diff --git a/docs/docs/configuration/profiles.md b/docs/docs/configuration/profiles.md index cbbf37442..356c1c8d0 100644 --- a/docs/docs/configuration/profiles.md +++ b/docs/docs/configuration/profiles.md @@ -24,7 +24,16 @@ Profile changes are applied in-memory and take effect immediately — no restart The easiest way to define profiles is to use the Frigate UI. Profiles can also be configured manually in your configuration file. -### Defining Profiles +### Using the UI + +To create and manage profiles from the UI, open **Settings**. From there you can: + +1. **Create a profile** — Navigate to **Profiles**. Click the **Add Profile** button, enter a name (and optionally a profile ID). +2. **Configure overrides** — Navigate to a camera configuration section (e.g. Motion detection, Record, Notifications). In the top right, two buttons will appear - choose a camera and a profile from the profile selector to edit overrides for that camera and section. Only the fields you change will be stored as overrides — fields that require a restart are hidden since profiles are applied at runtime. You can click the **Remove Profile Override** button +3. **Activate a profile** — Navigate to **Profiles**, then choose a profile in the Active Profile dropdown to activate it. The active profile is also shown in the status bar at the bottom of the screen on desktop browsers. +4. **Delete a profile** — Navigate to **Profiles**, then click the trash icon for a profile. This removes the profile definition and all camera overrides associated with it. + +### Defining Profiles in YAML First, define your profiles at the top level of your Frigate config. Every profile name referenced by a camera must be defined here.