blumeops/docs/reference/services/frigate.md
Erich Blume 16a4a9a616 Port Mosquitto and ntfy to ringtail k3s, retire Apple Silicon Detector (#216)
## Summary
- Delete `ansible/roles/frigate_detector/` and remove from indri playbook — the Apple Silicon Detector is retired
- Move Mosquitto (MQTT) ArgoCD app from indri minikube to ringtail k3s
- Move ntfy ArgoCD app from indri minikube to ringtail k3s
- Update Frigate docs to reflect detector removal and planned RTX 4080 migration
- Manifests are reused as-is (same `argocd/manifests/mosquitto/` and `argocd/manifests/ntfy/`), just pointed at ringtail

## Deployment

After merge:
1. Sync indri ArgoCD `apps` app with prune to remove old mosquitto/ntfy apps:
   ```
   argocd app sync apps --prune
   ```
2. Sync new ringtail apps:
   ```
   argocd app sync mosquitto-ringtail
   argocd app sync ntfy-ringtail
   ```
3. Manually clean up the detector LaunchAgent on indri:
   ```
   ssh indri 'launchctl unload ~/Library/LaunchAgents/mcquack.eblume.frigate-detector.plist'
   ssh indri 'rm ~/Library/LaunchAgents/mcquack.eblume.frigate-detector.plist'
   ```

## Notes
- Frigate on indri will lose MQTT/ntfy connectivity — this is expected (user confirmed no downtime concerns)
- ntfy Tailscale Ingress hostname `ntfy` will transfer from indri ProxyGroup to ringtail ProxyGroup
- Caddy on indri proxies `ntfy.ops.eblu.me` → `ntfy.tail8d86e.ts.net`, so no Caddy changes needed
- Frigate + frigate-notify will be ported to ringtail in a follow-up PR

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Reviewed-on: https://forge.ops.eblu.me/eblume/blumeops/pulls/216
2026-02-19 11:22:44 -08:00

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---
title: Frigate
modified: 2026-02-17
tags:
- service
- 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-standard-arm64` |
| **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 — GPU-accelerated (RTX 4080, pending migration)
├── /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 will use GPU-accelerated inference on [[ringtail]]'s RTX 4080 (migration pending). 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` | 256 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.
## Related
- [[ntfy]] - Push notification delivery
- [[sifaka]] - NAS storage for recordings
- [[observability]] - Prometheus metrics at `/api/metrics`
- [[operationalize-reolink-camera]] - Original deployment plan