How to Install Frigate on Linux Mint Latest

Frigate is an open-source video surveillance software, and it is widely used for monitoring security cameras. In this tutorial, we will be installing Frigate on Linux Mint latest operating system.

Prerequisites

Before starting with the installation process, make sure that you have the following prerequisites ready:

• A running Linux Mint Latest machine
• An up-to-date web browser
• Python 3 installed on the machine
• Docker installed on the machine

Step 1 - Clone Frigate Repository

First, we will clone the Frigate repository from Github. Open the terminal and run the following command:

$ git clone https://github.com/blakeblackshear/frigate.git

This command will clone the repository in the current working directory.

Step 2 - Create Configuration File

Frigate requires a configuration file to run successfully. You can create a configuration file using the following command:

$ cp frigate/docker/frigate.yml.example frigate/frigate.yml

Step 3 - Configure Frigate

Now, we need to edit the frigate.yml file to configure Frigate. You can use any text editor to edit the file. Here is an example configuration:

mqtt:
  host: mqtt-server
  port: 1883
  user: mqtt_user
  password: mqtt_password
  topic_prefix: frigate

cameras:
  - name: camera_name
    ffmpeg:
      inputs:
        - rtsp://camera_address/stream

Here, you need to replace mqtt-server, mqtt_user, and mqtt_password with your MQTT server's details. Also, replace camera_name with your camera's name and camera_address with the IP address of your camera.

Step 4 - Build Docker Image

Next, we need to build a Docker image of Frigate. Navigate to the frigate directory and run the following command:

$ docker build . -t frigate

This command will build a Docker image of Frigate and tag it as frigate.

Step 5 - Run Frigate

Now, we can run Frigate using Docker. Use the following command:

$ docker run --rm --privileged --name frigate -p 5000:5000 -v $(pwd)/frigate.yml:/config/frigate.yml frigate

This command will run Frigate in Docker and map port 5000 to the host machine. The frigate.yml file created earlier will be mounted as the configuration file for Frigate.

Step 6 - Access Frigate Web Interface

Finally, open a web browser and navigate to http://localhost:5000 to access Frigate's web interface.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we learned how to install Frigate on Linux Mint Latest by cloning the repository, configuring Frigate, building a Docker image of Frigate, running Frigate using Docker, and accessing Frigate's web interface.

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