Set User Agent for FFmpeg calls

.gitignore

@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@
 *.pyc
 *.swp
 debug
-.vscode
+.vscode/**
+!.vscode/launch.json
 config/config.yml
 models
 *.mp4

.vscode/launch.json

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+{
+  "configurations": [
+    {
+      "name": "Python: Frigate",
+      "type": "python",
+      "request": "launch",
+      "module": "frigate",
+      "justMyCode": true
+    }
+  ]
+}

docs/docs/configuration/index.md

@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ birdseye:
 # Optional: ffmpeg configuration
 ffmpeg:
   # Optional: global ffmpeg args (default: shown below)
-  global_args: -hide_banner -loglevel warning
+  global_args: -hide_banner -loglevel warning -user_agent "FFmpeg Frigate"
   # Optional: global hwaccel args (default: shown below)
   # NOTE: See hardware acceleration docs for your specific device
   hwaccel_args: []

frigate/config.py

@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ from frigate.ffmpeg_presets import (
     parse_preset_output_record,
     parse_preset_output_rtmp,
 )
+from frigate.version import VERSION
 
 logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
@@ -357,7 +358,13 @@ class BirdseyeCameraConfig(BaseModel):
     )
 
 
-FFMPEG_GLOBAL_ARGS_DEFAULT = ["-hide_banner", "-loglevel", "warning"]
+FFMPEG_GLOBAL_ARGS_DEFAULT = [
+    "-hide_banner",
+    "-loglevel",
+    "warning",
+    "-user_agent",
+    f"FFmpeg Frigate/{VERSION}",
+]
 FFMPEG_INPUT_ARGS_DEFAULT = [
     "-avoid_negative_ts",
     "make_zero",