому

      good luck with video #2, when you explain that corals are near impossible to find.

    • @HomeAutomationGuy
      @HomeAutomationGuy  2 роки тому

      Yeh, it's really annoying. I ran mine with a CPU detector for 6 months and it worked pretty decently. I did notice the cooling fan spin up whenever an object detection process was running though!

  • @cookinwithsauce
    @cookinwithsauce Місяць тому

    What are your cameras connected to, a switch that's plugged into your NUC?

  • @johntisbury
    @johntisbury 2 роки тому +1

    Thanks for this, very useful and will be on my to-do list.

  • @aligzl
    @aligzl Рік тому

    most cameras has built in mic and speaker .can I use this functions to speak with comers in door front

  • @mauricejoy3432
    @mauricejoy3432 Рік тому

    Watching some of your other videos on NVR, which do you prefer...frigate or blue iris with deepstack and the AI helper. Sticking to docker as much as possible. I understand BI will need to run on a windows PC or VM

  • @BlenderGamerFreaq
    @BlenderGamerFreaq Рік тому

    I can't seem to figure out how to save the recording to an External HDD. I've plugged in the HDD to my NUC running Home Assistant, but how do I tell Frigate to save the recording on the HDD instead of the NUC HDD?

  • @mrxmry3264
    @mrxmry3264 Рік тому

    1:59 and those are 2 of many damn good reasons to go local.

  • @bernisworlds
    @bernisworlds 2 роки тому +1

    Q: how you handle PTZ Control with different PoE Camera in HA?

    • @HomeAutomationGuy
      @HomeAutomationGuy  2 роки тому

      I am not sure how to do that, I don't have any PTZ cameras to test with

  • @louisviciedo
    @louisviciedo Рік тому

    great video , how do you take a clip that you want to retain from HAS and copy it to another HDD?

  • @dakisarampatzis7282
    @dakisarampatzis7282 Рік тому

    Hello there!!! great tutorial !!! Can you please tell me why i couldn't install the docker container.... it always sent a message in the logs that killing the signal and exit

  • @distinctrecreation
    @distinctrecreation Рік тому

    will frigate work on rpi4 8gb on ssd 128gb with HAOS? i need only for 2x cams...

  • @hfislwpa
    @hfislwpa Рік тому

    How did you know what the rtsp url was? Other than ofc the ip of the camera. Can't figure out that last suffix 😅

  • @richardstrange8127
    @richardstrange8127 Рік тому

    Please help, I am struggling with getting frigate to work in docker. I have been trying for weeks. If it’s possible can you do a one to one with me and I will pay for your time to get this installed and working please

  • @Johnsmith-uc9df
    @Johnsmith-uc9df 2 роки тому +1

    Hi thanks for the great content. Dam I’ve got those Reolink h265 too, which camera did you go with.

  • @navarrolux
    @navarrolux Рік тому

    I love the video, but is it possible to add Nest cameras? I am not able to find the RTSP URL for those.

    • @HomeAutomationGuy
      @HomeAutomationGuy  Рік тому +1

      I don't know about Nest cameras. Most of those devices don't give you direct access to the streams

  • @renesrensen1928
    @renesrensen1928 2 роки тому +1

    Possibility to change the source folder where frigate files are located (clips, recordings and snapshots)

  • @tkamen
    @tkamen 2 роки тому +18

    Love the concept of the series, but I'm concerned that you didn't frontload your viewers realistic expectations of how CPU taxing frigate AI detection is if you don't have an edge TPU. I imagine this will be talked about in the next video but given that finding an edge TPU is practically impossible right now it makes the AI features of frigate basically useless without serious compute power. The frigate devs even say in the beginning of the documentation that CPU detect is not recommended and only meant for testing purposes.

    • @HomeAutomationGuy
      @HomeAutomationGuy  2 роки тому +6

      That's a fair call out, I appreciate the comment. But honestly, I was running CPU detection on my Intel i5 NUC with two 720p cameras and one SD cam for months and it worked pretty well. I did notice the CPU cooling fan kicking in a lot, but that was the only down side.
      I managed to find a USB TPU for an extortionate price on eBay since then and I wouldn't say it's increased the response time or accuracy. It has definitely kept the cooling fan off though!

    • @NadimAJ
      @NadimAJ 2 роки тому

      Thanks for this guys. I'm planning on using an old DL360 for 6 cameras in 1080, will report later

    • @bsilva11
      @bsilva11 Рік тому

      ​@@NadimAJ so how it going?

    • @NadimAJ
      @NadimAJ Рік тому +2

      @@bsilva11 Decided on local SD cards in the end. Don't laugh!

    • @anyone510
      @anyone510 9 місяців тому

      Will 8700g work for this.

  • @ryanandrewbaker
    @ryanandrewbaker 2 роки тому

    Nice video. I've just got Frigate (reasonably) stable on my rpi4, but it's making me want to upgrade to a faster PC since I can't get a coral anywhere.

    • @TamerSalah1982
      @TamerSalah1982 2 роки тому

      its not that good even on faster pc , same glitches happens but yes faster to respond

  • @kylegurney8610
    @kylegurney8610 Рік тому

    Should I stay away from Reolink ecosystem if i want to use frigate?
    I am interested in the Doorbell and a few of their 8MP rotating cameras

    • @HomeAutomationGuy
      @HomeAutomationGuy  Рік тому

      If you go with reolink, just make sure they support RTSP streams at H.264

    • @dominicfindlay
      @dominicfindlay Рік тому

      I have some reolink cameras, I believe you can reduce the resolution and it will output h264.
      Haven't started working on frigate yet for my system yet, so I can't say it defo will work.

  • @lanfordautomation
    @lanfordautomation 7 місяців тому

    Currently considering running Frigate connected to HA. My home network is a Mesh Wifi with wireless backhaul to primary router. Do you see any issue with simply adding a mesh node with LAN ports nearby where I want my cameras to be, and running the cameras via the LAN ports there with POE injectors (or POE switch connected to the LAN port of a mesh node)?
    Or is a wireless camera possible and stable with Frigate?

    • @HomeAutomationGuy
      @HomeAutomationGuy  7 місяців тому +1

      The mesh mode with LAN ports is a good idea. WiFi cameras are probably fine if they're not battery powered.

    • @lanfordautomation
      @lanfordautomation 7 місяців тому

      @HomeAutomationGuy Thanks. Certainly wireless is easier and cheaper for me: they'll be wired to power. But the idea of adding a mesh node just for a camera is a bit expensive 🤣 So maybe I'll try a wireless setup first and go from there.
      Any recommendation for a WiFi camera that runs well with Frigate? Seems a lot of the nice new ones are going with H.265 support which I guess won't play nicely with Frigate?

    • @HomeAutomationGuy
      @HomeAutomationGuy  7 місяців тому +1

      @@lanfordautomation I don't have any recommendations I'm afraid, but I am told that H.265 is supported with Frigate

  • @sander6068
    @sander6068 2 роки тому

    Thx for the great tutorials keep it coming!! Since you are also using unifi camera's i cannot get it to work the image always stays green and its throwing me errors on frigate.video ERROR : ffmpeg process is not running. exiting capture thread...
    Any help?

    • @HomeAutomationGuy
      @HomeAutomationGuy  2 роки тому +2

      This happened to me too with a recent update of the Unifi firmware. I had to add the -an switch to the ffmpeg section of my Frigate config file to fix this. This disables the audio stream from the camera and fixed it for me. You can find my full config file on my blog post about Frigate: www.homeautomationguy.io/home-assistant-tips/tweaking-frigate-to-get-the-best-results/

    • @alex75hgft
      @alex75hgft Рік тому

      @@HomeAutomationGuy same here, thanks for the tip about input_arg: -an, that allowed the video to be displayed, shame the audio is disabled. In standalone mode they work fine without needing to disable audio.

  • @MrSupersidewinder
    @MrSupersidewinder 2 роки тому

    I'm running a bare minimum system, old dual core AMD/64 WITH 2 GIGS OF RAM. Docker-compose setup. Trying to decide on a light camera solution. I already have 6 cameras two 720p and 4 Sd... I don't want to tax my HA server too much... My choices appear to be. He's Foscam integration (which would offer pan/tilt with no recording), Friggate, Motioneye, or Zoneminder. Could I use Friggate without the AI overhead on this hardware??? I am running HA on a 1T drive so I have local fast storage space..

    • @HomeAutomationGuy
      @HomeAutomationGuy  2 роки тому

      I believe you can run it without the AI overhead. But it is designed to be used as an object detection system, so perhaps one of your other options would be better for your usecase if you only want recording.

  • @gnospanker
    @gnospanker Рік тому

    Good video! Question though... I currently have HA running on a Pi4. If I want to use Frigate do I need to upgrade my HA hardware, or should I run Frigate on a separate computer and the Pi will still be ok?

    • @HomeAutomationGuy
      @HomeAutomationGuy  Рік тому

      I would run Frigate on a separate computer and the Pi will behave as it does now

    • @gnospanker
      @gnospanker Рік тому

      Thanks, that's what I was thinking! Also, if I were to get a thin client PC (Dell Optiplex 7060 i5) would I still have better HA performance (than the Pi) if HA and Frigate were running on it? I'll probably eventually have 6 cameras.@@HomeAutomationGuy

    • @HomeAutomationGuy
      @HomeAutomationGuy  Рік тому +1

      ​@@gnospankerthe i5 would handle Frigate, HA and many other things perfectly. Either run HA OS on it, or look at my Docker or Proxmox videos for other ways you can get the most out of that hardware! All the best with it!

    • @gnospanker
      @gnospanker Рік тому

      @@HomeAutomationGuy thanks so much, I love your videos, keep up the good work!

  • @MiasmaFPV
    @MiasmaFPV 2 роки тому

    I love frigate, I just wish the mobile experience was a bit better.

  • @aligzl
    @aligzl Рік тому

    i want to use 5 Poe cameras but home assistant and frigate server PC has 2 NIC. how to connect them? Poe switch or what?

  • @Ri-eb1ns
    @Ri-eb1ns Рік тому

    How do you get by the fact that Windows is not designed to be on 24/7 it restarts for updates every few days no matter what you’re doing.

  • @making-memories-nl
    @making-memories-nl Рік тому

    Freaking awesome. Thank you again.

  • @nrnoble
    @nrnoble 7 місяців тому

    Thanks! 👍and subscribed.

  • @DwarDPT
    @DwarDPT 2 роки тому

    I got 2 Reolink rlc-810a and a rlc-822a only "65. Is this still a NO go? :(
    And thanks for the nice video!
    I want to run Home assitant on my Unraid server. Is it best to run Frigate "inside" HA or on Unraid itself?

    • @HomeAutomationGuy
      @HomeAutomationGuy  Рік тому

      The Frigate website/documentation mentions what you should or shouldn't do when it comes to using virtualization

  • @mandeepmails
    @mandeepmails 2 роки тому

    Superb. You definitely earned my sub.

  • @peteradshead2383
    @peteradshead2383 2 роки тому

    The don't get a x265 camera I know is right , you can record in x265 , but not play it back unless you re-encode it to x264.

    • @HomeAutomationGuy
      @HomeAutomationGuy  2 роки тому

      It works in the Edge browser, but I had tons of problems with it.

    • @peteradshead2383
      @peteradshead2383 2 роки тому

      @@HomeAutomationGuy Things must have change then ?, because when I tried it with my x265 camera it would only play back on my ipad and would not play back on ANY browser on Windows or Linux .
      AND would crash my computer after a few days with a kernel panic due to hardware encoding and completely lock up.
      So my x265 camera is not on frigate, but pointing at my car in the drive, and set with a alarm on person detection mode at night , It will not record , but having a siren going off if a person goes down the drive at night , that should give them a nice little scare.

  • @tsgeekk
    @tsgeekk 2 роки тому

    Did you have to change any settings on your Unifi Protect cameras to get the rtsp playback to work? I can't get them to stream in VLC, much less Frigate. I get no response. No error. Not anything. I saw that a lot of people are having issues with rtsp since a recent Unifi update. Unfortunately there are dozens of different ways they've tried to work around it, but nothing seems useful to me. Did you need to configure anything to get the rtsp feed to work?

    • @tsgeekk
      @tsgeekk 2 роки тому

      OK, I found the problem. I missed the part of the workaround where you change the default rtsps feed port #.
      Default feed from Unifi Protect:
      rtsps://192.168.x.x:7441/?enableSrtp
      Fixed stream in Frigate config:
      rtsp://192.168.x.x:7447/
      I missed the part about changing the port from 7441 to 7447. I've been banging my head against the wall for 4-5 days. Ugh.
      Otherwise, is there anything we are missing by NOT using the secure rtsps stream? As long as I have my cameras on a separate vlan that don't access the internet, does the extra security matter? If so, is there a know way to keep the rtsps version of the stream in Frigate?

    • @HomeAutomationGuy
      @HomeAutomationGuy  2 роки тому +1

      Mine worked fine using the default RTSPS stream and port, so I'm not sure. RTSP will be fine for most home network setups, all the data is staying locally so it's probably ok not to use an encrypted stream

  • @netblue
    @netblue 2 роки тому

    I am curious as to what is the advantage over Protect and how did you get your Unifi cameras to run without it. Protect comes with my Dream machine ,integrates directly with HA and does pretty much the same ,except maybe true live stream in HA ,there is a delay both in the glance card or when streaming.

    • @HomeAutomationGuy
      @HomeAutomationGuy  2 роки тому

      I find the object detection capabilities in Frigate to be much more customisable, and therefore accurate. The protect has sent me a lot of false positives and therefore a lot of unnecesary push notifications.
      To be honest, I don't think the delay in HA with Frigate is any better than it is with Protect natively.

    • @netblue
      @netblue 2 роки тому

      @@HomeAutomationGuy Makes sense ,that I can agree with ,protect could use some (a lot of) work on their detection algorithm .

    • @HomeAutomationGuy
      @HomeAutomationGuy  2 роки тому +3

      @@netblue Annnnnddd.... The most accurate answer is that I really enjoy playing with these nerdy systems :D

    • @alex75hgft
      @alex75hgft Рік тому

      Did you configure your unifi cameras with it? Did you use the RTSP feed from Protect or did you put the cameras in standalone mode?

  • @fergusanderson5307
    @fergusanderson5307 Рік тому

    at 7.20 I think the new file should be figate.yml not frigate.yaml ?

  • @crc-error-7968
    @crc-error-7968 2 роки тому

    Hello, do you know if it is possible to use a zigbee motion sensor (or other) to start recording/snapshots instead of the internal detector?

    • @HomeAutomationGuy
      @HomeAutomationGuy  2 роки тому

      I am not sure if it is possible.

    • @crc-error-7968
      @crc-error-7968 2 роки тому

      @@HomeAutomationGuy It would be great if in future the developer will add some a sort of external input(like a command via mqtt) as detector.
      A motion sensor use less energy than a cpu or a coral. Ok it is less accurate and can spot false positives, but it is a way faster

  • @zedtrek
    @zedtrek 8 місяців тому

    Hello, anyone can suggest a good camera that can use an open source firmware?

    • @harrycoffey9427
      @harrycoffey9427 7 місяців тому

      Raspberry pi camera from amazon or any camera with a ribbon cable that can be attached to a raspberry pi or the other option is a IP CAMERA

  • @darrylturner7622
    @darrylturner7622 2 роки тому

    This is my next project 👏

    • @darrylturner7622
      @darrylturner7622 2 роки тому

      Sadly the old laptop i use for docker and home assistant does not work with frigate by the looks

  • @TheKeirsunishi
    @TheKeirsunishi Рік тому

    I had to add the retain x amount of days to get constant recording to work

    • @HomeAutomationGuy
      @HomeAutomationGuy  Рік тому

      Thanks for sharing, and helping out other viewers! A few things have changed in Frigate since this was recorded, but the theory remains the same

    • @TheKeirsunishi
      @TheKeirsunishi Рік тому

      @@HomeAutomationGuy I thought as much, although the docs don't say you need to add it, they say the default was 10 days🤔🤔🤔

  • @ciscoicnd1261
    @ciscoicnd1261 2 роки тому

    can you send the link for the website that you copied the url from?

    • @HomeAutomationGuy
      @HomeAutomationGuy  2 роки тому

      The links to everything should be in the video description. Did I miss one?

  • @rrpedrigal
    @rrpedrigal 2 роки тому

    @5:07 How powerful the CPU should be? Can you give specs? Thanks.

    • @HomeAutomationGuy
      @HomeAutomationGuy  2 роки тому

      I have an Intel Core i5 3.8Ghz in my NUC which has worked perfectly fine for three cameras

    • @rrpedrigal
      @rrpedrigal 2 роки тому

      @@HomeAutomationGuy This is without using AI accelerator?

    • @HomeAutomationGuy
      @HomeAutomationGuy  2 роки тому

      @@rrpedrigal Yes. I used this for a few months without the AI accelerator on the same hardware. It did spike to 100% CPU and engage the CPU Fan each time it ran a detection though.

    • @rrpedrigal
      @rrpedrigal 2 роки тому

      @@HomeAutomationGuy Thank you. I might upgrade my CPU because I can't find coral anywhere on the planet.

  • @ayan.debnath
    @ayan.debnath 2 роки тому

    Can Rasberry Pi 4 handle it?

    • @HomeAutomationGuy
      @HomeAutomationGuy  2 роки тому +1

      It will probably work if you only have one camera, but I wouldn't suggest that it is the best option.

  • @bat3332
    @bat3332 2 роки тому

    Hi I have taken your advice and ordered an raspberry pi. Eagerly waiting for it to be delivered . My first project would be your reminding to take cloth out of washing machine one. I might need lot of help since i have never used home assistant or raspberry pi. I will be in touch with lot questions for now just raring to jump in to home assistant

  • @rpmcmurfee
    @rpmcmurfee 5 місяців тому

    Louis, sorry - VLC Media Player??

  • @patrickburton6130
    @patrickburton6130 4 місяці тому

    Nice tutorial, but I would like to set up Frigate independent from HA on UnRaid and have Frigate Proxy feed from UnRaid to HA. I can find no info on how to do this.

    • @HomeAutomationGuy
      @HomeAutomationGuy  4 місяці тому +1

      Take a look at my Frigate on Proxmox video. It may give you some pointers for how to do it on UnRaid

  • @PRASANTHPR-v1g
    @PRASANTHPR-v1g Рік тому

    ❤❤❤❤

  • @Skovkid
    @Skovkid 2 роки тому

    i just get a green screen from the camera

    • @HomeAutomationGuy
      @HomeAutomationGuy  Рік тому

      That means you've set something up wrong in your switches

    • @Skovkid
      @Skovkid Рік тому

      @@HomeAutomationGuy i cant seem to figure it out even after i watched multiple videos and read multiple forums without luck

    • @Skovkid
      @Skovkid Рік тому

      @@HomeAutomationGuy if i use homeassistant in docker, do i have to install mqtt via compose or can i use the mqtt from homeassistant ?

  • @camranh_royal
    @camranh_royal Рік тому

    Is the Brand Frigate from chyyyna?

  • @smartassist9700
    @smartassist9700 Рік тому

    CAN YOU TALK. HOME CAMERAS SPECIFICALLY? BEST FOR HOME VIDEO STORAGE, GREAT VIDEO IMAGE, UP TO 45FEET IS WHAT I NEED. AS BUDGET FRIENDLY AS POSSIBLE. 1/2 CAMERAS CBLE MOUNT AND GIVE FEW THAT ARE BEST WIFI. LOCAL STORAGE (NO CLOUD).
    I AM DISABLED ON BUDGET. BUT NEED FOR ME AND SOME FOR WIDOWED ELDERLY LADY HOUSE..

  • @bjs2022
    @bjs2022 2 місяці тому

    Not "hard wired". Please learn the difference.

    • @HomeAutomationGuy
      @HomeAutomationGuy  2 місяці тому

      What?

    • @bjs2022
      @bjs2022 2 місяці тому

      @@HomeAutomationGuy Hard wired is semi-permanent, e.g., soldered, screw terminal, etc. Wired has a connector that allows detaching without a tool.

    • @HomeAutomationGuy
      @HomeAutomationGuy  2 місяці тому

      ​@@bjs2022I didn't know, thank you!