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Frigate NVR Companion go2rtc vs card-mod

A side-by-side comparison of two self-hosted home automation options — licensing, setup difficulty, resource needs, and what each one replaces.

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FR Frigate NVR Companion go2rtc Local push notification relay for self-hosted systems VS CA card-mod Apply custom CSS styles to Home Assistant Lovelace cards
FeatureFrigate NVR Companion go2rtccard-mod
CategoryHome AutomationHome Automation
LicenseMITMIT
LanguageGoTypeScript
Setup difficultyEasyMedium
Min. RAM64 MB32 MB
Deploymentdocker, binarysource
GitHub stars★ 15,668★ 1,773
First released20182019
ReplacesPushover, Firebase Cloud Messagingproprietary dashboard theming tools

Why pick each one

Choose Frigate NVR Companion go2rtc if…

  • Very lightweight
  • Simple to integrate
Frigate NVR Companion go2rtc details

Choose card-mod if…

  • Released under the MIT license
  • Active community (1.8k GitHub stars)
  • Written in TypeScript
  • Tiny footprint — runs in 32 MB RAM
card-mod details

Frequently asked questions

Is Frigate NVR Companion go2rtc or card-mod better?

Frigate NVR Companion go2rtc is the stronger all-round pick: it has both the larger community and the simpler easy setup. Consider card-mod if its specific feature set fits your needs better.

Are Frigate NVR Companion go2rtc and card-mod free and open-source?

Yes. Frigate NVR Companion go2rtc is licensed under MIT and card-mod under MIT. Both can be self-hosted at no software cost.

Can I run Frigate NVR Companion go2rtc and card-mod with Docker?

Frigate NVR Companion go2rtc: yes. card-mod: check the project docs for container support.

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