diff --git a/frigate/comms/config_updater.py b/frigate/comms/config_updater.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..3aaa54ee3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frigate/comms/config_updater.py
@@ -0,0 +1,79 @@
+"""Facilitates communication between processes."""
+
+import multiprocessing as mp
+import os
+import threading
+from multiprocessing.synchronize import Event as MpEvent
+from typing import Callable, Optional
+
+import zmq
+
+from frigate.comms.dispatcher import Communicator
+from frigate.const import PORT_INTER_PROCESS_CONFIG
+
+
+class ConfigPublisher(Communicator):
+    """Publishes config changes to different processes."""
+
+    def __init__(self) -> None:
+        INTER_PROCESS_COMM_PORT = (
+            os.environ.get("INTER_PROCESS_CONFIG_PORT") or PORT_INTER_PROCESS_CONFIG
+        )
+        self.context = zmq.Context()
+        self.socket = self.context.socket(zmq.PUB)
+        self.socket.bind(f"tcp://127.0.0.1:{INTER_PROCESS_COMM_PORT}")
+        self.stop_event: MpEvent = mp.Event()
+
+    def publish(self, topic: str, payload: str, retain: bool) -> None:
+        """There is no communication back to the processes."""
+        self.socket.send_string(topic, flags=zmq.SNDMORE)
+        self.socket.send_pyobj(payload)
+
+    def subscribe(self, receiver: Callable) -> None:
+        self._dispatcher = receiver
+        self.reader_thread = threading.Thread(target=self.read)
+        self.reader_thread.start()
+
+    def read(self) -> None:
+        while not self.stop_event.wait(0.5):
+            while True:  # load all messages that are queued
+                try:
+                    (topic, value) = self.socket.recv_pyobj(flags=zmq.NOBLOCK)
+
+                    response = self._dispatcher(topic, value)
+
+                    if response is not None:
+                        self.socket.send_pyobj(response)
+                    else:
+                        self.socket.send_pyobj([])
+                except zmq.ZMQError:
+                    break
+
+    def stop(self) -> None:
+        self.stop_event.set()
+        self.reader_thread.join()
+        self.socket.close()
+        self.context.destroy()
+
+
+class ConfigSubscriber:
+    """Simplifies receiving an updated config."""
+
+    def __init__(self, topic: str) -> None:
+        port = os.environ.get("INTER_PROCESS_CONFIG_PORT") or PORT_INTER_PROCESS_CONFIG
+        self.context = zmq.Context()
+        self.socket = self.context.socket(zmq.SUB)
+        self.socket.setsockopt_string(zmq.SUBSCRIBE, topic)
+        self.socket.connect(f"tcp://127.0.0.1:{port}")
+
+    def check_for_update(self) -> Optional[any]:
+        """Sends data and then waits for reply."""
+        try:
+            self.socket.recv_string(flags=zmq.NOBLOCK)  # receive the topic string
+            return self.socket.recv_pyobj()
+        except zmq.ZMQError:
+            return None
+
+    def stop(self) -> None:
+        self.socket.close()
+        self.context.destroy()
diff --git a/frigate/const.py b/frigate/const.py
index 158996116..7c56bb337 100644
--- a/frigate/const.py
+++ b/frigate/const.py
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ DRIVER_INTEL_iHD = "iHD"
 # Ports
 
 PORT_INTER_PROCESS_COMM = 4892
+PORT_INTER_PROCESS_CONFIG = 4893
 
 # Record Values