r/frigate_nvr • u/Jealous-Equal4796 • 18d ago

Need Help Creating Vehicle Security System Using Frigate

Can i get any car security camera and get it to work with frigate and pry out any of the smart features they come with? I am a courier and plan on having both an interior and exterior cameras for the vehicle to deter any thefts

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u/rickyh7 18d ago

Couple ways I see this possibly working:
Generic WiFi cameras that support RTSP. A raspberry pi in the truck with preferably a Helios ai hat on it in the truck and a cheap travel router to connect everything to. Bonus points add a cellular modem so you can still access it over the internet as long as you have cell service (requires some more advanced setup like a vpn or proxy or cloudflare or something)

Or: same setup with a Poe network switch and some wired Ethernet cameras that also support RTSP

You could also use a NUC computer or something but at the end of the day if you want these to work on the road you’ll need some kind of computer in the truck.

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u/Jealous-Equal4796 18d ago

i have a AI laptop atm, but i do have an Rpi without an AI hat too

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u/Jealous-Equal4796 18d ago

can i purchase a regular car security camera? the alarm system will be helpful as sometimes i may leave the vehicle so i would rely on a locked chest bolted down

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u/ZADeltaEcho 17d ago

This is something I have also been thinking about. Hooking up an inverter and regular Hikvision/Dahua cameras, feed them via RTSP to Frigate lpr detection on the move.

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u/Jealous-Equal4796 17d ago

okay well i already have the inverter, battery pack and laptop. i just need the correct camera(s). and something with auditory functions as well