Frigate NVR™ - Realtime Object Detection for IP Cameras by blakeblackshear
NVR with realtime local object detection for IP cameras
About Frigate NVR™ - Realtime Object Detection for IP Cameras
From the project's README at github.com/blakeblackshear/frigate. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
A complete and local NVR designed for Home Assistant with AI object detection. Uses OpenCV and Tensorflow to perform realtime object detection locally for IP cameras.
Use of a GPU or AI accelerator is highly recommended. AI accelerators will outperform even the best CPUs with very little overhead. See Frigate's supported object detectors. Tight integration with Home Assistant via a custom component Designed to minimize resource use and maximize performance by only looking for objects when and where it is necessary Leverages multiprocessing heavily with an emphasis on realtime over processing every frame Uses a very low overhead motion detection to determine where to run object detection Object detection with TensorFlow runs in separate processes for maximum FPS Communicates over MQTT for eas
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 32k | github.com/blakeblackshear/frigate |
| GitHub forks | 3.1k | github.com/blakeblackshear/frigate |
| Docker Hub pulls | 7357k | hub.docker.com / blakeblackshear |
| NPM downloads (last month) | 24 | frigate |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 7.3 years | since Jan 2019 |
| Last commit | 2 days ago | May 5, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 77 | last: 2 months ago |
| Funding links | 3 | declared by maintainers |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
Security advisories
CVE-2026-33470. What people say on Hacker News
- Ask HN: I was tired of sharing personal phone number just to get a printout
- Unpacking Russian-Iranian Private-Sector Cyber Connections
- xPal Secure Messenger: Your Private Life Is Nobody's Business
- Show HN: Two easing curves and no animation library
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Ready to self-host Frigate NVR™ - Realtime Object Detection for IP Cameras?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.
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