[Config Support]: 17-rc1 - error record inputs not permitted

[moogoos]

Describe the problem you are having

Upgrading to 17-rc1 it says part of my config isn't valid anymore, specifically setting camera level record parameters:

Version

17-rc1

Frigate config file

record:
      enabled: True
      retain:
        days: 14
        mode: all

### Relevant Frigate log output

```shell
2026-02-07 11:41:55.381123787  Key     : cameras -> street -> record -> retain
2026-02-07 11:41:55.381126286  Value   : {'days': 14, 'mode': 'all'}
2026-02-07 11:41:55.381128307  Message : Extra inputs are not permitted

### Relevant go2rtc log output

```shell
NA

Frigate stats

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Operating system

Debian

Install method

Docker Compose

docker-compose file or Docker CLI command

NA

Object Detector

CPU (no coral)

Screenshots of the Frigate UI's System metrics pages

No response

Any other information that may be helpful

No response

[inkeep-ai-assistant[bot]]

Based on the error message and the configuration structure in v0.17, the retain configuration has been reorganized. The days and mode settings are no longer directly under record -> retain at the camera level(1).

In v0.17, retention is now configured separately for alerts and detections(1). The correct structure at the camera level should be:

record:
  enabled: True
  alerts:
    retain:
      days: 14
      mode: all
  detections:
    retain:
      days: 14
      mode: all

(1)

The top-level record -> retain configuration (with days and mode directly under it) is still valid for continuous recording retention, but for object-based recording you need to specify retention under alerts and detections separately(1).

If you want to keep all recordings for 14 days regardless of whether they're alerts or detections, you'll need to configure both sections as shown above(1).

📚 Sources:

1. Full Reference Config

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[moogoos]

So what this is telling me there is no camera level record all option configuration capability now? It's only as a general config option outside of camera specifics?

[moogoos]

The document here:

https://docs.frigate.video/configuration/reference/

shows the retain option with mode and days is valid, this is likely not primed for 17 but what are my choices to maintain indefinite recording of my choosing?

Putting the parameters in a global record results ion the same error/warning

[NickM-27]

see the dev docs https://docs-dev.frigate.video/configuration/record

[hawkeye217]

You're looking at the docs for stable. You should see the breaking changes in the release notes and the beta docs, which are always linked at the top of the release notes.

https://github.com/blakeblackshear/frigate/releases/tag/v0.17.0-rc1
https://docs-dev.frigate.video/

[moogoos]

thank you will dig in there