[Support]: Error - frigate.api.media b"

[Landonthi]

Describe the problem you are having

I have a whole bunch of the same error in my system logs. Im not entirely sure if it's causing issues or not but thought I would post it here to be looked at.

Version

0.15.0-cea210d

What browser(s) are you using?

Safari Version 18.3 (20620.2.4.11.5)

Frigate config file

mqtt:
  host: 192.168.1.252
  user: frigate
  password: ########
  port: 1883

detectors:
  cpu:
    type: cpu
    num_threads: 4

go2rtc:
  streams:
    Driveway: ffmpeg:rtsp://######:######@192.168.1.41:554
    Frontdoor: ffmpeg:rtsp://######:######@192.168.1.42:554
    Side: ffmpeg:rtsp://######:######@192.168.1.43:554
    Backyard: ffmpeg:rtsp://######:######@192.168.1.44:554
    Kitchen: ffmpeg:rtsp://######:######@192.168.1.45:554
    Basement: ffmpeg:rtsp://######:######@192.168.1.46:554
    Garage: ffmpeg:rtsp://######:######@192.168.1.47:554

cameras:
  Driveway:
    ui:
      order: 1
    ffmpeg:
      inputs:
        - path: rtsp://127.0.0.1:8554/Driveway
          roles:
            - detect
            - record
    record:
      enabled: true
      retain:
        days: 10
      alerts:
        retain:
          days: 10
      detections:
        retain:
          days: 10
    snapshots:
      enabled: true
    detect:
      enabled: true
      width: 2688
      height: 1512
      fps: 5
    objects:
      track:
        - person
        - car
        - cat
        - dog
    zones:
      Driveway_pad:
        coordinates: 
          0.061,0.992,0.112,0.571,0.176,0.373,0.221,0.157,0.37,0.132,0.458,0.129,0.599,0.146,0.695,0.159,0.759,0.386,0.812,0.589,0.86,0.859,0.86,0.995
        loitering_time: 0
  Frontdoor:
    ui:
      order: 2
    ffmpeg:
      inputs:
        - path: rtsp://127.0.0.1:8554/Frontdoor
          roles:
            - detect
            - record
    record:
      enabled: true
      retain:
        days: 10
      alerts:
        retain:
          days: 10
      detections:
        retain:
          days: 10
    snapshots:
      enabled: true
    detect:
      enabled: true
      width: 1512
      height: 2688
      fps: 5
    objects:
      track:
        - person
        - car
        - cat
        - dog
      filters:
        car: {}
    zones:
      porch:
        coordinates: 
          0,1278,0,2688,543,2688,1006,2688,1376,2688,1520,2666,1153,1882,932,1673,891,1611,835,1573,709,1299,387,1114,305,807,254,480,0,478
    motion: {}
    review:
      alerts:
        required_zones: porch
  Side:
    ui:
      order: 3
    ffmpeg:
      inputs:
        - path: rtsp://127.0.0.1:8554/Side
          roles:
            - detect
            - record
    record:
      enabled: true
      retain:
        days: 10
      alerts:
        retain:
          days: 10
      detections:
        retain:
          days: 10
    snapshots:
      enabled: true
    detect:
      enabled: true
      width: 2688
      height: 1512
      fps: 5
    objects:
      track:
        - person
        - car
        - cat
        - dog
  Backyard:
    ui:
      order: 4
    ffmpeg:
      inputs:
        - path: rtsp://127.0.0.1:8554/Backyard
          roles:
            - detect
            - record
    record:
      enabled: true
      retain:
        days: 10
      alerts:
        retain:
          days: 10
      detections:
        retain:
          days: 10
    snapshots:
      enabled: true
    detect:
      enabled: true
      width: 1512
      height: 2866
      fps: 5
    objects:
      track:
        - person
        - car
        - cat
        - dog
  Kitchen:
    ui:
      order: 5
    ffmpeg:
      inputs:
        - path: rtsp://127.0.0.1:8554/Kitchen
          roles:
            - detect
            - record
    record:
      enabled: true
      retain:
        days: 10
      alerts:
        retain:
          days: 10
      detections:
        retain:
          days: 10
    snapshots:
      enabled: true
    detect:
      enabled: true
      width: 2688
      height: 1512
      fps: 5
    objects:
      track:
        - person
        - car
        - cat
        - dog
  Basement:
    ui:
      order: 6
    ffmpeg:
      inputs:
        - path: rtsp://127.0.0.1:8554/Basement
          roles:
            - detect
            - record
    record:
      enabled: true
      retain:
        days: 10
      alerts:
        retain:
          days: 10
      detections:
        retain:
          days: 10
    snapshots:
      enabled: true
    detect:
      enabled: true
      width: 2688
      height: 1512
      fps: 5
    objects:
      track:
        - person
        - car
        - cat
        - dog
      filters:
        person:
          mask:
            - 1570,530,1882,500
    motion: {}
  Garage:
    ui:
      order: 7
    ffmpeg:
      inputs:
        - path: rtsp://127.0.0.1:8554/Garage
          roles:
            - detect
            - record
    record:
      enabled: true
      retain:
        days: 10
      alerts:
        retain:
          days: 10
      detections:
        retain:
          days: 10
    snapshots:
      enabled: true
    detect:
      enabled: true
      width: 1512
      height: 2688
      fps: 5
    objects:
      track:
        - person
        - car
        - cat
        - dog
version: 0.15-1

Relevant Frigate log output

2025-02-09 23:17:25.547240219  [2025-02-09 23:17:25] frigate.api.media              ERROR   : b''
2025-02-09 23:17:25.568031219  [2025-02-09 23:17:25] frigate.api.media              ERROR   : b''
2025-02-09 23:17:25.594910219  [2025-02-09 23:17:25] frigate.api.media              ERROR   : b''
2025-02-09 23:17:25.602532761  [2025-02-09 23:17:25] frigate.api.media              ERROR   : b''
2025-02-09 23:17:25.640443136  [2025-02-09 23:17:25] frigate.api.media              ERROR   : b''
2025-02-09 23:17:25.664800595  [2025-02-09 23:17:25] frigate.api.media              ERROR   : b''
2025-02-09 23:17:25.692496553  [2025-02-09 23:17:25] frigate.api.media              ERROR   : b''
2025-02-09 23:17:25.730246595  [2025-02-09 23:17:25] frigate.api.media              ERROR   : b''
2025-02-09 23:17:25.745021428  [2025-02-09 23:17:25] frigate.api.media              ERROR   : b''
2025-02-09 23:17:25.764834636  [2025-02-09 23:17:25] frigate.api.media              ERROR   : b''
2025-02-09 23:38:20.118586717  [2025-02-09 23:38:20] frigate.api.media              ERROR   : b''
2025-02-09 23:38:20.124857550  [2025-02-09 23:38:20] frigate.api.media              ERROR   : b''
2025-02-09 23:38:20.254396758  [2025-02-09 23:38:20] frigate.api.media              ERROR   : b''
2025-02-09 23:38:20.254399008  [2025-02-09 23:38:20] frigate.api.media              ERROR   : b''
2025-02-09 23:38:20.300539633  [2025-02-09 23:38:20] frigate.api.media              ERROR   : b''
2025-02-09 23:38:20.324156258  [2025-02-09 23:38:20] frigate.api.media              ERROR   : b''
2025-02-09 23:38:20.518745300  [2025-02-09 23:38:20] frigate.api.media              ERROR   : b''
2025-02-09 23:38:20.537124717  [2025-02-09 23:38:20] frigate.api.media              ERROR   : b''
2025-02-09 23:38:20.621685425  [2025-02-09 23:38:20] frigate.api.media              ERROR   : b''
2025-02-09 23:38:20.621813550  [2025-02-09 23:38:20] frigate.api.media              ERROR   : b''
2025-02-09 23:39:01.301356597  [2025-02-09 23:39:01] frigate.api.media              ERROR   : b''
2025-02-09 23:39:01.476796639  [2025-02-09 23:39:01] frigate.api.media              ERROR   : b''
2025-02-09 23:39:01.537867472  [2025-02-09 23:39:01] frigate.api.media              ERROR   : b''
2025-02-09 23:39:01.544026055  [2025-02-09 23:39:01] frigate.api.media              ERROR   : b''
2025-02-09 23:39:01.579270680  [2025-02-09 23:39:01] frigate.api.media              ERROR   : b''
2025-02-09 23:39:01.584469597  [2025-02-09 23:39:01] frigate.api.media              ERROR   : b''
2025-02-09 23:39:01.693605750  [2025-02-09 23:39:01] frigate.api.media              ERROR   : b''
2025-02-09 23:39:01.788355541  [2025-02-09 23:39:01] frigate.api.media              ERROR   : b''
2025-02-09 23:39:01.788357833  [2025-02-09 23:39:01] frigate.api.media              ERROR   : b''
2025-02-09 23:39:01.829461083  [2025-02-09 23:39:01] frigate.api.media              ERROR   : b''
2025-02-09 23:42:47.722060215  [2025-02-09 23:42:47] frigate.api.media              ERROR   : b''
2025-02-09 23:42:47.746996340  [2025-02-09 23:42:47] frigate.api.media              ERROR   : b''
2025-02-09 23:42:47.760189299  [2025-02-09 23:42:47] frigate.api.media              ERROR   : b''
2025-02-09 23:42:47.874926507  [2025-02-09 23:42:47] frigate.api.media              ERROR   : b''
2025-02-09 23:42:47.874928466  [2025-02-09 23:42:47] frigate.api.media              ERROR   : b''
2025-02-09 23:42:47.917999882  [2025-02-09 23:42:47] frigate.api.media              ERROR   : b''
2025-02-09 23:42:47.918002174  [2025-02-09 23:42:47] frigate.api.media              ERROR   : b''
2025-02-09 23:42:47.924092216  [2025-02-09 23:42:47] frigate.api.media              ERROR   : b''
2025-02-09 23:42:47.947485216  [2025-02-09 23:42:47] frigate.api.media              ERROR   : b''
2025-02-09 23:42:48.011825049  [2025-02-09 23:42:48] frigate.api.media              ERROR   : b''

Relevant go2rtc log output

2025-02-09 20:51:30.841012208  [INFO] Preparing new go2rtc config...
2025-02-09 20:51:32.193257584  [INFO] Starting go2rtc...
2025-02-09 20:51:32.237738125  20:51:32.237 INF go2rtc platform=linux/arm64 revision=b2399f3 version=1.9.2
2025-02-09 20:51:32.237739875  20:51:32.237 INF config path=/dev/shm/go2rtc.yaml
2025-02-09 20:51:32.237961834  20:51:32.237 INF [rtsp] listen addr=:8554
2025-02-09 20:51:32.238007667  20:51:32.237 INF [webrtc] listen addr=:8555/tcp
2025-02-09 20:51:32.238195417  20:51:32.238 INF [api] listen addr=:1984
2025-02-09 20:51:40.841100838  [INFO] Starting go2rtc healthcheck service...

FFprobe output from your camera

Not sure about this but will look into it and post back

Frigate stats

No response

Install method

Docker Compose

docker-compose file or Docker CLI command

version: "3.9"
services:
  frigate:
    container_name: frigatenas
    privileged: true
    restart: unless-stopped
    image: ghcr.io/blakeblackshear/frigate:0.15.0-standard-arm64
    shm_size: "4gb"
    volumes:
      - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ca
      - /Volumes/frigate/config:/config
      - /Volumes/frigate/media:/media/frigate
      - type: tmpfs # 2GB of memory
        target: /tmp/cache
        tmpfs:
          size: 2000000000
    ports:
      - "5000:5000" # Port used by the Web UI
      - "8554:8554" # RTSP feeds
      - "8555:8555/tcp" # WebRTC over tcp
      - "8555:8555/udp" # WebRTC over udp
    environment:
      FRIGATE_RTSP_PASSWORD: "########"

Object Detector

CPU (no coral)

Network connection

Wired

Camera make and model

hikvision (7 different models)

Screenshots of the Frigate UI's System metrics pages

Any other information that may be helpful

Mac mini M4 - 16gb/256gb
NAS Network storage
Portainer ce 2.21.5
Docker desktop Mac --
Version4.38.0 (181591)
Engine: 27.5.1
Compose: v2.32.4-desktop.1
Credential Helper: v0.8.2
Kubernetes: v1.31.4

Attached Nginx logs
nginx-logs.txt
frigate-logs.txt

[Landonthi]

I wanted to submit a quick follow up. I let the system run overnight and at some point frigate must have crashed from so many errors being generated, I was unable to save an error log. I was able to restart frigate from the website and it restarted with out the b” errors and ran for quite a few hours before I checked the frigate system logs and found some errors again. I have downloaded the log and attached it to this reply.

The new version is great guys and I really like it. I’m hoping I can get the small issues worked out so it runs as stable as it did on my old i5/ubuntu setup. Thanks for all your hard work.

frigate-logs.txt

[NickM-27]

Set the timezone env variable

[Landonthi]

I got the time zone to updated using the env variable in the compose file. But I can't get the RTSP password string to accept in the compose file as I had to move the environment variable up from the bottom to near the top to make it work.

FRIGATE_RTSP_PASSWORD: “######”

Do I need the RTSP password string if I have my camera setup using go2rtc?

go2rtc:
streams:
Driveway: rtsp://admin:Mindyd99@192.168.1.41:554

cameras:
Driveway:
ui:
order: 1
ffmpeg:
inputs:
- path: rtsp://127.0.0.1:8554/Driveway
roles:
- detect
- record

[hawkeye217]

Do I need the RTSP password string if I have my camera setup using go2rtc?

No you don't. The way you've set it up now is just fine.

[Landonthi]

Thank you for the continued assistance. I have started from scratch including the OS on the Mac mini, docker, etc. I still can't get to the bottom of the b" errors other then its the preview bar not working. I have setup the mini to use a 2tb usb SSD drive and will let it run for the night. I may have gotten to the bottom of the other errors, I guess we will see in the morning when I check on it.

[Landonthi]

24 hrs of it running now with the usb SSD drive and I only have the one reoccurring error. It’s still just the frigate.api.media b” error, I believe Nick said it was related to the time line preview.

I will leave it for now as is and in a day or so I will set it back up with my NAS for storage and see what kind of issues that brings. If you guys need anything from me to help dig into the above error please let me know.

Great work on version 15 guys!

[Landonthi]

Seems to be resolved and not an issue anymore. Not sure what fixed the problem.