argocd/manifests/frigate/configmap.yaml

@@ -33,8 +33,17 @@ data:
           stationary:
             max_frames:
               default: 1500
-              objects:
-                car: 150
+        motion:
+          mask:
+            - 0.401,0.026,0.4,0.078,0.587,0.072,0.585,0.02
+        zones:
+          driveway_entrance:
+            coordinates: 0.85,0.366,0.689,0.347,0.661,0.175,0.795,0.255
+            objects: [car, dog, person]
+        review:
+          alerts:
+            required_zones:
+              - driveway_entrance
         objects:
           track: [person, car, dog, cat, bird]
 

argocd/manifests/frigate/deployment.yaml

@@ -14,6 +14,15 @@ spec:
       labels:
         app: frigate
     spec:
+      initContainers:
+        - name: copy-config
+          image: busybox:1.37
+          command: ["cp", "/config-ro/config.yml", "/config/config.yml"]
+          volumeMounts:
+            - name: config-ro
+              mountPath: /config-ro
+            - name: config
+              mountPath: /config
       containers:
         - name: frigate
           image: ghcr.io/blakeblackshear/frigate:0.16.4-standard-arm64
@@ -37,8 +46,7 @@ spec:
                   key: password
           volumeMounts:
             - name: config
-              mountPath: /config/config.yml
-              subPath: config.yml
+              mountPath: /config
             - name: recordings
               mountPath: /media/frigate
             - name: database
@@ -65,9 +73,11 @@ spec:
             initialDelaySeconds: 15
             periodSeconds: 10
       volumes:
-        - name: config
+        - name: config-ro
           configMap:
             name: frigate-config
+        - name: config
+          emptyDir: {}
         - name: recordings
           persistentVolumeClaim:
             claimName: frigate-recordings

docs/changelog.d/frigate-stationary-fix.bugfix.md

@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Fix Frigate repeatedly alerting on parked cars by removing per-object max_frames and setting stationary interval to 0. Make Frigate config writable so UI changes (zones, masks) persist within a pod lifecycle.