Frigate NVR

Frigate NVR is a powerful open-source tool that helps you keep an eye on your home with advanced AI object detection—all while ensuring your privacy.

Frigate NVR operates as a network video recorder (NVR) that processes everything right on your hardware. This means your camera feeds stay safely within your home, giving you peace of mind about your privacy. Unlike traditional NVRs that often rely on basic motion detection—which can lead to a lot of false alarms—Frigate uses local object detection to significantly cut down on these inaccuracies.

What really sets Frigate apart is its use of the Google Coral TPU for object detection. Even if you're using basic hardware, this feature allows for advanced analysis to figure out whether what’s moving in your camera feed is a person, a car, or something else. This also means you won’t have to send any of your personal footage to the cloud for processing, which not only protects your data but can also save you some money.

Thanks to Frigate's AI capabilities, it can process video feeds at lightning speed, running over 100 object detections per second with a single Google Coral TPU. This ensures that every crucial moment is captured without missing a beat. It keeps track of objects in real-time, so you’ll know immediately when someone walks up your front steps or when a car pulls into your driveway. Plus, you can customize the notifications you receive based on specific activities at particular locations.

Frigate also plays nicely with popular home automation platforms like Home Assistant, OpenHab, and NodeRed. This compatibility means you can seamlessly weave object detection into your existing smart home setup. And with Frigate's dynamic real-time video feed, you'll be able to monitor your cameras easily and effectively.

Many users rave about how customizable Frigate is, praising its speedy object detection, tight integration with Home Assistant, and the elimination of cloud dependencies—all while keeping the object detection features and recording history intact. In a nutshell, Frigate NVR is an adaptable, user-friendly solution for anyone looking to enhance their home security system.