How to Install Frigate on Fedora CoreOS Latest

Frigate is an open-source, DIY video surveillance software designed for Raspberry Pi and other single-board computers. It uses the power of machine learning to detect and identify motion in live video streams for security purposes. In this tutorial, we will be showing you how to install Frigate on Fedora CoreOS Latest.

Prerequisites

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

• A Raspberry Pi or another single-board computer
• A Fedora CoreOS Latest SD card image
• Access to a terminal or SSH client

Step 1: Download and Install Fedora CoreOS Latest

Download the Fedora CoreOS Latest image by visiting the official website. Once the download process is complete, extract the compressed file.

Next, flash the Fedora CoreOS image to a microSD card using a tool such as Etcher or Rufus.

Insert the microSD Card into your compute and boot it.

Once Fedora CoreOS has booted, issue sudo -i to elevate your privileges.

Step 2: Install and update packages

Before installing Frigate, we will update installed packages. We can do this with the command:

dnf update -y

Step 3: Install Frigate dependencies

We will now install the dependencies needed for Frigate:

dnf install -y python3-pip libffi-devel libssl-devel openssl-devel rust cargo

Step 4: Install Docker

We will use Docker to run Frigate. Install Docker by running the following command:

dnf install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io

Enable the Docker service:

systemctl enable docker.service
systemctl start docker.service

Step 5: Clone the Frigate repository

Next, clone the Frigate repository with the following command:

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

Install Frigate by running:

pip3 install wheel
pip3 install -r frigate/requirements.txt

Step 6: Configure Frigate

Create a configuration file config.yml in the config directory:

mkdir config
cd config
touch config.yml

Now, open the config.yml file and add your camera details, such as IP address, username, and password. The configuration file should look similar to the following:

cameras:
  - name: Backyard
    ffmpeg:
      inputs:
        - rtsp://user:password@<camera-ip>/stream0   # Replace with your camera information
    snapshots: true

Step 7: Run Frigate

Now, run Frigate in Docker by running the following command:

docker run --rm --privileged \
  --name frigate \
  --mount type=tmpfs,destination=/tmp \
  --mount type=bind,source="$(pwd)"/config,target=/config \
  -p 5000:5000 \
  -p 8000:8000 \
  blakeblackshear/frigate:latest

Once Frigate has started, you can access the web interface by visiting http://<raspberry-pi-ip>:5000 in your web browser.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have demonstrated how to install Frigate on Fedora CoreOS Latest. With Frigate installed, you now have a powerful, open-source video surveillance software at your disposal to secure your property. If you encounter any issues during the installation process or wish to extend Frigate's functionality, refer to the official Frigate documentation.