Frigate — system requirements

Open-source network video recorder with real-time local AI object detection for IP cameras. · website · repository

Minimum RAM

4 GB

“Basic Minimum: 4GB RAM”

Scope: Docker install; very basic setup with a few cameras and a dedicated object detection accelerator, no enrichments (same page states 8GB minimum if enrichment features are used) · official source · retrieved 2026-07-24

Recommended RAM

16 GB

“For most users, especially those with many cameras (8+) or who plan to heavily leverage enrichments, 16GB of RAM is highly recommended.”

Scope: Docker install; most users, especially many cameras (8+) or heavy enrichment use · official source · retrieved 2026-07-24

No official figure published for: minimum CPU cores, recommended CPU cores

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External services

No required external services (source)

Container

Image: ghcr.io/blakeblackshear/frigate:stable · compressed size (amd64): 1715 MB · architectures: amd64, arm64 · source, retrieved 2026-07-24

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