Fix Frigate parked car re-detection and enable writable config #193

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eblume merged 3 commits from frigate-stationary-fix into main

2026-02-15 17:48:15 -08:00

eblume commented

2026-02-15 17:32:35 -08:00

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Summary

Remove car-specific max_frames: 150 which was causing a forget-and-re-detect loop on parked cars (every ~30 seconds at 5fps)
Set stationary.interval: 0 so Frigate never re-runs detection on stationary objects
Replace read-only configmap subPath mount with initContainer + emptyDir, so Frigate UI changes (zones, masks) persist at runtime

Context

Frigate was spamming notifications because max_frames for cars caused it to "forget" a parked car after 150 frames, then immediately re-detect it as a brand new object. The fix follows Frigate's official parked cars guide.

The writable config change also unblocks using required_zones for car alerts — zones can now be drawn in the Frigate UI and will survive until pod reschedule (at which point they should be baked into the configmap via IaC).

Test plan

Sync frigate app via ArgoCD and verify pod starts with initContainer
Confirm parked cars no longer trigger repeated alerts
Draw a zone/mask in Frigate UI, save, verify it persists after Frigate restart
Set up driveway_entrance required zone for car alerts

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## Summary - Remove car-specific `max_frames: 150` which was causing a forget-and-re-detect loop on parked cars (every ~30 seconds at 5fps) - Set `stationary.interval: 0` so Frigate never re-runs detection on stationary objects - Replace read-only configmap subPath mount with initContainer + emptyDir, so Frigate UI changes (zones, masks) persist at runtime ## Context Frigate was spamming notifications because `max_frames` for cars caused it to "forget" a parked car after 150 frames, then immediately re-detect it as a brand new object. The fix follows [Frigate's official parked cars guide](https://docs.frigate.video/guides/parked_cars/). The writable config change also unblocks using `required_zones` for car alerts — zones can now be drawn in the Frigate UI and will survive until pod reschedule (at which point they should be baked into the configmap via IaC). ## Test plan - [ ] Sync frigate app via ArgoCD and verify pod starts with initContainer - [ ] Confirm parked cars no longer trigger repeated alerts - [ ] Draw a zone/mask in Frigate UI, save, verify it persists after Frigate restart - [ ] Set up `driveway_entrance` required zone for car alerts 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code)

eblume added 1 commit

2026-02-15 17:32:35 -08:00

Fix Frigate parked car re-detection and enable writable config 5ad81dda32

Remove car-specific max_frames (was causing forget-and-re-detect loop)
and set stationary interval to 0. Use initContainer to copy configmap
into writable emptyDir so UI changes (zones, masks) persist at runtime.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

eblume added 1 commit

2026-02-15 17:40:09 -08:00

Revert stationary interval to default 132288d94f

Keep interval at default (50) rather than 0 — the primary fix is
removing car max_frames, not changing the re-check interval.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>

eblume added 1 commit

2026-02-15 17:44:32 -08:00

Add driveway_entrance zone, motion mask, and required_zones for alerts f25f743fa2

Bake UI-drawn zone coordinates and timestamp motion mask into IaC.
Restrict car/person/dog alerts to only fire when objects pass through
the driveway entrance zone.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.6 <noreply@anthropic.com>