Installing Frigate on Void Linux

Frigate is a free and open-source video surveillance software that can help you turn your IP cameras into a smart surveillance system. In this tutorial, we will show you how to install Frigate on your Void Linux machine.

Prerequisites

Before starting, make sure you have the following:

• A machine running Void Linux
• A user account with sudo or root privileges
• A supported IP camera

Step 1: Install Docker

Frigate runs on Docker, so we need to install Docker first. To install Docker on Void Linux, follow these instructions:

1. Run the following command to update the package repository:

   sudo xbps-install -S
   

2. Then, run the following command to install Docker:

   sudo xbps-install -y docker
   

3. Start the Docker service by running:

   sudo ln -s /etc/sv/docker /var/service/
   

4. Finally, add your user account to the Docker group so that you can run Docker without using sudo:

   sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
   

   Note: Logout and log back in for this to take effect.

Step 2: Install Frigate

We will use Docker Compose to install and run Frigate. To install Docker Compose, run the following command:

sudo xbps-install docker-compose

Make sure you are in the directory where you want to install Frigate. Create a file docker-compose.yml with the following contents:

version: '3'
services:
  frigate:
    image: blakeblackshear/frigate:stable
    restart: always
    privileged: true
    volumes:
      - /dev/shm:/dev/shm
      - ./config:/config:ro
      - ./captures:/captures
    ports:
      - 5000:5000
      - 8080:8080
    environment:
      - FRIGATE_RTSP_PASSWORD=your_rtsp_password
      - FRIGATE_RTSP_USERNAME=your_rtsp_username

• Replace your_rtsp_password and your_rtsp_username with your username and password for your RTSP stream.

Create two empty directories, config and captures, by running:

mkdir config captures

These directories will be used by Frigate to store its configuration files and captured footage.

Next, start Frigate by running:

sudo docker-compose up -d

This may take a few minutes as Docker pulls the Frigate image and sets up the container.

Finally, check that Frigate is running by opening your web browser and navigating to http://localhost:5000.

Conclusion

You have successfully installed Frigate on your Void Linux machine using Docker Compose. You can now configure your IP camera in Frigate and start using it to monitor your premises.

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