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Erich Blume 291fff345c Fix services-check and update docs for Frigate migration to ringtail (#218) 
## Summary
- Move mosquitto, ntfy, frigate, frigate-notify pod checks from `minikube-indri` to `k3s-ringtail` context in `services-check`
- Add `nvidia-device-plugin` pod check for ringtail k3s
- Rename "Kubernetes pods" section to "Indri minikube pods" for clarity
- Update 8 documentation files to reflect the migration completed in PRs #216/#217

## Files Changed
| File | Change |
|------|--------|
| `mise-tasks/services-check` | Move 4 pod checks to k3s-ringtail, add nvidia-device-plugin |
| `docs/reference/services/frigate.md` | Image→tensorrt, detector→ONNX/CUDA, shm→512Mi |
| `docs/reference/infrastructure/ringtail.md` | List actual k3s workloads |
| `docs/reference/infrastructure/indri.md` | Note frigate migration |
| `docs/explanation/architecture.md` | Add ringtail to diagram + compute layer |
| `docs/reference/kubernetes/cluster.md` | Note two clusters, add k3s section |
| `docs/reference/reference.md` | Update frigate/ntfy location |
| `docs/how-to/plans/completed/operationalize-reolink-camera.md` | Add post-completion migration note |
| `CLAUDE.md` | Add k3s-ringtail context guidance |

## Test plan
- [ ] `mise run services-check` — all checks pass
- [ ] Review each doc for accuracy against deployed state

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Reviewed-on: https://forge.ops.eblu.me/eblume/blumeops/pulls/218
2026-02-19 14:38:21 -08:00

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Frigate 2026-02-19
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surveillance

Frigate

Open-source network video recorder (NVR) with object detection. Runs cloud-free with all video stored locally on sifaka.

Quick Reference

Property Value
URL https://nvr.ops.eblu.me
Tailscale URL https://nvr.tail8d86e.ts.net
Namespace frigate
Image ghcr.io/blakeblackshear/frigate:0.17.0-rc2-tensorrt
Upstream https://github.com/blakeblackshear/frigate
Manifests argocd/manifests/frigate/

Architecture

ReoLink Camera (GableCam)
    │ RTSP
    ▼
Frigate pod (ringtail k3s)
    ├── go2rtc         — RTSP restream proxy
    ├── FFmpeg          — stream decoding
    ├── detector       — ONNX with CUDA (RTX 4080)
    ├── /media/frigate  — NFS recordings (sifaka)
    └── /db             — SQLite (local PVC)
        │
        └──→ MQTT (Mosquitto) → frigate-notify → ntfy → mobile

Cameras

Camera IP Location Objects Tracked
GableCam 192.168.1.159 Front gable person, car, dog, cat, bird

Camera credentials are stored in 1Password and synced via external-secrets to the frigate-camera Secret.

Detection

Object detection runs on ringtail's RTX 4080 via the ONNX detector with CUDA execution provider. The model is YOLO-NAS-S (yolo_nas_s.onnx). The previous Apple Silicon Detector on indri has been retired.

Two zones are configured: driveway_entrance (triggers review alerts for person/car) and driveway (triggers review detections).

Retention

Type Duration Mode
Continuous recording 3 days all
Alert clips 30 days active objects
Detection clips 14 days motion
Snapshots 14 days —

Storage

Mount Backend Size
/media/frigate NFS PV on sifaka (/volume1/frigate) 2 Ti
/db Local PVC (frigate-database) SQLite
/dev/shm Memory-backed emptyDir 512 Mi

Alerting (frigate-notify)

A separate frigate-notify pod (ghcr.io/0x2142/frigate-notify:v0.3.5) subscribes to Frigate's MQTT events via Mosquitto and pushes alerts to ntfy on the frigate-alerts topic. Alert messages include action buttons linking back to the Frigate review UI.

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