feat: Add Frigate NVR Helm chart with deployment, service, ingress, and configuration files

README.md

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 | [Jellyfin](docs/jellyfin.md) | Media server with PostgreSQL support | Ready |
 | [Home Assistant](docs/home-assistant.md) | Home automation with PostgreSQL recorder and managed secrets | Ready |
 | [ESPHome](docs/esphome.md) | ESPHome dashboard with host network for device discovery | Ready |
+| Frigate | NVR with Rockchip RK3588 hardware acceleration (rkmpp + rknn) | Ready |
 
 ### 3. Usage with FluxCD
 

frigate/Chart.yaml

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+apiVersion: v2
+name: frigate
+description: Frigate NVR Helm chart with Rockchip RK3588 hardware acceleration (CPU/GPU/NPU)
+type: application
+version: 0.1.0
+appVersion: "0.15.0"
+annotations:
+  version-source: github-release:blakeblackshear/frigate
+  version-pattern: "s|^v||"

frigate/templates/_helpers.tpl

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+{{/*
+Common labels
+*/}}
+{{- define "frigate.labels" -}}
+app.kubernetes.io/name: {{ .Chart.Name }}
+app.kubernetes.io/instance: {{ .Release.Name }}
+app.kubernetes.io/version: {{ .Chart.AppVersion | quote }}
+app.kubernetes.io/component: nvr
+app.kubernetes.io/part-of: home-automation
+app.kubernetes.io/managed-by: {{ .Release.Service }}
+{{- end -}}
+
+{{/*
+Selector labels
+*/}}
+{{- define "frigate.selectorLabels" -}}
+app: {{ .Release.Name }}
+{{- end -}}

frigate/templates/configmap.yaml

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+apiVersion: v1
+kind: ConfigMap
+metadata:
+  name: {{ .Release.Name }}-config
+  labels:
+    {{- include "frigate.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+data:
+  config.yaml: |
+{{ toYaml .Values.frigateConfig | indent 4 }}

frigate/templates/deployment.yaml

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+apiVersion: apps/v1
+kind: Deployment
+metadata:
+  name: {{ .Release.Name }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "frigate.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+  annotations:
+    version-source: {{ index .Chart.Annotations "version-source" }}
+spec:
+  replicas: 1
+  strategy:
+    type: Recreate
+  selector:
+    matchLabels:
+      {{- include "frigate.selectorLabels" . | nindent 6 }}
+  template:
+    metadata:
+      labels:
+        {{- include "frigate.selectorLabels" . | nindent 8 }}
+      annotations:
+        # Roll the pod when the config ConfigMap changes
+        checksum/config: {{ include (print $.Template.BasePath "/configmap.yaml") . | sha256sum }}
+    spec:
+      {{- with .Values.nodeSelector }}
+      nodeSelector:
+        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+      {{- end }}
+      {{- with .Values.tolerations }}
+      tolerations:
+        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+      {{- end }}
+      {{- with .Values.affinity }}
+      affinity:
+        {{- toYaml . | nindent 8 }}
+      {{- end }}
+      containers:
+        - name: {{ .Chart.Name }}
+          image: "{{ .Values.image.repository }}:{{ .Values.image.tag | default (printf "%s-rk" (.Chart.AppVersion | toString)) }}"
+          imagePullPolicy: {{ .Values.image.pullPolicy }}
+          ports:
+            - name: http
+              containerPort: {{ .Values.httpPort }}
+              protocol: TCP
+            - name: rtsp
+              containerPort: {{ .Values.rtspPort }}
+              protocol: TCP
+            - name: webrtc
+              containerPort: {{ .Values.webrtcPort }}
+              protocol: TCP
+            - name: webrtc-udp
+              containerPort: {{ .Values.webrtcPort }}
+              protocol: UDP
+          env:
+            - name: TZ
+              value: {{ .Values.timezone | quote }}
+            - name: LIBVA_DRIVER_NAME
+              value: rkmpp
+          {{- if .Values.existingSecret }}
+          envFrom:
+            - secretRef:
+                name: {{ .Values.existingSecret }}
+          {{- end }}
+          securityContext:
+            # RK3588 device nodes (/dev/dri, /dev/rga, /dev/mpp_service) are
+            # accessible only to root + video/render groups. Privileged is the
+            # simplest reliable path on k3s; tighten later with explicit
+            # supplementalGroups if you want.
+            privileged: {{ .Values.rockchip.enabled }}
+          resources:
+            {{- toYaml .Values.resources | nindent 12 }}
+          readinessProbe:
+            httpGet:
+              path: /api/version
+              port: http
+            initialDelaySeconds: 30
+            periodSeconds: 10
+            timeoutSeconds: 5
+            failureThreshold: 6
+          livenessProbe:
+            httpGet:
+              path: /api/version
+              port: http
+            initialDelaySeconds: 120
+            periodSeconds: 30
+            timeoutSeconds: 10
+            failureThreshold: 3
+          volumeMounts:
+            - name: config-file
+              mountPath: /config/config.yaml
+              subPath: config.yaml
+            - name: config
+              mountPath: /config
+            - name: media
+              mountPath: /media/frigate
+            - name: dshm
+              mountPath: /dev/shm
+            - name: localtime
+              mountPath: /etc/localtime
+              readOnly: true
+            {{- if .Values.rockchip.enabled }}
+            {{- range .Values.rockchip.devices }}
+            - name: {{ . | base | replace "_" "-" }}
+              mountPath: {{ . }}
+            {{- end }}
+            {{- end }}
+      volumes:
+        - name: config-file
+          configMap:
+            name: {{ .Release.Name }}-config
+            items:
+              - key: config.yaml
+                path: config.yaml
+        - name: config
+          hostPath:
+            path: {{ required "config.hostPath is required" .Values.config.hostPath }}
+            type: DirectoryOrCreate
+        - name: media
+          hostPath:
+            path: {{ required "media.hostPath is required" .Values.media.hostPath }}
+            type: DirectoryOrCreate
+        - name: dshm
+          emptyDir:
+            medium: Memory
+            sizeLimit: {{ .Values.shmSizeMi }}Mi
+        - name: localtime
+          hostPath:
+            path: /etc/localtime
+            type: File
+        {{- if .Values.rockchip.enabled }}
+        {{- range .Values.rockchip.devices }}
+        - name: {{ . | base | replace "_" "-" }}
+          hostPath:
+            path: {{ . }}
+        {{- end }}
+        {{- end }}

frigate/templates/ingress.yaml

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+{{- range $name, $config := .Values.ingresses }}
+---
+apiVersion: networking.k8s.io/v1
+kind: Ingress
+metadata:
+  name: {{ $.Release.Name }}-{{ $name }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "frigate.labels" $ | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- with $config.annotations }}
+  annotations:
+    {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- end }}
+spec:
+  rules:
+    - host: {{ $config.host }}
+      http:
+        paths:
+          - path: /
+            pathType: Prefix
+            backend:
+              service:
+                name: {{ $.Release.Name }}
+                port:
+                  number: {{ $.Values.service.httpPort }}
+  {{- with $config.tls }}
+  tls:
+    {{- toYaml . | nindent 4 }}
+  {{- end }}
+{{- end }}

frigate/templates/service.yaml

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+apiVersion: v1
+kind: Service
+metadata:
+  name: {{ .Release.Name }}
+  labels:
+    {{- include "frigate.labels" . | nindent 4 }}
+spec:
+  type: {{ .Values.service.type }}
+  selector:
+    {{- include "frigate.selectorLabels" . | nindent 4 }}
+  ports:
+    - name: http
+      port: {{ .Values.service.httpPort }}
+      targetPort: http
+      protocol: TCP
+    - name: rtsp
+      port: {{ .Values.service.rtspPort }}
+      targetPort: rtsp
+      protocol: TCP
+    - name: webrtc-tcp
+      port: {{ .Values.service.webrtcPort }}
+      targetPort: webrtc
+      protocol: TCP
+    - name: webrtc-udp
+      port: {{ .Values.service.webrtcPort }}
+      targetPort: webrtc-udp
+      protocol: UDP

frigate/values.yaml

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+# Default values for the Frigate Helm chart
+# Tailored for Orange Pi 5 Plus (Rockchip RK3588): CPU + Mali GPU + RKNPU detector
+
+image:
+  # Use the -rk variant for Rockchip hardware acceleration
+  repository: ghcr.io/blakeblackshear/frigate
+  tag: ""              # defaults to "stable-rk" (see deployment.yaml) when empty
+  pullPolicy: IfNotPresent
+
+timezone: "Europe/Kyiv"
+
+# Web UI / RTMP / RTSP ports
+httpPort: 5000
+rtspPort: 8554
+webrtcPort: 8555
+
+service:
+  type: ClusterIP
+  httpPort: 5000
+  rtspPort: 8554
+  webrtcPort: 8555
+
+# Frigate needs a large /dev/shm for clip processing.
+# Rough rule of thumb: 40MB per 1080p camera + 10MB overhead.
+shmSizeMi: 512
+
+resources:
+  requests:
+    cpu: "500m"
+    memory: "1Gi"
+  limits:
+    cpu: "4"
+    memory: "4Gi"
+
+# /config persistence (Frigate database, model cache, runtime state)
+config:
+  hostPath: ""         # e.g. /srv/data/frigate/config
+
+# /media/frigate persistence (recordings + snapshots)
+media:
+  hostPath: ""         # e.g. /srv/data/frigate/media
+
+# Rockchip device passthrough (RK3588).
+# Frigate's rockchip docs require these devices for ffmpeg-rkmpp + RKNPU detector.
+rockchip:
+  enabled: true
+  devices:
+    - /dev/dri
+    - /dev/dma_heap
+    - /dev/rga
+    - /dev/mpp_service
+
+# Existing Kubernetes Secret with Frigate substitution env vars
+# (every key in this Secret is exposed in the container as an env var; Frigate
+# substitutes ${KEY} tokens in its config from any env var prefixed FRIGATE_).
+# The Secret must define at minimum:
+#   FRIGATE_MQTT_HOST, FRIGATE_MQTT_USER, FRIGATE_MQTT_PASSWORD
+# Plus one user/password pair per camera, e.g.:
+#   FRIGATE_REOLINK_FRONT_USER, FRIGATE_REOLINK_FRONT_PASSWORD
+existingSecret: ""
+
+# Inline frigate config.yaml. Rendered into a ConfigMap and mounted at
+# /config/config.yaml. Everything except secrets (rtsp passwords, mqtt creds)
+# belongs here; secrets are pulled from `existingSecret` via env substitution.
+frigateConfig:
+  mqtt:
+    enabled: true
+    host: "{FRIGATE_MQTT_HOST}"
+    port: 1883
+    user: "{FRIGATE_MQTT_USER}"
+    password: "{FRIGATE_MQTT_PASSWORD}"
+    topic_prefix: frigate
+    client_id: frigate
+
+  # Rockchip NPU detector (RKNPU on RK3588 has 3 cores).
+  detectors:
+    rknn:
+      type: rknn
+      num_cores: 3
+
+  # Detection model. Frigate auto-downloads supported RKNN models into
+  # /config/model_cache/rknn_cache on first start. Override here to use a
+  # custom .rknn placed on the config volume.
+  model:
+    path: /config/model_cache/rknn_cache/yolov9-t-320x320.rknn
+    model_type: yolo-generic
+    width: 320
+    height: 320
+    input_tensor: nhwc
+    input_pixel_format: rgb
+
+  # Hardware-accelerated video decoding via Rockchip MPP.
+  ffmpeg:
+    hwaccel_args: preset-rkmpp
+
+  detect:
+    enabled: true
+    width: 1280
+    height: 720
+    fps: 5
+
+  snapshots:
+    enabled: true
+    bounding_box: true
+    retain:
+      default: 7
+
+  record:
+    enabled: true
+    retain:
+      days: 3
+      mode: motion
+    alerts:
+      retain:
+        days: 14
+        mode: motion
+    detections:
+      retain:
+        days: 10
+        mode: motion
+
+  birdseye:
+    enabled: true
+    mode: motion
+
+  go2rtc:
+    streams: {}
+
+  logger:
+    default: info
+
+  # Cameras. Override / extend in the cluster HelmRelease.
+  # Use ${VAR} tokens for any value sourced from `existingSecret`.
+  cameras: {}
+
+nodeSelector: {}
+tolerations: []
+affinity: {}
+
+ingresses: {}
+  # https:
+  #   host: frigate.example.com
+  #   annotations: {}
+  #   tls:
+  #     - hosts:
+  #         - frigate.example.com