Frigate NVR Setup: From Docker to HA Notifications
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Setting up Frigate NVR on a dedicated Debian server (Intel N97) to replace a traditional NVR. Covers Docker compose, go2rtc stream config, hardware acceleration, HA integration, push notifications, and zone-based alerting. Traffic between VLANs goes through the main router (UCG Ultra).
Hardware & Context # Server: Intel N97 mini PC (debian.lan, 10.0.10.11), Debian 13 Cameras: 8 Reolink PoE cameras on camera VLAN (10.0.40.0/24), 2 Nanit monitors on IoT VLAN (10.0.20.0/24) Existing NVR: kept running for continuous recording; Frigate handles detection and event clips only Home Assistant: on IoT VLAN (10.0.20.10), MQTT broker already running Storage Design # Frigate recordings go to a dedicated NAS share — no local NVMe waste for surveillance video.