I'm working on getting rid of my Nest cameras around the house and trying to figure out my best option for an NVR. I really only have need/want for 2 cameras right now. One is the doorbell, and another is just a camera pointed at my back door/garage doors. I've already replaced the doorbell with a Reolink, and the other one is on the list for replacement soon.
As far as hardware I currently have the following possible landing places for Frigate(or other software):
- Lenovo ThinkCentre M910q with an i5-7500T
- This currently has a Proxmox with:
- Linux Mint VM (running Jellyfin inside here)
- Several other LXCs (adguard, docker, tailscale etc)
- This currently has a Proxmox with:
- Lincplus Lincstation N2 NAS running Truenas
- This currently has Immich running as an app
I don't really need a ton of long term storage or video or anything. A few days would be more than enough, especially if I am able to get some smart alerts through Home Assistant as well.
I have thought about buying another mini pc of some form and dedicating it to Frigate because I understand it can be a bit resource hungry, but I don't really know for sure if that is necessary. Another option along those lines would be to just buy a Reolink NVR.
I have also thought about moving Jellyfin to an LXC and passing the intel igpu to Jellyfin there. And then I could run Frigate inside of Docker? Do I understand that I could then share the igpu between Jellyfin and Docker/Frigate?
I know this is all kinda scattered. I feel like I almost have too many possible options and I don't know which one is best these days.
+1 for BlueIris. I run Linux almost everywhere else, but BlueIris was easy to set up and has been rock solid (I.e. no intervention) on a Lenovo mini pc (I think it’s @ I5 7500T) and 4 Reolink cameras for years.
Every once in a while I think to replace it, but this is one of those things that I haven’t found a compelling reason to follow through on.