Frigate NVR
Frigate NVR is available in the NetActuate Marketplace as a one-click, open-source appliance you can deploy into any NetActuate PoP. Open-source NVR with real-time AI object detection and a built-in web UI. It is grouped under the Networking & Security and AI & ML category.
What It Does
Frigate is a complete, open-source network video recorder (NVR) built around real-time AI object detection. It ingests your IP camera RTSP streams, runs local object detection to tell people, cars, animals and other objects apart from motion, and records only what matters, all on your own hardware with no cloud dependency.
Key features
- Real-time local AI object detection (person, car, animal and many more) so you record events, not noise
- Multi-camera NVR: continuous and event recording, snapshots, and a timeline review UI
- Built-in web UI on port 5000 and an authenticated UI plus JSON API on port 8971
- go2rtc integration for low-latency live view and camera restreaming
- MQTT and Home Assistant integration for automations (optional, off by default)
- Runs the detector on the CPU out of the box; attach a Google Coral or an Nvidia/Intel GPU for many more cameras
Use cases
- Self-hosted home or business video surveillance with private, local AI detection
- Edge NVR close to your cameras to keep bandwidth and latency low
- Event-based recording and review without a monthly cloud camera subscription
Why run it on the NetActuate edge Deploy Frigate into NetActuate PoPs near your cameras to keep camera bandwidth on-net and recordings under your control. The appliance boots straight to the web UI with a CPU detector and no cameras, so you can log in and add cameras immediately. Recordings and configuration persist on the instance disk.
Upstream project: Frigate by Blake Blackshear and contributors, https://frigate.video (MIT license, free, no key). This appliance packages the unmodified official public Frigate container release 0.17.2 on Ubuntu 24.04 LTS. Frigate is a project of its upstream authors; NetActuate packages and distributes it under the MIT license and is not affiliated with or endorsed by the upstream project.
Vendor and Project
Frigate NVR is an open-source project, offered here under the Open Source listing with best-effort community support.
- Project home: frigate.video
NetActuate supports the underlying infrastructure. Application-level support follows the listing SLA class (open-source, best effort).
Sizing
| vCPU | RAM | Disk | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum | 2 | 2 GB | 20 GB |
| Recommended | 4 | 4 GB | 100 GB |
No VPU (hardware acceleration) is required for this appliance. Choose a size at deploy based on your expected load.
Configuration Fields
When you deploy, you provide these fields. They are written into the appliance at first boot.
| Field | Required | Default | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Web UI port | No | 5000 | Frigate unauthenticated internal web UI TCP port. This is the management surface. |
| Authenticated UI/API port | No | 8971 | Frigate authenticated web UI and JSON API TCP port. Frigate generates the initial admin password on first start (see the container logs). |
Using the Appliance
Frigate is up. Web UI: http://YOUR_VM_IP:5000/ (the unauthenticated internal UI). The authenticated UI and API are on https://YOUR_VM_IP:8971/; Frigate generates an initial admin password on first start, printed in the container logs (journalctl -u mkt-frigate or docker logs frigate). The appliance ships a working CPU-detector default config with no cameras. Add cameras by editing config.yml in the Frigate UI config editor (Settings, then Configuration); your edits persist across reboots. The management ports are on plain and self-signed HTTP; restrict public exposure of the unauthenticated :5000 port to trusted source IPs.
FAQ
Is there a software license fee? No. Frigate NVR is open source and free to run. You pay only for the NetActuate infrastructure and bandwidth.
Which port does the appliance serve on?
The primary service is published on port 5000 by default; see the configuration fields for any adjustable ports.
Who supports it? NetActuate operates the underlying infrastructure. The application itself is community-supported open source (best-effort SLA class).
Version and Changelog
| Version | Status | Released |
|---|---|---|
| 0.17.2 | Current (default) | 2026-07-11 |
Deploy
- Deploy in the portal: Deploy Frigate NVR
- View the listing: portal.netactuate.com/platform/marketplace/l/frigate
- Public listing: netactuate.com/marketplace/frigate
Need Help?
Contact support@netactuate.com or open a support ticket from the portal.