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 [![](http://img.youtube.com/vi/nqHbCtyo4dY/0.jpg)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nqHbCtyo4dY "Frigate")
 
 ## Getting Started
-Download and build the container with
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+First, ensure that you have installed the Edge TPU runtime and Python library for your Google Coral as described [here](https://coral.withgoogle.com/docs/accelerator/get-started/)
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+Then, download and build the container with
 ```
 git clone https://github.com/blakeblackshear/frigate.git
 docker build -t frigate .