Reference
The reference section is for lookups — short pages with the dry, load-bearing material you reach for while debugging or configuring.
Configuration
Section titled “Configuration”- Configuration — top-level config keys and what’s macOS-specific. The full schema lives in the Frigate docs; this page is the index of what’s different.
- Environment variables —
every
FREGATA_*andFRIGATE_*env var the app respects. - Default paths — where Fregata stores recordings, logs, the licence token, and app state.
Hardware & cameras
Section titled “Hardware & cameras”- System requirements — Mac models, macOS versions, RAM and disk guidance.
- Cameras — RTSP URL shapes for common brands, and what to do for the awkward ones.
Background
Section titled “Background”- Fregata vs Frigate — exactly what the macOS port adds, removes, and changes.
- Privacy & telemetry — what leaves the Mac, where it goes, and how to disable it.