Frigate NVR Reviews and Details

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• My homelab stack in 2026: what runs, why, and how it all connects

  The stack runs across four machines. The bulk of Docker workloads are split between a Mac Mini and an Ubuntu mini PC. Network infrastructure - Traefik and CoreDNS - runs on a Raspberry Pi 4, which also handles the NUT server for UPS management; keeping the network layer on its own always-on hardware means a container crash elsewhere doesn't take down routing or DNS. Home Assistant runs on a Raspberry Pi 5 with the... - Source: dev.to / about 2 months ago

• Ubiquiti: Enterprise NAS, Built on ZFS

  Their camera system isnt awful, but I would still pick Frigate over it (I have the option for both at home). Frigate is nice in that it works with any old RTSP camera - many features in Unifi's NVR support only work with their own over-priced cameras. High quality PoE cameras are extremely cheap nowadays. > https://frigate.video/. - Source: Hacker News / about 2 months ago

• Show HN: Open-source private home security camera system (end-to-end encryption)

  What wasn't immediately clear to me is that you're meant to set up Raspberry Pis with a Pi camera attached, and that serves as the camera device. This then provides E2E encryption directly between the Pi and the Secluso mobile app via a cloud relay service that just shovels the encrypted bytes. Contrast with https://frigate.video/, which is a locally installed NVR server that pulls camera feeds over the LAN (from... - Source: Hacker News / 3 months ago

• Local AI needs to be the norm

  2tb of 1080p locally with AI in a day is not that big of a lift on modern hardware, especially now virtually all systems have hardware accelerated video decode. Modern self-hosted NVR solutions like Frigate will comfortably handle 10 or more HD streams with face/object detection and tracking in real time, using a couple of cheap Coral TPUs or almost any GPU on pretty basic CPUs. > https://frigate.video/. - Source: Hacker News / 3 months ago

• Home Assistant waters my plants

  > You can still install the whole kit and caboodle using pip in a Python virtual environment, but why would you? This is how I did it, instead of the container or HA OS in a VM. If you want the simplicity of everything preconfigured, managed, and hands-off, go with HA OS, whether in a VM on a beefier machine, standalone, or the HA Green/Yellow dedicated hardware. But if you already have a home server and want to... - Source: Hacker News / 5 months ago

• Ring owners are returning their cameras

  Frigate is very good: https://frigate.video/ Personally, I use Zoneminder: https://zoneminder.com/. - Source: Hacker News / 6 months ago

• Ring to partner with Flock, a network of cameras used by ICE, feds, and police

  Alternatively, the Reolink Doorbell cameras for anyone who doesn't want to be on the Unifi/Ubiquiti platform. Also I believe all these cameras provide a generic RTSP feed which can be consumed by any computer running Frigate[0], an open-source NVR/AI platform. 0: https://frigate.video (Reolink, Unifi/Ubiquiti, and Frigate are all good solutions for anyone who is not interested in supporting the proliferation of a... - Source: Hacker News / 10 months ago

• Show HN: Clearcam – Add AI Object Detection to Your IP CCTV Cameras in a Minute

  Check out frigate for a full NVR solution, including object detection https://frigate.video/. - Source: Hacker News / 12 months ago

• OpenMower – An Open Source Lawn Mower

  > Is there anything comparable for security cameras? ReoLink + Frigate. [0] https://frigate.video/. - Source: Hacker News / 12 months ago

• Thingino: Open-Source Firmware for IP Cameras

  By my understanding that isn't usually the job of the camera itself, they don't have the processing power to do it at a reasonable speed, so I wouldn't expect this firmware to offer it. That sort of task is usually done by the software that reads from the cameras, be that something local like https://frigate.video/ or the cloud-based ML of the manufacturer of your camera. - Source: Hacker News / about 1 year ago

• Show HN: ViscaCamLink – Camera control application for PTZ cameras

  I use Frigate NVR (https://frigate.video/) for my home and it's far more feature rich including support for PTZ cameras. - Source: Hacker News / about 1 year ago

• Ask HN: What are you working on? (May 2025)

  You might be interested in running Frigate NVR ( https://frigate.video/) Replaced my Synology surveillance station since 2023, and has been running great. I also have a Google Coral for the image processing, but this is optional. - Source: Hacker News / about 1 year ago

• Coral USB Accelerator with Google's Edge TPU

  FWIW, The M.2 and mini PCIe form factors are more cost effective. I added one to the WiFi+Bluetooth slot on a refurbished Dell desktop to perform object detection in my CCTV NVR. https://frigate.video/. - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago

• Show HN: Open-source private home security camera system (end-to-end encryption)

  Cameras could be built using a single board computer (like the Raspberry Pi Zero, but there are better and cheaper options) plus a USB camera module, and the necessary firmware that could well be just a simple script invoking ffmpeg or similar streaming software; all Open Source. For example: https://www.friendlyelec.com/index.php?route=product/product&path=69&product_id=244... - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago

• Show HN: Open-source private home security camera system (end-to-end encryption)

  My DIY setup uses cameras on an isolated VLAN that prohibits outbound internet access, RTSP data collected by Frigate[0] with Coral TPU recognition, and alerts via Pushover[1] notifications. My push notifications include an unencrypted thumbnail with a link to Frigate that only works via VPN connection. I like that this project offers encrypted notifications although I don’t use Android so not ready for me yet. I... - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago

• Show HN: Open-source private home security camera system (end-to-end encryption)

  I've been a happy user of frigate (https://frigate.video) with fully local isolated setup: multiple poe cameras on a dedicated network, coral to supplement on-camera recognition, HA+Prometheus for alerts and smarts. Excited to see another project, especially in Rust(not for the memes; python env management has bit me a few times when hacking). One major gripe with frigate that I have is the way it treats detection... - Source: Hacker News / over 1 year ago

• Video Surveillance with YOLO+llava

  If you're interested in DIY security+AI, check out Frigate NVR(https://frigate.video/), Scrypted(https://www.scrypted.app/) and Viseron(https://viseron.netlify.app/). - Source: Hacker News / almost 2 years ago

• Police warn of thieves using WiFi-jamming tech to disarm cameras, alarms

  No one has mentioned Frigate. It has taken the "homelab"/selfhosted world by storm & utterly dominates. Open source, works great, & by far some of the most sophisticated detection/triggering schemes one can acquire, period. https://frigate.video/ I have two Hanwha units I never got around to using at my last place. H.265 IP streaming out. Onvif is the main standard everyone seems to use for streaming out. - Source: Hacker News / about 2 years ago

• Police warn of thieves using WiFi-jamming tech to disarm cameras, alarms

  Appreciate it. I’m currently using Frigate[0] as my nvr. Regarding the off-site upload, I just have to make time to do it. A decoy nest camera sounds like a good idea though! [0] https://frigate.video. - Source: Hacker News / about 2 years ago

• DIY Smart Doorbell for just $2, no soldering required

  Amcrest AD110 doorbell connected to a recycled HP mini-PC (can be had cheaply on Amazon) running Frigate (https://frigate.video/) with a Google Coral accelerator installed in one of the internal slots. The Amcrest doorbell does have a cloud video connection if you want, but I firewalled it off from the internet and use the local RTSP streaming over to Frigate. Frigate talks to my local Home Assistant install too... - Source: Hacker News / about 2 years ago

• You Can Set Up a Home Security Camera System Without Using the Cloud

  Or the more recent frigate, which integrates well with home assistant https://frigate.video/ https://www.home-assistant.io/. - Source: Hacker News / over 2 years ago