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How much processing power is needed for a camera server? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 years ago* (last edited 3 years ago) by Kalcifer@lemmy.world to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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I was thinking of setting up a home surveilance system using Frigate, and integrating it with Home Assistant. I'd probably have somewhere on the order of 10-15 1080p 30fps cameras. I'm not sure what components I should get for the server, as I am unsure of the actual processing requirements.

EDIT 1: For some extra information, I did find that Frigate has a recommended hardware page.

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[–] trankillity@lemmy.world 2 points 3 years ago

I'm not sure that I would need this very much. I'm mostly interested in a sort of ephemeral surveilance system; I only really need to store, at most, a few days, and then rewrite over it all.

This is exactly what I do. I simply cloud backup any event/object clips but only retain last 5 days. The cloud is if law enforcement needs it, or in the event of hardware failure/catastrophic house damage.

What tweaking do you generally need to do for the camera server?

Recording schedules change based on time of day/when we're in/out of the house. This is all handled as automations through Home Assistant, but is set up through Surveillance Station NVR.