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- frigate-cctv-setup.md: full hardware, camera inventory, stream architecture, go2rtc layout, retention settings, known quirks - config.yml: current live Frigate config (all 6 cameras, H.265 main streams with H.264 transcoding for live view, ONNX/LPR on GPU)
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# Frigate NVR & CCTV Setup
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**Last Updated:** May 2026
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**Host:** thinkstation-p710 — `192.168.88.41`
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---
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## Hardware
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| Component | Details |
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|-----------|---------|
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| Machine | Lenovo ThinkStation P710 |
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| CPU | Intel Xeon E5-2623 v4 @ 2.60 GHz (4 cores / 8 threads, boost to 3.2 GHz) |
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| RAM | 24 GB |
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| GPU | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti (4 GB VRAM) |
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| OS Disk | 234 GB SSD (`/dev/sda2`) |
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| Media Storage | 14 TB HDD — mounted at `/mnt/14TB-HD/frigate/media` |
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---
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## Frigate Docker Setup
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| Item | Value |
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|------|-------|
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| Image | `ghcr.io/blakeblackshear/frigate:stable-tensorrt` |
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| Container name | `frigate` |
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| Config path | `/srv/docker/frigate/config/` |
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| Media path | `/mnt/14TB-HD/frigate/media` |
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| Compose file | `thinkstation/frigate/docker-compose.yml` (this repo) |
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| Web UI | `http://192.168.88.41:5000` → `https://cameras.jgitta.com` |
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| RTSP port | `8554` |
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| WebRTC port | `8555` |
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**GPU acceleration:** Container runs with `runtime: nvidia` and `NVIDIA_VISIBLE_DEVICES=all`. The GTX 1050 Ti handles:
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- LPR (licence plate recognition) via GPU
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- Birdseye re-stream encoding via `h264_nvenc`
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- ONNX object detection via the `onnx` detector
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**Shared memory:** `shm_size: 1024mb` — required for frame buffers across 6 cameras.
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---
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## Object Detection
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| Item | Value |
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|------|-------|
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| Detector | ONNX (GPU-accelerated) |
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| Model | YOLOv9-t-320 (`yolov9-t-320.onnx`) |
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| Input size | 320 × 320 |
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| Label map | COCO-80 |
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| Model path | `/config/model_cache/onnx/yolov9-t-320.onnx` |
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## Licence Plate Recognition (LPR)
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| Item | Value |
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|------|-------|
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| Enabled | Yes |
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| Device | GPU |
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| Model size | Small |
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**Known plates:**
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| Name | Plate |
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|------|-------|
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| Joe | ABC1234 |
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| Cynthia | ABC4567 |
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| Wesley | XYZ9876 |
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---
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## Camera Inventory
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All cameras are **Reolink** PoE units on the `192.168.88.0/24` subnet.
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| Camera | IP | Model notes | Mount location |
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|--------|----|-------------|----------------|
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| front_driveway | 192.168.88.105 | Dual-lens panoramic (7680×2160 = two 4K sensors stitched) | Front driveway |
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| front_yard | 192.168.88.104 | 4K 811A | Front yard |
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| shop | 192.168.88.103 | 4K 811A (uses HTTPS for API) | Shop / outbuilding |
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| deck | 192.168.88.101 | 4K 811A | Deck |
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| back_yard | 192.168.88.102 | 4K 811A | Back yard |
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| front_right | 192.168.88.100 | 4512×2512 sensor (non-standard resolution) | Front right |
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---
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## Camera Stream Settings
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All cameras confirmed via Reolink API (May 2026):
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| Camera | Main Resolution | Main Codec | Bitrate | FPS | I-frame | Sub Resolution | Sub Codec |
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|--------|----------------|------------|---------|-----|---------|----------------|-----------|
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| front_driveway (.105) | 7680×2160 | H.265 | 10240 Kbps | 20 | 1x | 1536×432 | H.264 |
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| front_yard (.104) | 3840×2160 | H.265 | 6144 Kbps | 25 | 1x | 640×360 | H.264 |
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| shop (.103) | 3840×2160 | H.265 | 6144 Kbps | 25 | 1x | 640×360 | H.264 |
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| deck (.101) | 3840×2160 | H.265 | 6144 Kbps | 25 | 1x | 640×360 | H.264 |
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| back_yard (.102) | 3840×2160 | H.265 | 6144 Kbps | 25 | 1x | 640×360 | H.264 |
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| front_right (.100) | 4512×2512 | H.265 | 8192 Kbps | 20 | 1x | 896×512 | H.264 |
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**I-frame interval** set to 1x on all cameras so Frigate can start/end recording clips cleanly without waiting for a keyframe.
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---
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## go2rtc Stream Architecture
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Chrome/Firefox cannot play H.265 (HEVC) via MSE (Media Source Extensions), so each camera requires two go2rtc streams:
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```
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camera_h265 → native H.265 RTSP from camera
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└─ consumed by Frigate ffmpeg for RECORDING (stream copy, no re-encode)
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camera → ffmpeg:camera_h265#video=h264 (software H.265 → H.264 transcode)
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└─ served to browser via MSE WebSocket for LIVE VIEW
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camera_sub → native low-res H.264 RTSP sub-stream
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└─ consumed by Frigate for OBJECT DETECTION only
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```
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**Key behaviour notes:**
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- go2rtc uses **lazy initialization** — transcoders only start when a browser opens the live view, and shut down ~30 seconds after the last viewer leaves. This causes a 2–3 second gray screen on first view, which is expected and unavoidable.
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- The `_h265` streams are kept alive continuously by Frigate's recording ffmpeg processes, so recording starts instantly.
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- The `#hardware` flag for NVENC transcoding in go2rtc causes EOF crashes with Reolink cameras and **must not be used**. Software transcoding (`libx264`) is used instead.
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- Reolink cameras drop RTSP connections every 5–20 minutes (firmware behaviour). go2rtc reconnects automatically; this produces a brief gray screen, not static.
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### shop camera note
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The shop camera (`192.168.88.103`) redirects HTTP → HTTPS. All API calls to shop must use `https://` with `-k` (skip cert verification).
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---
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## Frigate Camera Detection Zones
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| Camera | Detect Resolution | Tracked Objects | Notes |
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|--------|------------------|-----------------|-------|
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| front_driveway | 1536×432 | person, car, dog, cat, license_plate | Has zone + LPR; alerts require `front_driveway_zone` |
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| front_yard | 640×360 | person, car, dog, cat | — |
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| shop | 640×360 | person, car, dog, cat | Motion mask on upper-right and mid-frame |
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| deck | 640×360 | person, car, dog, cat | Two motion masks |
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| back_yard | 640×360 | person, car, dog, cat | Two motion masks |
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| front_right | 896×512 | person, car, dog, cat | Motion mask on upper-centre |
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## Recording & Retention
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| Type | Retention |
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| Alert clips | 30 days |
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| Detection clips | 30 days |
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| Motion clips | 30 days |
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| Continuous | Disabled |
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| Snapshots | 30 days |
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---
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## Known Issues & Quirks
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- **Reolink H.265 sub-stream firmware bug:** On some Reolink firmware versions, setting the sub-stream to H.265 produces a corrupted bitstream that go2rtc rejects with 404. Sub-streams should always remain H.264.
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- **front_driveway panoramic:** The 7680×2160 resolution is two 4K sensors stitched side by side. The wide 1536×432 detect resolution in the Frigate config accounts for this.
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- **front_right non-standard resolution:** Camera reports 4512×2512 rather than standard 4K. Model unknown — may be a 5MP variant or older sensor.
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- **Swap pressure:** ThinkStation runs ~5.5 GB swap used under normal load. Monitor if adding more cameras or enabling Birdseye.
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