Mastering Frigate Installation in Home Assistant - Part 1

In this comprehensive guide, I delve into Frigate, an advanced tool for Home Assistant enthusiasts. Discover what Frigate is and explore multiple installation methods tailored for Home Assistant. Follow along with a detailed, step-by-step walkthrough that covers everything from initial setup to configuring the Frigate Add-on. Learn how to seamlessly integrate Frigate with your camera streams and optimize it for precise object tracking. Whether you're new to Home Assistant or looking to enhance your setup, this tutorial equips you with the knowledge to harness Frigate's capabilities effectively.
Link to my website for config file details: ozsmarthome.gi...
Link to official Frigate documentation: docs.frigate.v...
Link to Frigate Add-on project: github.com/bla...

[@simonsayshomeassistant]

Great to see a new HA channel!

[@TheHomeAutomationProject]

Thanks and welcome aboard! Thrilled to be part of the community!!

[@maswist]

Please use a parametric equalizer on your background audio and turn the audio down. I literally can't hear anything you're saying. The parametric equilizer you will thank me later

[@TheHomeAutomationProject]

Trying to improve in the upcoming videos, appreciate the feedback!

[@simonsayshomeassistant]

If you use google coral will this help with the load on the pi?

[@TheHomeAutomationProject]

Absolutely, it does take almost 75% CPU power away from the host machine. I am planning to publish a follow up video soon with a h/w upgrade for Frigate and will demonstrate the coral TPU performance as well. The detections are really fast with it!

[@simonsayshomeassistant]

@@TheHomeAutomationProject Fantastic thank you!

[@draculapkt1906]

Can you do this with ring cameras?

[@TheHomeAutomationProject]

Unfortunately no. Frigate needs a 24/7 camera live stream to analyse the footage for tracking / detection but Ring cameras do not support 24/7 streaming capability.

[@draculapkt1906]

Thank you! Keep the videos coming, they have been great!