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230 points roryclear | 3 comments | 24 Aug 25 11:34 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source

This runs YOLOv8 + bytetrack with Tinygrad detections (depending on user config) are saved and can be sent to the companion iOS app along with a notification, all video processing is done locally, all footage is encrypted before leaving your computer, and the sending notifications + videos part is optional. This uses tinygrad, so it runs well on my apple silicon macs and should be able to run on a lot of hardware (or will be able to when I remove other deps).
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snickerdoodle12 ◴[24 Aug 25 13:44 UTC] No.45004203[source]▶
how does this compare with frigate?
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sugarpimpdorsey ◴[24 Aug 25 15:54 UTC] No.45005215[source]▶
it's AGPL so you have to give anyone that views your camera feeds a copy of the source
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1. skinkestek ◴[25 Aug 25 05:48 UTC] No.45010617[source]▶
Unless you’re making changes, isn’t it enough to just link back to the original repo?

That said, I’ve also been in the camp that avoids AGPL-except maybe as a way to sell a commercial license while still being "open source," or just to be obnoxious. And honestly, I am still failing to see the upside in being obnoxious for its own sake.

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2. roryclear ◴[25 Aug 25 15:03 UTC] No.45014651[source]▶
It's AGPL because Ultralytics requires it to use YOLO: https://github.com/blakeblackshear/frigate/pull/10717

I'd make it MIT tomorrow if you know a workaround or alternative model

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3. skinkestek ◴[27 Aug 25 08:14 UTC] No.45036814[source]▶
Thanks!

Both for the explanation and for being a person that respects the license even if you (like me) don't particularly like it.