Why Is Frigate Detect FPS Dropping Over Time?
- Resource leak pattern
- Excessive camera workload
- Thermal throttling
Problem Description
When your Frigate Frigate Detect FPS Degradation 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
- Detect FPS declines
- CPU rises over hours
- Detection lag increases
Recognize these? Here's what usually causes it.
Common Causes
- Resource leak pattern
- Excessive camera workload
- Thermal throttling
Most fixes happen in the first 3 steps.
Do not optimize from short-run snapshots only.
Tools & Requirements
Step-by-Step Solution
Capture performance timeline
Track detect FPS, CPU, and memory over extended runtime.
Right-size workload
Lower detect stream burden where unnecessary.
Stabilize host environment
Address thermal/power constraints causing sustained degradation.
Quick Solutions
Still having issues? This is usually the deeper cause below.
If the sensor still misses events after repositioning, check whether a scheduled 'home' or 'away' mode is overriding the sensitivity setting silently.
Time-based performance charts are essential for diagnosing gradual degradation.
This issue almost always looks more complex than it is — the majority of cases trace back to a single setting, a stale credential, or a default that shipped wrong.
- Resource leak pattern
- Excessive camera workload
- Thermal throttling
Before you go — try one of these (they fix most cases).
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