Frigate NVR

Frigate NVR is an open-source network video recorder that's designed to run real-time object detection with AI. All the processing happens on your own hardware, so your camera video isn't sent to the cloud for analysis, which can protect privacy and security.

Frigate avoids the problem of false positives common with traditional NVRs by using the Google Coral TPU for more sophisticated object detection. That means even modest hardware can spot objects like people or cars, and you don't have to spend as much time fine-tuning the system and dealing with false alarms.

Among Frigate NVR's features are:

• Local Object Detection: All processing is done on your own hardware, so no camera video is sent to the cloud.
• Real-time Analysis: Run 100+ object detections per second to see every frame.
• Zones and Notifications: Get more precise events and alerts by defining specific areas.
• Home Automation Integration: Works with Home Assistant, OpenHab, NodeRed and other systems with MQTT support.
• Dynamic Real-time Video Feed: See active detections across all your cameras in a single view.

Frigate NVR is highly customizable, directly integrating with Home Assistant's media browser and offering low latency camera entities, real-time sensors and switches for automation and notification.

People have reported a big reduction in false positives and hours of time saved watching video. The open-source nature and active community also help explain why Frigate is popular.

If you want a self-contained security camera system with AI smarts, Frigate NVR is a powerful and mature option. Check the Frigate website for details and updates.

Published on June 14, 2024