Frigate NVR

Overview

Frigate NVR is an open-source on‑premise NVR that runs local AI object detection and real-time tracking on camera feeds, supports hardware accelerators and custom models, configurable detection zones, and integrates with Home Assistant, Node-RED, MQTT for automations.

From the official site

NVR with realtime local object detection for IP cameras

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Key points from the official site

• Reduce false positives with local object detection
• Stop reviewing shadows and wind and start reviewing detections that matter
• Integrate with Home Assistant and other automation platforms

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How to use it

1. Register at frigate.video and read the quick-start documentation
2. Create a test project and run the first example end to end
3. Adjust parameters and invocation patterns to fit your requirements
4. Once stable, connect it to production with error handling and rate limiting