Frigate on Proxmox

  1. Install with helper script, using default settings.
  2. Open console on the Proxmox web interface on the host.
  3. Stop the Friate LXC pct stop <container_id>.
  4. Edit the config file nano /etc/pve/lxc/<container_id>.conf.
  5. Add mp0: /<location>/<of>/<mount>,mp=/media/frigate. Note that the path /media/frigate is mandatory for Frigate to use the external drive.
  6. Set the permissions for the drive chown -R 1000:1000 /mnt/storage/frigate and chmod -R 775 /mnt/storage/frigate.
  7. Start the container again pct start <container_id>.

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