blakeblackshear/frigate
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NVR with realtime local object detection for IP cameras
36 mentions on Hacker News by 33 people: 7 stories, 29 comments · first 2020-06-21 · latest 2026-06-23
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…AGPL in a very overreaching way with their models that's why they are not available in Frigate https://github.com/blakeblackshear/frigate/pull/10717
comment by Alles · 2026-06-23 · in An Introduction to YOLO26 -
Your best bet is going to be Raspberry Pi devices: https://github.com/blakeblackshear/frigate/discussions/18431 You can try Googling around for bespoke products but they will almost exclusively come from China and they will be very…
comment by ihsw · 2026-05-13 · in Linux gaming is faster because Windows APIs are becoming Linux kernel features -
…[edit] I'm not sure I'd agree the CIA impact is High, since you already need an admin account. https://github.com/blakeblackshear/frigate/security/advisori...
comment by rithdmc · 2026-01-30 · in Frigate NVR Critical RCE Vulnerability Severity -
…of sending my private videos to the cloud for processing with usual security camera setups. [1] https://github.com/blakeblackshear/frigate
comment by skirmish · 2025-08-26 · in The MiniPC Revolution -
It's AGPL because Ultralytics requires it to use YOLO: https://github.com/blakeblackshear/frigate/pull/10717 I'd make it MIT tomorrow if you know a workaround or alternative model
comment by roryclear · 2025-08-25 · in Show HN: Clearcam – Add AI object detection to your IP CCTV cameras -
Also check out frigate ( https://github.com/blakeblackshear/frigate )
comment by taikon · 2025-08-24 · in Show HN: Clearcam – Add AI object detection to your IP CCTV cameras -
Yes: https://github.com/blakeblackshear/frigate/releases Ctrl+F: "Face Recognition" > Turn on face recognition & upload your first face via Face Library → Add Face. > Train and improve accuracy: New detections appear in Face Library →…
comment by dimitri-vs · 2025-08-05 · in Monitor your security cameras with locally processed AI -
…of curiosity, what features are missing from Frigate⁽¹⁾? I switched to it from ZM a while ago. ⁽¹⁾ https://github.com/blakeblackshear/frigate
comment by eddyg · 2025-03-27 · in The surreal joy of having an overprovisioned homelab -
…Hailo 8 looks like it will be a good option. * https://www.reddit.com/r/frigate_nvr/s/ncxP1YQDfB * https://github.com/blakeblackshear/frigate/blob/e773d63c16d9...
comment by easygenes · 2025-02-21 · in Coral USB Accelerator with Google's Edge TPU -
…well with Frigate for more than a year now. [1] https://docs.frigate.video/frigate/hardware [2] https://github.com/blakeblackshear/frigate
comment by skirmish · 2024-10-08 · in Video Surveillance with YOLO+llava -
https://github.com/blakeblackshear/frigate/issues/10056
comment by throwaway48476 · 2024-08-04 · in TPU transformation: A look back at 10 years of our AI-specialized chips -
…picking up after their beast", and so on. That last one will be tricky to pull off. Ah well :) [0] https://github.com/blakeblackshear/frigate/pkgs/container/fr... [1] https://github.com/snowzach/doods2
comment by metadat · 2024-06-23 · in I am using AI to drop hats outside my window onto New Yorkers -
A number of users have posted their experiences so far on the GitHub discussion - https://github.com/blakeblackshear/frigate/discussions/7932#... - https://github.com/blakeblackshear/frigate/discussions/7932#... -…
comment by nickm_27 · 2023-11-18 · in Frigate: Open-source network video recorder with real-time AI object detection -
According to the author of that PR, they're using 10% of 1 NPU core on 3 cameras: https://github.com/blakeblackshear/frigate/pull/8382#issueco... The bottleneck instead will probably be the video stream decoding speed, especially as the…
comment by ThatPlayer · 2023-11-18 · in A PCIe Coral TPU Finally Works on Raspberry Pi 5 -
…can trigger recording with mqtt, so you could make an automation for it. You could try to bump this https://github.com/blakeblackshear/frigate/issues/2590#issue... . You could even try to use ai to write the feature. There's only been one…
comment by Thews · 2023-11-18 · in Frigate: Open-source network video recorder with real-time AI object detection -
…everything on a single Orange Pi 5 first. It seems that preliminary support has been merged! https://github.com/blakeblackshear/frigate/pull/8382
comment by orangepurple · 2023-11-18 · in Frigate: Open-source network video recorder with real-time AI object detection -
…Frigate for object detection for security cameras, recently added support for the RK3588 NPUs too: https://github.com/blakeblackshear/frigate/pull/8382 . I think it requiring a RK3588 makes it a bit annoying to have to upgrade your entire…
comment by ThatPlayer · 2023-11-18 · in A PCIe Coral TPU Finally Works on Raspberry Pi 5 -
…Network Bullet Camera 5MP 3.7-9.4mm; AXIS P1468-LE Bullet Camera I usually find these on eBay. [1] https://github.com/blakeblackshear/frigate
comment by j_h_o · 2023-06-23 · in Ask HN: IP cameras that don't require an app or internet? -
…not deer or my dog walking across it. They're only about $100 and come in M.2 and USB form factors. https://github.com/blakeblackshear/frigate
comment by cronix · 2023-04-17 · in DuckDuckGo’s building AI-generated answers into its search engine -
…system with all the fancy features, check out Home Assistant (homeassistant.io) and Frigate ( https://github.com/blakeblackshear/frigate ).
comment by kodah · 2022-12-03 · in Anker’s Eufy lied to us about the security of its security cameras -
…urls and LAN only -> https://github.com/mrlt8/docker-wyze-bridge Next use Frigate as your NVR -> https://github.com/blakeblackshear/frigate -------- The wyze cams use about 3-5 watts of energy over USB. This make perfect for using a USB…
comment by vanillax · 2022-09-05 · in Ask HN: Best self-powered security system? -
I haven't looked into it, but someone else recommended https://github.com/blakeblackshear/frigate which integrates with Home Assistant.
comment by kornhole · 2022-07-27 · in Google’s Nest will provide data to police without a warrant -
…is configured to pull from my local IP cameras - none of which have direct access to the internet: https://github.com/blakeblackshear/frigate You can check in via browser assuming you have some method of accessing your local network.…
comment by MikeFez · 2022-07-13 · in Amazon admits giving police Ring camera footage without consent -
Very Practical use case https://github.com/blakeblackshear/frigate example https://github.com/blakeblackshear/frigate/blob/08f573aaa5ec...
comment by vanillax · 2022-04-01 · in Ask HN: How can I learn about video encoding, h.264, ffmpeg, etc. -
…monitor my external cameras and get notifications (including push to my iphone) through HASS. [1] https://github.com/blakeblackshear/frigate
comment by l72 · 2021-09-16 · in Home Assistant – open-source home automation -
Frigate is another open-source object detection engine that works amazingly well with Home Assistant: https://github.com/blakeblackshear/frigate
comment by counternotions · 2021-07-11 · in Kerberos: Open-Source Video Surveillance -
…we can kind a better system of pieces such that we can get rid of bloody ugly home assistant. https://github.com/blakeblackshear/frigate
comment by rektide · 2021-04-20 · in DIY Camera Using Raspberry Pi -
Chezck out the Frigate project. It uses the Coral tpu accelerator which could be used with the rpi. https://github.com/blakeblackshear/frigate
comment by dmm · 2020-07-08 · in Yoloface-500k: ultra-light real-time face detection model, 500kb -
…the Coral EdgeTPU to process the frames. It looks like there are a variety of solutions available. https://github.com/blakeblackshear/frigate https://docs.ambianic.ai/users/configure/ etc
comment by joshu · 2020-06-21 · in Tensorflow on edge, or – Building a “smart” security camera with a Raspberry Pi