Frigate in Home Assistant – Step-by-Step Setup & Configuration Guide
Published at : 18 Dec 2025
Frigate in Home Assistant – Step-by-Step Setup & Configuration Guide
This video covers installing the Frigate add-on, configuring frigate.yaml to add IP or USB cameras, and enabling object detection. You’ll also learn how to set up MQTT credentials and add the Frigate HACS integration, which converts detected objects into entities you can use to trigger automations in Home Assistant.
00:00 – Intro 01:11 – Overview of Frigate 03:52 – Installing Mosquitto Broker 06:22 – Setting up MQTT integration 07:25 – Installing the Frigate add-on 12:58 – Exploring the Frigate add-on interface 19:17 – Adding detailed MQTT config to the Frigate add-on 22:05 – Adding IP cameras 24:40 – Editing frigate.yaml to add an IP camera 30:04 – Increasing CPU cores in Proxmox to boost performance 31:23 – Chat about AI Assist from the Frigate documentation 33:26 – Testing object detection 36:20 – Optional: Adding a USB webcam 38:37 – Editing frigate.yaml to add a USB camera 42:35 – Installing the Frigate HACS integration 46:49 – Creating a sample automation 48:03 – Live demonstration 48:29 – Outro