support env var substitution for notification email

`notifications.email` is now an `EnvString`, so it can come from `secrets.yaml`, a Docker secret, or a container env var. `/api/config` returns the resolved value, so the email is now redacted for non-admin users, including each camera's inherited copy and the profile `base_config` copy.

docs/docs/configuration/advanced/reference.md

@@ -571,6 +571,8 @@ notifications:
   enabled: False
   # Optional: Email for push service to reach out to
   # NOTE: This is required to use notifications
+  # NOTE: Email can be specified with an environment variable or docker secrets that must begin with 'FRIGATE_'.
+  #       e.g. email: '{FRIGATE_NOTIFICATION_EMAIL}'
   email: "admin@example.com"
   # Optional: Cooldown time for notifications in seconds (default: shown below)
   cooldown: 0

frigate/api/app.py

@@ -306,9 +306,12 @@ def config(request: Request):
         mode="json", warnings="none", exclude_none=True
     )
 
-    # remove environment_vars for non-admin users
-    if request.headers.get("remote-role") != "admin":
+    is_admin = request.headers.get("remote-role") == "admin"
+
+    # hide environment_vars and the notification email from non-admin users
+    if not is_admin:
         config.pop("environment_vars", None)
+        redact_credential(config["notifications"], "email")
 
     # redact mqtt credentials
     redact_credential(config["mqtt"], "password")
@@ -365,7 +368,15 @@ def config(request: Request):
                 camera_name
             )
             if base_sections:
-                camera_dict["base_config"] = base_sections
+                # copy so redaction below can't alter the profile manager's cache
+                camera_dict["base_config"] = copy.deepcopy(base_sections)
+
+        # cameras inherit the global notification email
+        if not is_admin:
+            redact_credential(camera_dict["notifications"], "email")
+            redact_credential(
+                camera_dict.get("base_config", {}).get("notifications", {}), "email"
+            )
 
     # remove go2rtc stream passwords
     go2rtc: dict[str, Any] = config_obj.go2rtc.model_dump(

frigate/config/camera/notification.py

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 from pydantic import Field
 
 from ..base import FrigateBaseModel
+from ..env import EnvString
 
 __all__ = ["NotificationConfig"]
 
@@ -11,7 +12,7 @@ class NotificationConfig(FrigateBaseModel):
         title="Enable notifications",
         description="Enable or disable notifications for all cameras; can be overridden per-camera.",
     )
-    email: str | None = Field(
+    email: EnvString | None = Field(
         default=None,
         title="Notification email",
         description="Email address used for push notifications or required by certain notification providers.",

frigate/test/http_api/test_http_app.py

@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ from unittest.mock import Mock, patch
 
 import frigate.genai
 from frigate.config import GenAIProviderEnum
+from frigate.config.env import FRIGATE_ENV_VARS
 from frigate.const import MODEL_CACHE_DIR, REDACTED_CREDENTIAL_SENTINEL
 from frigate.genai import GenAIClient
 from frigate.models import Event, Recordings, ReviewSegment
@@ -92,6 +93,30 @@ class TestHttpApp(BaseTestHttp):
             mqtt = response.json()["mqtt"]
             assert mqtt["password"] == REDACTED_CREDENTIAL_SENTINEL
 
+    def test_config_response_hides_notification_email_from_viewers(self):
+        self.minimal_config["notifications"] = {"email": "{FRIGATE_TEST_EMAIL}"}
+
+        with patch.dict(FRIGATE_ENV_VARS, {"FRIGATE_TEST_EMAIL": "me@example.com"}):
+            app = super().create_app()
+
+        assert app.frigate_config.notifications.email == "me@example.com"
+
+        with AuthTestClient(app) as client:
+            response = client.get(
+                "/config",
+                headers={"remote-user": "viewer", "remote-role": "viewer"},
+            )
+            assert response.status_code == 200
+            config = response.json()
+            assert config["notifications"]["email"] == REDACTED_CREDENTIAL_SENTINEL
+            assert (
+                config["cameras"]["front_door"]["notifications"]["email"]
+                == REDACTED_CREDENTIAL_SENTINEL
+            )
+
+            response = client.get("/config")
+            assert response.json()["notifications"]["email"] == "me@example.com"
+
     def test_config_response_keeps_plus_model_reference(self):
         model_id = "test_plus_reference"
         model_path = os.path.join(MODEL_CACHE_DIR, model_id)