Frigate

App in the BluixApps catalog

What it is

Frigate is an open-source NVR (Network Video Recorder) with real-time AI object detection — connect IP cameras, Frigate processes streams locally, detects people / cars / animals via AI, records on motion, and integrates with Home Assistant for automations. The "smart" in smart cameras, on your infrastructure.

For privacy-conscious households wanting Ring / Nest-quality detection without cloud uploads of every camera frame, Frigate is the OSS answer.

What it's for

  • Smart home cameras — AI detection on IP camera streams
  • Object detection alerts — fire automation on person / car detected
  • Local recording — store footage on your infrastructure
  • Home Assistant integration — cameras + AI events in HA dashboard
  • Privacy-first surveillance — camera frames never leave your network

Who it's for

  • Privacy-conscious households rejecting Ring / Nest cloud-only models
  • Smart home enthusiasts integrating cameras with Home Assistant
  • DIY security operators running multi-camera setups
  • Small businesses monitoring premises with AI detection
  • Vacation property owners needing remote monitoring with privacy

Why teams pick Frigate over alternatives

  • MIT license — fully open
  • AI built-in — TensorFlow Lite detection, not just motion sensing
  • Coral USB / GPU support — hardware accel for many cameras
  • Home Assistant native — first-class integration
  • MQTT events — extend with any automation tool
  • Active development — strong release cadence

Integrations

  • Cameras — any RTSP / RTMP / HTTP camera (Reolink, Amcrest, Hikvision, Dahua, Unifi)
  • AI accelerators — Coral USB (Edge TPU), NVIDIA GPU, Intel iGPU (OpenVINO)
  • MQTT — Mosquitto pairing for Home Assistant
  • Home Assistant — auto-discovery + dedicated Frigate integration
  • Notification — fire MQTT events on detection for downstream
  • Restream — Frigate re-streams cameras for HA / other consumers
  • Storage — local or NFS / SMB mounted for recording

Notable users & community

  • 20k+ GitHub stars
  • Standard tool in r/homeassistant + r/HomeNetworking
  • Active Discord with thousands of members
  • Backed by Frigate's commercial Frigate+ training service
  • Featured in NVR + smart home camera guides
  • Strong release cadence with public roadmap

Tips & operations

  • CPU detection works but limited — 1-2 cameras OK; Coral USB scales to 8-16
  • Hardware accel matters — Coral USB (~$60) or NVIDIA GPU dramatically expands capacity
  • Storage planning critical — H.264/H.265 recording accumulates fast; size disk + cleanup policy
  • Camera quality matters — Frigate detection accuracy depends on stream quality
  • Restream feature — Frigate restreams cameras; HA / VLC pulls from Frigate, not direct
  • Tune detection zones — false positives from trees / shadows tune-able per camera

What we ship in BluixApps

  • Docker container: ghcr.io/blakeblackshear/frigate:stable
  • Default config with placeholders (cameras must be added manually)
  • Auto-detects Mosquitto on same VPS for HA integration
  • Ports: 5000 (UI), 1935 (RTMP), 8554 (RTSP restream)
  • Persistent volumes: /opt/frigate/config, /opt/frigate/storage
  • Random RTSP password generated for restream
  • Coral USB / GPU passthrough documented in install report (manual addition)
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