Strix

 |  STRIX

Camera stream discovery and Frigate config generator.

• 3,600+ camera brands with 100,000+ URL patterns in SQLite database
• automatic device probing in 100ms: ports, ARP/OUI, mDNS/HomeKit, HTTP
• 20 parallel workers test every URL with live screenshots
• supports RTSP, HTTP, RTMP, Bubble, DVRIP and more
• ready Frigate config with smart merge into existing setup
• auto-discovery of Frigate and go2rtc on local network
• zero-dependency static binary for Linux amd64/arm64
• can be used as standalone app, Docker, or Home Assistant add-on

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Live Demo  •  Supported Cameras  •  Video  •  API Docs

Install

Any Linux or Proxmox, one command:

bash <(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/eduard256/Strix/main/install.sh)

Run as root (or with sudo). Interactive installer detects your system (Linux / Proxmox) and guides you through setup.

Open http://YOUR_IP:4567

How it works

Enter camera IP. Strix probes the device - open ports, MAC vendor, mDNS, HTTP server.

Search camera model in database. Enter credentials if needed.

Strix builds all possible stream URLs from database patterns.

20 parallel workers test every URL. Live screenshots, codecs, resolution, latency.

Pick main and sub streams from results.

Generate ready Frigate config. Copy, download, or save directly to Frigate.

Camera works in Frigate. Done.

Other install methods

Docker

docker run -d --name strix --network host --restart unless-stopped eduard256/strix:latest

Docker Compose

Strix only:

curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/eduard256/Strix/main/docker-compose.yml
docker compose up -d

Strix + Frigate:

curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/eduard256/Strix/main/docker-compose.frigate.yml
docker compose -f docker-compose.frigate.yml up -d

Strix + go2rtc:

curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/eduard256/Strix/main/docker-compose.go2rtc.yml
docker compose -f docker-compose.go2rtc.yml up -d

Podman

Podman drops NET_RAW and NET_ADMIN by default, which Strix needs for network scanning. Add them explicitly:

podman run -d \
  --name strix \
  --network host \
  --cap-add=NET_RAW \
  --cap-add=NET_ADMIN \
  --restart unless-stopped \
  eduard256/strix:latest

Or run with --privileged if you prefer.

Home Assistant Add-on

1. Settings > Add-ons > Add-on Store
2. Menu (top right) > Repositories > add https://github.com/eduard256/hassio-strix
3. Install Strix, enable Start on boot and Show in sidebar

Umbrel

Binary

Download from GitHub Releases. No dependencies except ffmpeg for screenshot conversion.

chmod +x strix-linux-amd64
STRIX_LISTEN=:4567 ./strix-linux-amd64

Supported protocols

Protocol	Port	Description
RTSP	554	Most IP cameras
RTSPS	322	RTSP over TLS
HTTP/HTTPS	80/443	MJPEG, JPEG snapshots, HLS, MPEG-TS
RTMP	1935	Some Chinese NVRs
Bubble	80	XMeye/NetSurveillance cameras
DVRIP	34567	Sofia protocol DVR/NVR
HomeKit	51826	Apple HomeKit cameras via HAP

Configuration

Variable	Default	Description
STRIX_LISTEN	:4567	HTTP listen address
STRIX_DB_PATH	cameras.db	Path to SQLite camera database
STRIX_LOG_LEVEL	info	Log level: debug, info, warn, error, trace
STRIX_FRIGATE_URL	auto-discovery	Frigate URL, e.g. http://localhost:5000
STRIX_GO2RTC_URL	auto-discovery	go2rtc URL, e.g. http://localhost:1984

Camera database

SQLite database with 3,600+ brands and 100,000+ URL patterns. Maintained separately in StrixCamDB. Database is embedded in Docker image and bundled with binary releases.

Browse supported cameras - search by brand or model to check if your camera is in the database.

Three entity types:

• Presets - curated sets of popular URL patterns (e.g. “ONVIF”, “Popular RTSP”)
• Brands - all URL patterns for a brand (e.g. “Hikvision”, “Dahua”)
• Models - URL patterns for a specific model within a brand

Camera not in the database? Add it here.

Developers: integrate Strix HTTP API into your smart home platform.

Testing: StrixCamFake - IP camera emulator for development and testing. StrixAHKCamFake - Apple HomeKit camera emulator.