From 2d3d9080c36df257caeb449877f62facfa5580bf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Nicolas Mowen <nickmowen213@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2025 06:25:42 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Include DB in safe mode config

Copy DB when going into safe mode to avoid creating a new one if a user has configured a separate location
---
 frigate/config/config.py | 4 ++++
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+)

diff --git a/frigate/config/config.py b/frigate/config/config.py
index 7ce9c73b4..6342c13bf 100644
--- a/frigate/config/config.py
+++ b/frigate/config/config.py
@@ -792,6 +792,10 @@ class FrigateConfig(FrigateBaseModel):
             # copy over auth and proxy config in case auth needs to be enforced
             safe_config["auth"] = config.get("auth", {})
             safe_config["proxy"] = config.get("proxy", {})
+
+            # copy over database config for auth and so a new db is not created
+            safe_config["database"] = config.get("database", {})
+
             return cls.parse_object(safe_config, **context)
 
         # Validate and return the config dict.