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Frigate Notify

Standalone notification tool for Frigate NVR events

Video Surveillance ★ 414 stars Easy setup MIT

Frigate Notify is a small standalone application that sends alerts for events detected by a Frigate NVR. It supports many notification channels and works without depending on Home Assistant.

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Key features

  • Notifications for Frigate events
  • Many alert channels
  • No Home Assistant needed
  • Tiny footprint

Pros & cons

Strengths

  • Released under the MIT license
  • Easy to set up — beginner-friendly
  • First-class Docker support for quick deployment
  • Written in Go

Trade-offs

  • Companion tool only
  • Requires Frigate

Is Frigate Notify secure?

OSV.dev has no published security advisories for Frigate Notify's repository. No known vulnerabilities is not proof of security: it means none have been publicly catalogued.

Source: OSV.dev, checked 2026-10-14. How this is measured.

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