Pretty Fly for a Spy Pi
Jeff Geerling
Feb 27, 2026 15:00
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I more than doubled the performance of my NVR with a new CM5 board. And it has PoE+ built in!
Some of the resources I referenced in this video (some links are affiliate links):
- Exaviz Cruiser: https://exa-pedia.com/docs/cruiser/
- Frigate: https://frigate.video
- Seagate IronWolf NAS 4TB HDD: https://amzn.to/46vIPyx
- Hard Drive sleds (Dell R720-compatible): https://www.ebay.com/itm/404293056771
- DeskPi 2U mini rack mount: https://deskpi.com/products/deskpi-2u-mini-rack-mount-case-pre-order-for-the-exaviz-cruiser-carrier-board
- My 1U Interceptor NVR build from 2024: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7wkVGcdI2vk
- Blog post configuring Hailo and Frigate on Pi CM5: https://www.jeffgeerling.com/blog/2026/frigate-with-hailo-for-object-detection-on-a-raspberry-pi/
Exaviz sent me a prototype version of the Cruiser for testing, and DeskPi sent an early prototype of their mini rack case for the Cruiser. Neither company paid for this video or had any input in its production, but I still mark my videos as 'sponsored' if any equipment was provided by vendors in the making of the video. See my sponsorship policies here: https://github.com/geerlingguy/youtube#sponsorships
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Contents:
Science & Technology
#exaviz
#axzez
#frigate
#nvr
#dvr
#raspberry pi
#cm5
#compute module
#network
#poe
#power
#over
#ethernet
#camera
#net
#video
#recorder
#digital
#powered
#device
#rackmount
#mini rack
#10 inch
#build
#hard drive
#nas
#attached
#storage
#hdd
#ssd
#nvme
#carrier
#board
#review
#tested
#software
#networking
#server
#home assistant
#rtmp
#rtsp
#cam
#security