fEVR - frigate Event Video Recorder v0.5.1

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fEVR - frigate Event Video Recorder

fEVR works along side of frigate and home assistant to collect video and snapshots of objects detected using your existing camera systems.

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Features

  • Stores video independently of frigate
  • Home Assistant generates notifications and makes a RESTful command to fEVR to grab data from frigate
  • fEVR stores, sorts, and makes browsing frigate events a snap.

Support

Cloud Instances of fEVR

  • I will be offering cloud instances of fEVR soon.
  • Click here for more details.

Cloud BETA Testing

  • If you would like to beta test this feature, please let me know by submitting an issue.

Known Bugs

Requirements:

Install

The easiest and recommended method of install is docker-compose.

  • Included is a container running tailscale to securely access fEVR. This is not 100% necessary, but far more secure.

  • Create .env file

cp template.env .env
nano .env
  • Edit .env file and
# Bridge Network Details
NETWORK_NAME=beardnet
NETWORK_SUBNET=192.168.200.0/24
NETWORK_GATEWAY=192.168.200.1

# Tailscale Container Variables
TAILSCALE_IP=192.168.200.3
TAILSCALE_IMAGE=ghcr.io/beardedtek-com/tailscale:main
TAILSCALE_CONTAINER_NAME=tailscale-devel
TAILSCALE_CONTEXT=./docker/tailscale/
TAILSCALE_DATA=./vol/tailscale/data
TAILSCALE_VAR_LIB=./vol/tailscale/var_lib
TAILSCALE_COMMAND=/opt/tailscale/tailscale

# fEVR Container Variables
FEVR_IP=192.168.200.2
FEVR_IMAGE=ghcr.io/beardedtek-com/fevr:main
FEVR_CONTAINER_NAME=fevr-devel
FEVR_CONTEXT=./docker/fEVR/
FEVR_DEBUG=true
FEVR_TITLE=Home
FRGIGATE_URL=http://192.168.2.240:5000

# OPTIONAL NAS
NAS_IP=192.168.18.10
NAS_EVENTS=/export/fevr
NAS_DATA=/export/fevr_data

# MQTT
MQTT_BROKER_URL=192.168.18.10
MQTT_BROKER_PORT=1883
MQTT_USER=
MQTT_PASS=

# comma seperated list of topics
# Default: 'frigate/available,frigate/events,frigate/stats'
# Debugging: 'frigate/+
# limited to 5 topics, all extras will be dropped.
MQTT_TOPICS='frigate/available,frigate/events,frigate/stats'
  • Bring the stack up:
sudo docker-compose up -d
  • After stack is up, issue the following command to bring up tailscale:
sudo docker-compose exec tailscale tailscale up --advertise-routes=192.168.200.0/24 --accept-routes

  • Follow the Auth URL and either add to your existing account or create a new one. Its free and easy to use.

  • Configure Home Assistant Automation provide notifications:

Home Assistant Automation

Home Assistant Automation adds a “break” using an input boolean helper.

alias: fEVR Backyard Person Alert
description: fEVR Object Detection Alerts
trigger:
  - platform: mqtt
    topic: frigate/events
condition:
  - condition: template
    value_template: '{{ trigger.payload_json["type"] == "end" }}'
  - condition: template
    value_template: |-
      {{
      trigger.payload_json["after"]["label"] == "person"
      }}
  - condition: template
    value_template: |-
      {{
      trigger.payload_json["after"]["top_score"] > 0.76
      }}
  - condition: template
    value_template: |-
      {{
      trigger.payload_json["after"]["camera"] == "backyard"
      }}
action:
  - choose:
      - conditions:
          - condition: state
            state: 'off'
            entity_id: input_boolean.fevrbackyardanimal
        sequence:
          - service: notify.mobile_app_sg20plus
            data:
              message: '{{ trigger.payload_json["after"]["label"] | title }} Detected'
              data:
                notification_icon: mdi:cctv
                ttl: 0
                priority: high
                sticky: true
                actions:
                  - action: URI
                    title: fEVR
                    uri: https://fevr.local:5080/?action=event&id={{trigger.payload_json['after']['id']}}
                image: >-
                  /api/frigate/notifications/{{trigger.payload_json['after']['id']}}/snapshot.jpg?bbox=1
                tag: '{{trigger.payload_json["after"]["id"]}}'
                alert_once: true
          - service: input_boolean.turn_on
            data: {}
            target:
              entity_id: input_boolean.fevrbackyardanimal
          - delay:
              hours: 0
              minutes: 0
              seconds: 30
              milliseconds: 0
          - service: input_boolean.turn_off
            data: {}
            target:
              entity_id: input_boolean.fevrbackyardperson
    default: []
mode: single

Help!

If you have any issues, please reach out and file an issue or start a discussion.

I hope you find this useful!

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