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The original was posted on /r/homeassistant by /u/SignedJannis on 2024-11-17 03:43:32+00:00.

Tinkerer here.

Fairly well versed with HA.

About to take my first jump into…cameras.

(My main HA install runs on a RiPi4/ssd)

I.e getting external PoE cameras…presumably(?) I’ll need frigate and probably(?) a dedicated mini computer to run it, extra HDD too.

Is a Coral TPU essentially a must-have? Or optional? Same question for Frigate? Same question for the miniPC? Or can I just run off the Pi4?

Looking to have things like vehicle detection. Will start with one camera, might add up to 4 total later.

Basically, looking for those experienced/knowledgeable folks here to give me a few hardware/software recipes for “Cameras for HA” :) Thanks.

Second question: Realistically, how long is one likely to spend messing about setting all this up? (not including hardware install time). Just looking to understand how arduous/time consuming it’s likely to be from the time I sit down at my desk (after everything is plugged in) to start installing and configuring things… until the point I get notifications on my phone when a vehicle appears in the driveway etc…

(Assume no background with cameras, but competent network/linux admin/jinja template etc)