v0.1620 - disable ultralytics telemetry by default

Author: FlyingFathead

.catgitignore

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Used by catgit; https://github.com/FlyingFathead/catgit
-README.md
+#README.md
 CUDA_SETUP.md
 LICENSE
 yolo_detections/**

README.md

@@ -284,6 +284,9 @@ Use `utils/batch_humdet_yolo8_opencv2.py` to run YOLOv8 batch detection on direc
 - Add hooks for sending detections to web servers or APIs
 
 ## Changelog
+- **v0.1620**
+  - Disabled telemetry in Ultralytics modules by default
+  - Added a printout on startup to display Ultralytics settings
 - **v0.1619**
   - **Stream preview in the WebUI can now be swapped between HLS and MJPEG**
   - (HLS is sourced from the source RTMP stream; higher frame rates without recoding)

config.ini

@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ headless = False
 # increase the threshold if you're getting false positives
 # (or, alternatively, use the masking tool provided with the program)
 # default_conf_threshold = 0.7
-default_conf_threshold = 0.6
+default_conf_threshold = 0.5
 # Default model variant to use
 # for yolov8
 # default_model_variant = yolov8m

version.py

@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 # version.py
 
-version_number = "0.1619 (Mar 13 2025)"
+version_number = "0.1620 (Mar 25 2025)"

yolov8_live_rtmp_stream_detection.py

@@ -25,7 +25,19 @@
 import pyttsx3
 import subprocess
 import os
+
+# Set to ´False` to disable Ultralytics telemetry
+# (Must be set before ultralytics is imported)
+# The switch is set to `False` by default
+os.environ['ULTRALYTICS_TELEMETRY'] = 'False'
+
+# import main Ultralytics module
 from ultralytics import YOLO
+
+# optional explicit opt-out from Ultralytics telemetry
+from ultralytics import settings
+settings.update({"sync": False})
+
 import threading
 from threading import Thread, Event, Lock
 from queue import Queue, Empty, Full
@@ -46,6 +58,9 @@
 hz_line()
 print(f"::: dvr-yolov8-detection v{version_number} | https://github.com/FlyingFathead/dvr-yolov8-detection/")
 hz_line()
+# Print the entire settings dict
+print("Ultralytics settings:", settings)
+hz_line()
 
 # Shared data structures
 detections_list = deque(maxlen=100)  # Store up to 100 latest detections on web UI