[Config Support]: How to optimize config for memory and CPU

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Describe the problem you are having

I've been looking at top and am seeing Frigate use a huge chunk of my CPU and memory and can't help but think I can optimize my config a little bit, but am not sure how. I'd like some input from the community regarding this if possible

My PC is a bit dated, so it could be that:

• CPU: Intel Core i5-4570 Quad-core 3.2GHz
• Memory: 16 GB DDR3
• Graphics: Integrated

Camera hardware:

• 3x wifi Tapo cams (garage, basement storage, porky)
• 5x wired Unifi cams (the rest of them)

Version

0.13.2-6476f8a

Frigate config file

database:
  path: /db/frigate.db

mqtt:
  host: x.x.x.x
  user: x
  password: x

detectors:
  coral:
    type: edgetpu
    device: usb

go2rtc:
  log:
    exec: trace
  streams:
    garage:
      - rtsp:https://x
      - "ffmpeg:garage#audio=aac#video=copy#audio=copy"
    basement_storage:
      - rtsp:https://x
      - "ffmpeg:basement_storage#audio=aac#video=copy#audio=copy"
    porky:
      - rtsp:https://x
      - "ffmpeg:porky#audio=aac#video=copy#audio=copy"
    back_yard: rtspx:https://x
    side_yard_rose_garden: rtspx:https://x
    front_door: rtspx:https://x
    side_door: rtspx:https://x
    front_yard: rtspx:https://x
  webrtc:
    listen: ":8555"

cameras:
  garage:
    ffmpeg:
      output_args:
        record: preset-record-generic-audio-copy
      inputs:
        - path: rtsp:https://x:8554/garage
          input_args: preset-rtsp-restream
          roles:
            - detect
    detect:
      width: 1920
      height: 1080
      fps: 5
    objects:
      track:
        - person

  basement_storage:
    ffmpeg:
      output_args:
        record: preset-record-generic-audio-copy
      inputs:
        - path: rtsp:https://x:8554/basement_storage
          input_args: preset-rtsp-restream
          roles:
            - detect
    detect:
      width: 1920
      height: 1080
      fps: 5
    objects:
      track:
        - person

  porky:
    ffmpeg:
      output_args:
        record: preset-record-generic-audio-copy
      inputs:
        - path: rtsp:https://x:8554/porky
          input_args: preset-rtsp-restream
          roles:
            - detect
    detect:
      width: 1920
      height: 1080
      fps: 5
    objects:
      track:
        - person
        - cat
        - dog
        - car

  back_yard:
    ffmpeg:
      inputs:
        - path: rtsp:https://x:8554/back_yard
          roles:
            - detect
    live:
      stream_name: back_yard
    detect:
      width: 2688
      height: 1512
      fps: 5
    objects:
      track:
        - person
        - cat
        - dog

  side_yard_rose_garden:
    ffmpeg:
      inputs:
        - path: rtsp:https://x:8554/side_yard_rose_garden
          roles:
            - detect
    live:
      stream_name: side_yard_rose_garden
    detect:
      width: 2688
      height: 1512
      fps: 5
    objects:
      track:
        - person
        - cat
        - dog
    zones:
      Side_Yard_Garden:
        coordinates: 3840,631,3840,934,3840,1553,3840,2160,2715,2160,2160,2160,1574,2160,1129,2160,624,2160,0,2160,0,1002,1565,814,2499,626,3056,593
        objects:
          - person

  front_door:
    ffmpeg:
      inputs:
        - path: rtsp:https://x:8554/front_door
          roles:
            - detect
    live:
      stream_name: front_door
    detect:
      width: 2688
      height: 1512
      fps: 5
    objects:
      track:
        - person
        - car
        - motorcycle
        - cat
        - dog
      filters:
        person:
          min_area: 20000
          max_ratio: 0.9
        cat:
          min_ratio: 0.65
        dog:
          min_ratio: 0.65
    zones:
      Front_Doorstep:
        coordinates: 1507,384,1528,0,1015,0,0,0,0,296,0,824,0,1512,1902,1512,2688,1512,2688,1448,2688,1168,2688,1031,2688,781,2543,759,2037,575
        objects:
          - person
    record:
      enabled: True
      events:
        retain:
          default: 30

  side_door:
    ffmpeg:
      inputs:
        - path: rtsp:https://x:8554/side_door
          roles:
            - detect
    live:
      stream_name: side_door
    detect:
      width: 2688
      height: 1512
      fps: 5
    objects:
      track:
        - person
        - cat
        - dog

  front_yard:
    ffmpeg:
      inputs:
        - path: rtsp:https://x:8554/front_yard
          roles:
            - detect
    live:
      stream_name: front_yard
    detect:
      width: 3840
      height: 2160
      fps: 5
    objects:
      track:
        - person
        - cat
        - dog
        - car
        - motorcycle
        - bird
    zones:
      Street:
        coordinates: 0,800,0,1038,0,1332,0,2160,729,2160,1798,2160,2675,2160,3247,2160,3586,2160,3840,2160,3840,1562,3584,1216,3414,1016,3231,786,3141,678,3840,795,3840,409,3704,299,3096,207,2452,169,1360,224,715,365,198,579
        objects:
          - person
          - car
          - motorcycle

record:
  enabled: True
  expire_interval: 60
  events:
    pre_capture: 5
    post_capture: 5
    retain:
      default: 30
      mode: motion

snapshots:
  enabled: True
  clean_copy: True
  timestamp: True
  retain:
    default: 30

rtmp:
  enabled: False

birdseye:
  enabled: True
  mode: continuous

ffmpeg:
  hwaccel_args: preset-vaapi
  output_args:
    record: -f segment -segment_time 10 -segment_format mp4 -reset_timestamps 1 -strftime 1 -c:v copy -c:a aac

ui:
  live_mode: jsmpeg
  time_format: 24hour
  date_style: full
  time_style: full

Relevant log output

x

Frigate stats

{
    "cameras": {
        "back_yard": {
            "audio_dBFS": 0.0,
            "audio_rms": 0.0,
            "camera_fps": 5.1,
            "capture_pid": 397,
            "detection_enabled": 1,
            "detection_fps": 1.8,
            "ffmpeg_pid": 408,
            "pid": 376,
            "process_fps": 5.0,
            "skipped_fps": 0.0
        },
        "basement_storage": {
            "audio_dBFS": 0.0,
            "audio_rms": 0.0,
            "camera_fps": 5.0,
            "capture_pid": 389,
            "detection_enabled": 1,
            "detection_fps": 1.0,
            "ffmpeg_pid": 298248,
            "pid": 372,
            "process_fps": 5.0,
            "skipped_fps": 0.0
        },
        "front_door": {
            "audio_dBFS": 0.0,
            "audio_rms": 0.0,
            "camera_fps": 5.1,
            "capture_pid": 404,
            "detection_enabled": 1,
            "detection_fps": 1.4,
            "ffmpeg_pid": 246979,
            "pid": 380,
            "process_fps": 5.0,
            "skipped_fps": 0.0
        },
        "front_yard": {
            "audio_dBFS": 0.0,
            "audio_rms": 0.0,
            "camera_fps": 5.0,
            "capture_pid": 412,
            "detection_enabled": 1,
            "detection_fps": 6.3,
            "ffmpeg_pid": 423,
            "pid": 384,
            "process_fps": 5.0,
            "skipped_fps": 0.0
        },
        "garage": {
            "audio_dBFS": 0.0,
            "audio_rms": 0.0,
            "camera_fps": 5.0,
            "capture_pid": 386,
            "detection_enabled": 1,
            "detection_fps": 3.5,
            "ffmpeg_pid": 298252,
            "pid": 371,
            "process_fps": 5.0,
            "skipped_fps": 0.0
        },
        "porky": {
            "audio_dBFS": 0.0,
            "audio_rms": 0.0,
            "camera_fps": 5.0,
            "capture_pid": 392,
            "detection_enabled": 1,
            "detection_fps": 9.7,
            "ffmpeg_pid": 298250,
            "pid": 374,
            "process_fps": 5.0,
            "skipped_fps": 0.0
        },
        "side_door": {
            "audio_dBFS": 0.0,
            "audio_rms": 0.0,
            "camera_fps": 5.1,
            "capture_pid": 409,
            "detection_enabled": 1,
            "detection_fps": 1.4,
            "ffmpeg_pid": 426,
            "pid": 382,
            "process_fps": 5.0,
            "skipped_fps": 0.0
        },
        "side_yard_rose_garden": {
            "audio_dBFS": 0.0,
            "audio_rms": 0.0,
            "camera_fps": 5.1,
            "capture_pid": 400,
            "detection_enabled": 1,
            "detection_fps": 3.5,
            "ffmpeg_pid": 415,
            "pid": 378,
            "process_fps": 5.0,
            "skipped_fps": 0.0
        }
    },
    "cpu_usages": {
        "1": {
            "cmdline": "/package/admin/s6/command/s6-svscan -d4 -- /run/service",
            "cpu": "0.0",
            "cpu_average": "0",
            "mem": "0.0"
        },
        "112": {
            "cmdline": "nginx: master process nginx",
            "cpu": "0.0",
            "cpu_average": "0",
            "mem": "0.0"
        },
        "124": {
            "cmdline": "bash ./run.user go2rtc-healthcheck",
            "cpu": "0.0",
            "cpu_average": "0",
            "mem": "0.0"
        },
        "142": {
            "cmdline": "nginx: worker process",
            "cpu": "0.0",
            "cpu_average": "0",
            "mem": "0.0"
        },
        "143": {
            "cmdline": "nginx: worker process",
            "cpu": "0.0",
            "cpu_average": "0",
            "mem": "0.0"
        },
        "144": {
            "cmdline": "nginx: worker process",
            "cpu": "0.0",
            "cpu_average": "0",
            "mem": "0.0"
        },
        "147": {
            "cmdline": "nginx: worker process",
            "cpu": "0.0",
            "cpu_average": "0",
            "mem": "0.0"
        },
        "15": {
            "cmdline": "s6-supervise s6-linux-init-shutdownd",
            "cpu": "0.0",
            "cpu_average": "0",
            "mem": "0.0"
        },
        "157": {
            "cmdline": "nginx: cache manager process",
            "cpu": "0.0",
            "cpu_average": "0",
            "mem": "0.0"
        },
        "17": {
            "cmdline": "/package/admin/s6-linux-init/command/s6-linux-init-shutdownd -c /run/s6/basedir -g 3000 -C -B",
            "cpu": "0.0",
            "cpu_average": "0",
            "mem": "0.0"
        },
        "24": {
            "cmdline": "s6-supervise frigate-log",
            "cpu": "0.0",
            "cpu_average": "0",
            "mem": "0.0"
        },
        "246979": {
            "cmdline": "ffmpeg -hide_banner -loglevel warning -threads 2 -hwaccel_flags allow_profile_mismatch -hwaccel vaapi -hwaccel_device /dev/dri/renderD128 -hwaccel_output_format vaapi -user_agent FFmpeg Frigate/0.13.2-6476f8a -avoid_negative_ts make_zero -fflags +genpts+discardcorrupt -rtsp_transport tcp -timeout 5000000 -use_wallclock_as_timestamps 1 -i rtsp:https://x:8554/front_door -f segment -segment_time 10 -segment_format mp4 -reset_timestamps 1 -strftime 1 -c:v copy -c:a aac /tmp/cache/front_door@%Y%m%d%H%M%S%z.mp4 -r 5 -vf fps=5,scale_vaapi=w=2688:h=1512:format=nv12,hwdownload,format=nv12,format=yuv420p -threads 2 -f rawvideo -pix_fmt yuv420p pipe:",
            "cpu": "10.2",
            "cpu_average": "10",
            "mem": "0.6"
        },
        "25": {
            "cmdline": "s6-supervise frigate",
            "cpu": "0.0",
            "cpu_average": "0",
            "mem": "0.0"
        },
        "26": {
            "cmdline": "s6-supervise s6rc-fdholder",
            "cpu": "0.0",
            "cpu_average": "0",
            "mem": "0.0"
        },
        "27": {
            "cmdline": "s6-supervise s6rc-oneshot-runner",
            "cpu": "0.0",
            "cpu_average": "0",
            "mem": "0.0"
        },
        "28": {
            "cmdline": "s6-supervise go2rtc",
            "cpu": "0.0",
            "cpu_average": "0",
            "mem": "0.0"
        },
        "29": {
            "cmdline": "s6-supervise go2rtc-log",
            "cpu": "0.0",
            "cpu_average": "0",
            "mem": "0.0"
        },
        "295": {
            "cmdline": "frigate.logger       ",
            "cpu": "0.0",
            "cpu_average": "0",
            "mem": "0.3"
        },
        "297": {
            "cmdline": "frigate.recording_manager",
            "cpu": "20.4",
            "cpu_average": "7",
            "mem": "1.5"
        },
        "298106": {
            "cmdline": "ffmpeg -hide_banner -fflags nobuffer -flags low_delay -timeout 5000000 -user_agent go2rtc/ffmpeg -rtsp_flags prefer_tcp -i rtsp:https://x:8554/basement_storage?video&audio -map 0:v:0? -c:v:0 copy -map 0:a:0? -c:a:0 aac -map 0:a:0? -c:a:1 copy -user_agent ffmpeg/go2rtc -rtsp_transport tcp -f rtsp rtsp:https://x:8554/262cb1f8b758ce615deda9d754902688",
            "cpu": "1.6",
            "cpu_average": "1",
            "mem": "0.1"
        },
        "298108": {
            "cmdline": "ffmpeg -hide_banner -fflags nobuffer -flags low_delay -timeout 5000000 -user_agent go2rtc/ffmpeg -rtsp_flags prefer_tcp -i rtsp:https://x:8554/garage?video&audio -map 0:v:0? -c:v:0 copy -map 0:a:0? -c:a:0 aac -map 0:a:0? -c:a:1 copy -user_agent ffmpeg/go2rtc -rtsp_transport tcp -f rtsp rtsp:https://x:8554/5c743ad963ffc1e3bc70a4851724dee2",
            "cpu": "1.1",
            "cpu_average": "1",
            "mem": "0.1"
        },
        "298248": {
            "cmdline": "ffmpeg -hide_banner -loglevel warning -threads 2 -hwaccel_flags allow_profile_mismatch -hwaccel vaapi -hwaccel_device /dev/dri/renderD128 -hwaccel_output_format vaapi -user_agent FFmpeg Frigate/0.13.2-6476f8a -rtsp_transport tcp -timeout 5000000 -i rtsp:https://x:8554/basement_storage -f segment -segment_time 10 -segment_format mp4 -reset_timestamps 1 -strftime 1 -c copy /tmp/cache/basement_storage@%Y%m%d%H%M%S%z.mp4 -r 5 -vf fps=5,scale_vaapi=w=1920:h=1080:format=nv12,hwdownload,format=nv12,format=yuv420p -threads 2 -f rawvideo -pix_fmt yuv420p pipe:",
            "cpu": "2.7",
            "cpu_average": "2",
            "mem": "0.6"
        },
        "298250": {
            "cmdline": "ffmpeg -hide_banner -loglevel warning -threads 2 -hwaccel_flags allow_profile_mismatch -hwaccel vaapi -hwaccel_device /dev/dri/renderD128 -hwaccel_output_format vaapi -user_agent FFmpeg Frigate/0.13.2-6476f8a -rtsp_transport tcp -timeout 5000000 -i rtsp:https://x:8554/porky -f segment -segment_time 10 -segment_format mp4 -reset_timestamps 1 -strftime 1 -c copy /tmp/cache/porky@%Y%m%d%H%M%S%z.mp4 -r 5 -vf fps=5,scale_vaapi=w=1920:h=1080:format=nv12,hwdownload,format=nv12,format=yuv420p -threads 2 -f rawvideo -pix_fmt yuv420p pipe:",
            "cpu": "2.7",
            "cpu_average": "3",
            "mem": "0.4"
        },
        "298252": {
            "cmdline": "ffmpeg -hide_banner -loglevel warning -threads 2 -hwaccel_flags allow_profile_mismatch -hwaccel vaapi -hwaccel_device /dev/dri/renderD128 -hwaccel_output_format vaapi -user_agent FFmpeg Frigate/0.13.2-6476f8a -rtsp_transport tcp -timeout 5000000 -i rtsp:https://x:8554/garage -f segment -segment_time 10 -segment_format mp4 -reset_timestamps 1 -strftime 1 -c copy /tmp/cache/garage@%Y%m%d%H%M%S%z.mp4 -r 5 -vf fps=5,scale_vaapi=w=1920:h=1080:format=nv12,hwdownload,format=nv12,format=yuv420p -threads 2 -f rawvideo -pix_fmt yuv420p pipe:",
            "cpu": "3.2",
            "cpu_average": "3",
            "mem": "0.5"
        },
        "298254": {
            "cmdline": "ffmpeg -hide_banner -fflags nobuffer -flags low_delay -timeout 5000000 -user_agent go2rtc/ffmpeg -rtsp_flags prefer_tcp -i rtsp:https://x:8554/porky?video&audio -map 0:v:0? -c:v:0 copy -map 0:a:0? -c:a:0 aac -map 0:a:0? -c:a:1 copy -user_agent ffmpeg/go2rtc -rtsp_transport tcp -f rtsp rtsp:https://x:8554/006f837b72f11e9c70450e4eeecd98fd",
            "cpu": "1.6",
            "cpu_average": "1",
            "mem": "0.1"
        },
        "30": {
            "cmdline": "s6-supervise nginx-log",
            "cpu": "0.0",
            "cpu_average": "0",
            "mem": "0.0"
        },
        "305": {
            "cmdline": "/usr/bin/python3 -c from multiprocessing.resource_tracker import main;main(69)",
            "cpu": "1.1",
            "cpu_average": "0",
            "mem": "0.0"
        },
        "306": {
            "cmdline": "frigate.detector.coral",
            "cpu": "16.7",
            "cpu_average": "19",
            "mem": "0.4"
        },
        "308": {
            "cmdline": "frigate.output       ",
            "cpu": "3.2",
            "cpu_average": "3",
            "mem": "0.3"
        },
        "31": {
            "cmdline": "s6-supervise go2rtc-healthcheck",
            "cpu": "0.0",
            "cpu_average": "0",
            "mem": "0.0"
        },
        "314": {
            "cmdline": "ffmpeg -f rawvideo -pix_fmt yuv420p -video_size 1920x1080 -i pipe: -f mpegts -s 1280x720 -codec:v mpeg1video -q 8 -bf 0 pipe:",
            "cpu": "0.0",
            "cpu_average": "0",
            "mem": "0.0"
        },
        "315": {
            "cmdline": "ffmpeg -f rawvideo -pix_fmt yuv420p -video_size 1920x1080 -i pipe: -f mpegts -s 1280x720 -codec:v mpeg1video -q 8 -bf 0 pipe:",
            "cpu": "0.0",
            "cpu_average": "0",
            "mem": "0.1"
        },
        "316": {
            "cmdline": "ffmpeg -f rawvideo -pix_fmt yuv420p -video_size 1920x1080 -i pipe: -f mpegts -s 1280x720 -codec:v mpeg1video -q 8 -bf 0 pipe:",
            "cpu": "0.0",
            "cpu_average": "0",
            "mem": "0.1"
        },
        "32": {
            "cmdline": "s6-supervise nginx",
            "cpu": "0.0",
            "cpu_average": "0",
            "mem": "0.0"
        },
        "321": {
            "cmdline": "ffmpeg -f rawvideo -pix_fmt yuv420p -video_size 2688x1512 -i pipe: -f mpegts -s 1280x720 -codec:v mpeg1video -q 8 -bf 0 pipe:",
            "cpu": "0.0",
            "cpu_average": "0",
            "mem": "0.0"
        },
        "322": {
            "cmdline": "ffmpeg -f rawvideo -pix_fmt yuv420p -video_size 2688x1512 -i pipe: -f mpegts -s 1280x720 -codec:v mpeg1video -q 8 -bf 0 pipe:",
            "cpu": "0.0",
            "cpu_average": "0",
            "mem": "0.1"
        },
        "323": {
            "cmdline": "ffmpeg -f rawvideo -pix_fmt yuv420p -video_size 2688x1512 -i pipe: -f mpegts -s 1280x720 -codec:v mpeg1video -q 8 -bf 0 pipe:",
            "cpu": "0.0",
            "cpu_average": "0",
            "mem": "0.0"
        },
        "324": {
            "cmdline": "ffmpeg -f rawvideo -pix_fmt yuv420p -video_size 2688x1512 -i pipe: -f mpegts -s 1280x720 -codec:v mpeg1video -q 8 -bf 0 pipe:",
            "cpu": "0.0",
            "cpu_average": "0",
            "mem": "0.0"
        },
        "325": {
            "cmdline": "ffmpeg -f rawvideo -pix_fmt yuv420p -video_size 3840x2160 -i pipe: -f mpegts -s 1280x720 -codec:v mpeg1video -q 8 -bf 0 pipe:",
            "cpu": "0.0",
            "cpu_average": "0",
            "mem": "0.1"
        },
        "330": {
            "cmdline": "ffmpeg -f rawvideo -pix_fmt yuv420p -video_size 1280x720 -i pipe: -f mpegts -s 1280x720 -codec:v mpeg1video -q 8 -bf 0 pipe:",
            "cpu": "0.0",
            "cpu_average": "0",
            "mem": "0.1"
        },
        "337012": {
            "cmdline": "sleep 30s",
            "cpu": "0.0",
            "cpu_average": "0",
            "mem": "0.0"
        },
        "371": {
            "cmdline": "frigate.process:garage",
            "cpu": "2.7",
            "cpu_average": "2",
            "mem": "0.7"
        },
        "372": {
            "cmdline": "frigate.process:basement_storage",
            "cpu": "2.2",
            "cpu_average": "1",
            "mem": "0.7"
        },
        "374": {
            "cmdline": "frigate.process:porky",
            "cpu": "7.5",
            "cpu_average": "4",
            "mem": "0.7"
        },
        "376": {
            "cmdline": "frigate.process:back_yard",
            "cpu": "3.2",
            "cpu_average": "3",
            "mem": "0.7"
        },
        "378": {
            "cmdline": "frigate.process:side_yard_rose_garden",
            "cpu": "2.2",
            "cpu_average": "6",
            "mem": "0.7"
        },
        "380": {
            "cmdline": "frigate.process:front_door",
            "cpu": "2.1",
            "cpu_average": "1",
            "mem": "0.7"
        },
        "382": {
            "cmdline": "frigate.process:side_door",
            "cpu": "2.7",
            "cpu_average": "5",
            "mem": "0.7"
        },
        "384": {
            "cmdline": "frigate.process:front_yard",
            "cpu": "7.0",
            "cpu_average": "6",
            "mem": "1.1"
        },
        "386": {
            "cmdline": "frigate.capture:garage",
            "cpu": "1.6",
            "cpu_average": "1",
            "mem": "0.4"
        },
        "389": {
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            "cpu_average": "1",
            "mem": "0.4"
        },
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            "mem": "0.4"
        },
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            "mem": "0.4"
        },
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            "cpu_average": "3",
            "mem": "0.4"
        },
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            "cpu": "3.8",
            "cpu_average": "1",
            "mem": "0.4"
        },
        "408": {
            "cmdline": "ffmpeg -hide_banner -loglevel warning -threads 2 -hwaccel_flags allow_profile_mismatch -hwaccel vaapi -hwaccel_device /dev/dri/renderD128 -hwaccel_output_format vaapi -user_agent FFmpeg Frigate/0.13.2-6476f8a -avoid_negative_ts make_zero -fflags +genpts+discardcorrupt -rtsp_transport tcp -timeout 5000000 -use_wallclock_as_timestamps 1 -i rtsp:https://x:8554/back_yard -f segment -segment_time 10 -segment_format mp4 -reset_timestamps 1 -strftime 1 -c:v copy -c:a aac /tmp/cache/back_yard@%Y%m%d%H%M%S%z.mp4 -r 5 -vf fps=5,scale_vaapi=w=2688:h=1512:format=nv12,hwdownload,format=nv12,format=yuv420p -threads 2 -f rawvideo -pix_fmt yuv420p pipe:",
            "cpu": "10.8",
            "cpu_average": "9",
            "mem": "0.5"
        },
        "409": {
            "cmdline": "frigate.capture:side_door",
            "cpu": "4.3",
            "cpu_average": "3",
            "mem": "0.4"
        },
        "41": {
            "cmdline": "/package/admin/s6-2.11.3.2/command/s6-fdholderd -1 -i data/rules",
            "cpu": "0.0",
            "cpu_average": "0",
            "mem": "0.0"
        },
        "412": {
            "cmdline": "frigate.capture:front_yard",
            "cpu": "7.0",
            "cpu_average": "6",
            "mem": "0.5"
        },
        "415": {
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            "cpu": "9.2",
            "cpu_average": "9",
            "mem": "0.4"
        },
        "42": {
            "cmdline": "/package/admin/s6/command/s6-ipcserverd -1 -- /package/admin/s6/command/s6-ipcserver-access -v0 -E -l0 -i data/rules -- /package/admin/s6/command/s6-sudod -t 30000 -- /package/admin/s6-rc/command/s6-rc-oneshot-run -l ../.. --",
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            "cpu_average": "0",
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        },
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        },
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        },
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    },
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    },
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        }
    },
    "processes": {
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        "recording": {
            "pid": 297
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    },
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}

Operating system

Debian

Install method

Docker Compose

Coral version

USB

Any other information that may be helpful

No response

[hawkeye217]

Your detect resolutions are very high. These resolutions don't need to match the output from your camera, only the aspect ratio. I'd suggest reducing them to 1280x720, unless you're trying to detect extremely small objects.

If you have a substream available for your cameras, a typical setup uses the substream for detection and the main stream for recordings.

You'd benefit from a record role from your cameras where Frigate just consumes (rather than decodes) a stream from your camera.

See the Getting Started Guide: https://docs.frigate.video/guides/getting_started#step-6-enable-recording-andor-snapshots

[hpoon]

Thanks for quick response. Sounds like if I do have a substream, I use the smaller one for detection, and the big one for recording. Now for cameras that do not have a smaller substream, I don't wan't to reduce the detection resolution to avoid spending CPU cycles to resize right (I recall seeing this from other docs)?

[hawkeye217]

It's always better to reduce the resolution on the camera, of course, but with no substream, you'll see a dramatic CPU drop from reducing the detect resolution. If you're using hwaccel (which you are), the CPU cycles needed to reduce the resolution are minor compared to the gains you'll get from decreasing detect resolution.

[hpoon]

I've edited the config to reflect your advice (I think). Will give it a try and see. Thanks!

database:
  path: /db/frigate.db

mqtt:
  host: x
  user: x
  password: x

detectors:
  coral:
    type: edgetpu
    device: usb

go2rtc:
  streams:
    garage:
      - rtsp:https://x
      - "ffmpeg:garage#audio=aac#video=copy#audio=copy"
    basement_storage:
      - rtsp:https://x
      - "ffmpeg:basement_storage#audio=aac#video=copy#audio=copy"
    porky:
      - rtsp:https://x
      - "ffmpeg:porky#audio=aac#video=copy#audio=copy"
    back_yard: rtspx:https://x
    back_yard_medium: rtspx:https://x
    side_yard_rose_garden: rtspx:https://x
    side_yard_rose_garden_medium: rtspx:https://x
    front_door: rtspx:https://x
    front_door_medium: rtspx:https://x
    side_door: rtspx:https://x
    side_door_medium: rtspx:https://x
    front_yard: rtspx:https://x
    front_yard_medium: rtspx:https://x
  webrtc:
    listen: ":8555"

cameras:
  garage:
    ffmpeg:
      output_args:
        record: preset-record-generic-audio-copy
      inputs:
        - path: rtsp:https://localhost:8554/garage
          input_args: preset-rtsp-restream
          roles:
            - detect
            - record
    detect:
      width: 1280
      height: 720
      fps: 5
    objects:
      track:
        - person

  basement_storage:
    ffmpeg:
      output_args:
        record: preset-record-generic-audio-copy
      inputs:
        - path: rtsp:https://localhost:8554/basement_storage
          input_args: preset-rtsp-restream
          roles:
            - detect
            - record
    detect:
      width: 1280
      height: 720
      fps: 5
    objects:
      track:
        - person

  porky:
    ffmpeg:
      output_args:
        record: preset-record-generic-audio-copy
      inputs:
        - path: rtsp:https://localhost:8554/porky
          input_args: preset-rtsp-restream
          roles:
            - detect
            - record
    detect:
      width: 1280
      height: 720
      fps: 5
    objects:
      track:
        - person
        - cat
        - dog
        - car

  back_yard:
    ffmpeg:
      inputs:
        - path: rtsp:https://localhost:8554/back_yard
          roles:
            - record
        - path: rtsp:https://localhost:8554/back_yard_medium
          roles:
            - detect
    live:
      stream_name: back_yard
    detect:
      width: 1280
      height: 720
      fps: 5
    objects:
      track:
        - person
        - cat
        - dog
      filters:
        person:
          mask:
            # Hose spool
            - 376,1328,400,1377,446,1421,519,1431,532,1369,497,1278,451,1245,372,1267

  side_yard_rose_garden:
    ffmpeg:
      inputs:
        - path: rtsp:https://localhost:8554/side_yard_rose_garden
          roles:
            - record
        - path: rtsp:https://localhost:8554/side_yard_rose_garden_medium
          roles:
            - detect
    live:
      stream_name: side_yard_rose_garden
    detect:
      width: 1280
      height: 720
      fps: 5
    objects:
      track:
        - person
        - cat
        - dog
    zones:
      Side_Yard_Garden:
        coordinates: 3840,631,3840,934,3840,1553,3840,2160,2715,2160,2160,2160,1574,2160,1129,2160,624,2160,0,2160,0,1002,1565,814,2499,626,3056,593
        objects:
          - person

  front_door:
    ffmpeg:
      inputs:
        - path: rtsp:https://localhost:8554/front_door
          roles:
            - record
        - path: rtsp:https://localhost:8554/front_door_medium
          roles:
            - detect
    live:
      stream_name: front_door
    detect:
      width: 1280
      height: 720
      fps: 5
    objects:
      track:
        - person
        - car
        - motorcycle
        - cat
        - dog
      filters:
        person:
          min_area: 20000
          max_ratio: 0.9
        cat:
          min_ratio: 0.65
        dog:
          min_ratio: 0.65
    zones:
      Front_Doorstep:
        coordinates: 1507,384,1528,0,1015,0,0,0,0,296,0,824,0,1512,1902,1512,2688,1512,2688,1448,2688,1168,2688,1031,2688,781,2543,759,2037,575
        objects:
          - person
    record:
      enabled: True
      events:
        retain:
          default: 30

  side_door:
    ffmpeg:
      inputs:
        - path: rtsp:https://localhost:8554/side_door
          roles:
            - record
        - path: rtsp:https://localhost:8554/side_door_medium
          roles:
            - detect
    live:
      stream_name: side_door
    detect:
      width: 1280
      height: 720
      fps: 5
    objects:
      track:
        - person
        - cat
        - dog

  front_yard:
    ffmpeg:
      inputs:
        - path: rtsp:https://localhost:8554/front_yard
          roles:
            - record
        - path: rtsp:https://localhost:8554/front_yard_medium
          roles:
            - detect
    live:
      stream_name: front_yard
    detect:
      width: 1280
      height: 720
      fps: 5
    objects:
      track:
        - person
        - cat
        - dog
        - car
        - motorcycle
        - bird
      filters:
        car:
          mask:
            # Neighbours on other street
            - 0,0,913,0,887,224,431,487,0,753
    zones:
      Street:
        coordinates: 0,800,0,1038,0,1332,0,2160,729,2160,1798,2160,2675,2160,3247,2160,3586,2160,3840,2160,3840,1562,3584,1216,3414,1016,3231,786,3141,678,3840,795,3840,409,3704,299,3096,207,2452,169,1360,224,715,365,198,579
        objects:
          - person
          - car
          - motorcycle

record:
  enabled: True
  expire_interval: 60
  events:
    pre_capture: 5
    post_capture: 5
    retain:
      default: 30
      mode: motion

snapshots:
  enabled: True
  clean_copy: True
  timestamp: True
  retain:
    default: 30

rtmp:
  enabled: False

birdseye:
  enabled: True
  mode: continuous

ffmpeg:
  hwaccel_args: preset-vaapi
  output_args:
    record: -f segment -segment_time 10 -segment_format mp4 -reset_timestamps 1 -strftime 1 -c:v copy -c:a aac

ui:
  live_mode: jsmpeg
  time_format: 24hour
  date_style: full
  time_style: full

[hawkeye217]

Looks much better. How is CPU usage now?

[hpoon]

Looks like the CPU usage has halved, which is a great sign. The memory usage is how 60% of what it was before. Though the amount of swap I'm using still seems to be about the same. According to top I'm using 33% of my memory, yet my cache/buffers are super full and my disk is resorting to using swap. Not sure if there's anything that can be done about this?

[hpoon]

If it helps, vm.swappiness has always been set to 10 on the host machine, and now I'm just setting it to 0 for the frigate container - hopefully that reduces the swap usage too