The Best Open-Source Security System You've Never Heard Of

Frigate is an open-source network video recorder (NVR) that uses AI to actually understand what your cameras see-locally, on your own hardware, with zero cloud dependency. This episode breaks down what Frigate is, where it came from, and why it's become one of the most popular self-hosted security solutions for smart home and homelab enthusiasts.

Discover how Frigate's real-time object detection distinguishes people from pets, cars from cats, and packages from plants - all whilst keeping your footage completely private.

Links

Google Coral: https://amzn.to/44Vt8Qg
Intel Arc A380: https://amzn.to/4pC38BF
Hailo 8: https://amzn.to/4pAsKyN (Not the 8L mentioned in video but available on Amazon today)
Hailo 8L: https://up-shop.org/default/hailo-8lt... (This IS the 8L but I do not know this retailer so use this link at your own risk)
Frigate docs: https://docs.frigate.video/
Home assistant discord:   / discord   (I mis-spoke in the video and suggested that the discord was a Frigate dedicated server but I was thinking of the 'cameras' channel on the home assistant discord - sorry!)

Note on Reolink cameras: I myself have never had any issues with Reolink cameras but when I went looking for which cameras Frigate suggests, I found a note suggesting that the 4k Reolink cameras can be unreliable (all of mine are 1080p). So instead of providing a list of Reolink cameras specifically, here is a link to Frigate's recommended hardware section: https://docs.frigate.video/frigate/ha...

Chapters

00:00 Intro
00:55 Frigate in a nutshell
01:28 A Quick history of Frigate
04:55 Frigate+ explained
03:13 Frigate and CCTV Terminology
07:53 How I use Frigate
08:42 The Gotchas of Frigate
13:06 Da Rules
15:00 Outro

Keywords

#Frigate #SmartHome #HomeAssistant #SecurityCameras #OpenSource #AIObjectDetection #NVR #HomeAutomation #IoT #HomeLab #PrivacySecurity #LocalAI #IPCameras #SmartHomeSecurity #SelfHosted #RTSP #CoralTPU #TechTutorial #HomeSecuritySystem #NoCloud

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