Why Does Frigate Camera Stream Freeze After Hours?
- Camera RTSP timeout behavior
- Network jitter accumulation
- ffmpeg reconnect settings suboptimal
Problem Description
When your Frigate Frigate Long-Run Stream Stability isn't working as expected, it usually traces back to one of a small number of causes — this guide covers them in order, starting with the most likely.
Symptoms
- Stream freeze after long uptime
- No new frames
- Restart temporarily fixes
Recognize these? Here's what usually causes it.
Common Causes
- Camera RTSP timeout behavior
- Network jitter accumulation
- ffmpeg reconnect settings suboptimal
Most fixes happen in the first 3 steps.
Do not disable reconnect logic to mask unstable stream behavior.
Tools & Requirements
Step-by-Step Solution
Inspect freeze cadence
Identify consistent runtime window before stream freeze appears.
Adjust reconnect strategy
Set robust ffmpeg reconnect and timeout values.
Verify camera health
Update camera firmware and test direct RTSP stability.
Quick Solutions
Still having issues? This is usually the deeper cause below.
Camera issues that start suddenly almost always trace back to an upload bandwidth drop — run a speed test before assuming hardware failure.
Long-run soak tests catch issues that short functional tests miss.
Live view problems that start suddenly usually trace back to an upload speed drop — the camera itself is fine, the bandwidth path to the cloud isn't.
- Camera RTSP timeout behavior
- Network jitter accumulation
- ffmpeg reconnect settings suboptimal
Before you go — try one of these (they fix most cases).
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