Managed Frigate for Realtime Object Detection with IP Cameras

Summary

Integrate Frigate as a managed service within the Selora ecosystem to provide high-performance, realtime object detection for IP cameras. Frigate will be managed by NixOS with watchdogs for reliability and seamless integration with Home Assistant.

Value

• Local, private object detection without cloud reliance.
• Seamless integration with Home Assistant for automations.
• Managed lifecycle (updates, watchdogs) via NixOS.

Scope

• Technical evaluation of hardware requirements (shared vs dedicated).
• NixOS module development for Frigate management.
• Watchdog implementation for service reliability.
• Integration with Selora Connect for remote viewing (optional/future).

Dependencies

• Selora Foundation Infrastructure (Epic #7)
• Secure Remote Access (Epic #4) for remote UI access

Target customers

• Homeowners (security and automation)
• Installers (reliable, managed security stacks)

Open questions

• Performance impact on shared hardware vs. dedicated Coral/GPU requirements.
• Storage strategy for recordings and snapshots.
• Integration depth with Selora’s existing notification system.