frigate-smtp/README.md

Frigate SMTP Notifications

Sends email notifications when Frigate NVR detects an object.

Setup

This guide assumes you have Home Assistant and Frigate already set up. If you don't, you can follow this tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XWNquH3tNxc (not my video). This guide also assumes you have access to your Home Assistant integration from outside your local network.

Setup Gmail SMTP server:

1. Go to https://myaccount.google.com/apppasswords
2. Create a new password with a memorable name like "python" or "smtp"
3. Copy and paste your password into config.json - "password": "app password goes here",
4. Change your-email@gmail.com in config.json to your email.

Snapshots:

Modify config.json: "frigate_url": "https://your.homeassistantdomain.com",

Setup MQTT:

Modify config.json: Change the IP, username, and password to match the user you have made for Home Assistant (or you can make a separate user for this script)