Frigate: Open-source network video recorder with real-time AI object detection
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HN comment orderI’ve been using Frigate for six months on a raspberry pi 4 with a Google Coral TPU. It’s connected to 2 network cameras streaming in 2mp each. Frigate standalone works super smooth with no hiccups at all. I am using object detection for people and have not yet had a false positive or false negative. Additionally, I record not only the events, but but also a 24/7 video. Frigate takes care of garbage collecting old assets. I have it hooked…
I've been running Frigate for more than two years now and it beats the hell out of any system I've tried in terms of detection speed and reliability. For context, I've tried Ring, Tapo cameras, and also Eufy security. Today I have turned away from all the cameras except for the Tapo cameras now serving RTSP streams into my Frigate instance. I have also blocked them from accessing the internet and that gave it complete privacy by default. Eufy Security…
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Every submission
| Date | Title as submitted | By | Points | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-09-09 | Frigate – self-hosted video AI object detection | thcipriani | 3 | 0 |
| 2022-12-13 | Frigate NVR: Monitor your security cameras with locally processed AI | edward | 1 | 0 |
| 2023-11-18 | Frigate: Open-source network video recorder with real-time AI object detectionFirst breakout · Best thread | thunderbong | 625 | 140 |
| 2025-08-05 | Monitor your security cameras with locally processed AILatest 20+ point return | zakki | 602 | 253 |