Hello everyone, I wanted to share my recent success with setting up face recognition using Frigate alongside Deepstack and DoubleTake. After some trial and error, I managed to create a seamless automation that detects when I’m at the front door and triggers a welcome routine!
Here’s how I did it:
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Face Recognition Setup: I started by configuring Frigate to work with my camera and set up Deepstack for face detection. DoubleTake was then used to link the detected faces to my Home Assistant entities. It was a bit tricky at first, but the community documentation was super helpful.
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Automation Logic: I created an automation that triggers when a face is detected at the front door camera. Using the face recognition sensor, I added conditions to ensure it’s specifically me. I also included additional security checks like verifying if my phone is home and if my car is in the garage.
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Welcome Routine: Once the conditions are met, the automation kicks in and does a few things: it turns on the porch light, plays a welcome message through my Sonos speaker, and sends a notification to my phone.
The key was ensuring that the face recognition sensor updates correctly and that the automation doesn’t fire too frequently. I also had to tweak the timeout settings to make sure it doesn’t miss any detections.
This setup has been working perfectly for the past week, and it’s such a cool way to enhance my home security and convenience. I’m excited to explore more possibilities with face recognition in the future!
If anyone has questions or wants to troubleshoot their own setup, feel free to ask. I’m happy to share more details or tips I learned along the way. 