[Feature Request] Custom storage provider for media files (S3-like or WebDAV)

[dotWee]

Describe what you are trying to accomplish and why in non technical terms

Frigate's media directory uses a lot of storage. It would be useful to use custom storage providers like S3 or WebDAV.

This would also be useful for cloud-hosting environments.

Describe the solution you'd like

Being able to persist events & clips to S3 or WebDAV.

Describe alternatives you've considered

When using Docker, mounting the /media directory to an external drive with more space.

Additional context

I'm considering implementing this feature myself, but my Python experience is pretty limited. Let me know if this feature is marked as low-priority or not planed for implementing, maybe I'll contribute this feature.

[natm]

This would be a great addition, I have been using Frigate for a couple of years now and store recordings + clips offsite. I do this using a custom NodeRED pipeline which is triggered via MQTT, it uploads clips to a local Minio container. That local container has bucket replication setup to another Minio instance in a different country.

I would love to see the ability to store in an S3 compatible object store (e.g. AWS or Minio).

[rhatguy]

@natm wonder if you could share any pointers or tips you have on the minio replication setup? I know its not technically related to frigate, but I've been thinking about setting something like this up with a local and remote RPI with USB SSD for a while and just haven't gotten it started yet. Very interested.

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[dotWee]

Currently digging into the source code, i'll try to implement this for myself. Already forked the repo, but haven't published any code yet. Will update this issue on progress.

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[anuragbhatia]

Over an year passed on this discussion. Any ideas if option of s3 as storage is being considered now? I would love to have that feature. Would make handing HA storage much more easier.

[IvanBoykov]

would love to have this functional too Nice to have some retry logic, at least for latest records to not lost something because temporary network glitchs.