update

Manually checking for software updates is cumbersome, so here is another little script to check for a software update for Frigate, which runs inside a Docker Container.

Create Script

Create a file using your text editor, I use nano editor. Be sure to edit to match your setup in the Edit Area.

touch frigate_check nano -w frigate_check

#!/bin/bash

######################
##    EDIT AREA     ##
######################

# Optional: include [ test ] with call to script, i.e. ./frigate_check test
# Else Force Test API and return values only (0=TRUE;1=FALSE)
API_TEST=1
# Frigate IP and PORT
IPADDR="192.168.1.5"
IPPORT="5000"
# Frigate docker file location (docker-compose.yml)
FRIGATE_DOCKER="/srv/docker/Frigate"
# CURL timeout [seconds]
CURL_TIMEOUT=10
# Frigate REPO to Check
FRIGATE_REPO="blakeblackshear/frigate/releases/latest"
# Github API REPO
FRIGATE_GITHUB_API="https://api.github.com/repos/$FRIGATE_REPO"
# Frigate LOCAL to Check
FRIGATE_LOCAL_API="http://$IPADDR:$IPPORT/api/version"

######################
##     EDIT END     ##
######################

# Check cURL command if available (required), abort if does not exists
type curl >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo -e >&2 "Requires 'curl' but it's not installed. Install with:\nsudo apt install curl\nAborting..."; exit 1; }
# Check jq command if available (required), abort if not installed
type jq >/dev/null 2>&1 || { echo -e >&2 "Requires 'jq' but it's not installed. Install with:\nsudo apt install jq\nAborting..."; exit 1; }

if [ -n "$1" ] && [ "$1" != "test" ]; then
     { echo -e >&2 "Unknown command '$1'\nAborting..."; exit 1; }
elif [ "$1" == "test" ]; then
    echo
    echo "-*- Testing API and Return Value -*-"
else
    echo -n "Checking if there is an newer version of Frigate"
fi
while (( i++ < 4 )); do
    echo -n " ."
    sleep 1
done
echo

CURRENT_CONNECT=$(curl --connect-timeout $CURL_TIMEOUT --head --write-out "%{http_code}" --output /dev/null --silent "$FRIGATE_GITHUB_API" )
INSTALL_CONNECT=$(curl --connect-timeout $CURL_TIMEOUT --head --write-out "%{http_code}" --output /dev/null --silent "$FRIGATE_LOCAL_API" )

if [[ "$CURRENT_CONNECT" -ne 200 ]]; then
    CURRENT="API unreachable, current version unavailable"
else
    #CURRENT=$(curl --connect-timeout $CURL_TIMEOUT --silent --request GET "$FRIGATE_GITHUB_API" -H "Accept: application/json" | jq ".name" -r)
    CURRENT=$(curl --silent --request GET "$FRIGATE_GITHUB_API" -H "Accept: application/json" | jq ".name" -r)
    CURRENT_VERSION=$(echo "$CURRENT" | sed -n "s/[^0-9]\+\([0-9.]\+\).*/\1/p" | sed -e "s/^[[:space:]]*$//")
fi
if [[ "$INSTALL_CONNECT" -ne 200 ]]; then
    INSTALL="API unreachable, installed version unavailable"
else
    #INSTALL=$(curl --connect-timeout $CURL_TIMEOUT --silent --request GET "$FRIGATE_LOCAL_API")
    INSTALL=$(curl --silent --request GET "$FRIGATE_LOCAL_API")
    INSTALL_VERSION=$(echo "$INSTALL" | cut -d"-" -f 1 | sed -n "s/[^0-9]\+\([0-9.]\+\).*/\0/p" | sed -e "s/^[[:space:]]*$//")
fi

## TEST cURL API RETURN VALUE ##
if  [[ $API_TEST -eq 0 ]] || [ "$1" == "test" ]; then
    echo "CURRENT $CURRENT"
    echo "INSTALL $INSTALL"
    echo "*/*  ##  *//*  ##  */*"
    echo "Current: $CURRENT_VERSION"
    echo "Installed: $INSTALL_VERSION"
    echo "*/*  ##  *//*  ##  */*"
	echo "-*- Change API_TEST to quit test -*-"
	echo
else
    if [[ -z "$CURRENT_VERSION" ]] && [[ "$INSTALL_VERSION" ]]; then
        echo "$CURRENT"
        echo "Installed local version: $INSTALL_VERSION"
        echo "Unable to determine if update is available"
    elif [[ -z "$INSTALL_VERSION" ]] && [[ "$CURRENT_VERSION" ]]; then
        echo "Current available version: $CURRENT_VERSION"
        echo "$INSTALL"
        echo "Unable to determine if update available"
    elif [[ "$CURRENT_VERSION" ]] && [[ "$INSTALL_VERSION" ]]; then
	    if  [ "$CURRENT_VERSION" != "$INSTALL_VERSION" ]; then
            echo "There is a newer version of Frigate available"
            echo "Update to Version: $CURRENT_VERSION"
            echo "Installed Version: $INSTALL_VERSION"
            read -p "Would you like to update now?(Y/n)" -n 1 -r UPDATE
            update=${UPDATE,,}
            if [[ "$update" =~ ^(y| ) ]] || [[ -z "$update" ]]; then
			    cd "$FRIGATE_DOCKER" || { echo -e >&2 "Unable to find Frigate docker file\nAborting..."; exit 1; }
                docker compose pull
                docker compose up -d --remove-orphans
            else
                echo
                echo "Frigate not updated at this time"
                echo "Frigate Running $INSTALL_VERSION"
            fi
        else
		    echo "Current available version: $CURRENT_VERSION"
		    echo "Installed local version: $INSTALL_VERSION"
		    echo "The most recent version of Frigate is installed ($INSTALL_VERSION)"
	    fi
    else
        echo "$CURRENT"
        echo "$INSTALL"
        echo "Try again later"
    fi
fi

Save the file. Example in nano: ctrl+o and ctrl+x

Then switch to a root shell to move the script file, set permissions, and set owner. Be sure to use your own location; I save mine in the docker folder for convenience.

sudo -s
mv frigate_check /srv/docker/
chmod +x /srv/docker/frigate_check
chmod 0750 /srv/docker/frigate_check
chown root:root /srv/docker/frigate_check

You can run manually or use cron to set a schedule to check automatically.

Reference

https://github.com/blakeblackshear/frigate/issues/2236