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Add docs for getting intel_gpu_top to work without privileged mode (#6166)

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* Add docs for getting intel_gpu_top to work without privileged mode

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Co-authored-by: Nicolas Mowen <nickmowen213@gmail.com>

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@ -15,7 +15,9 @@ ffmpeg:
hwaccel_args: preset-rpi-64-h264
```
### Intel-based CPUs (<10th Generation) via VAAPI
### Intel-based CPUs
#### Via VAAPI
VAAPI supports automatic profile selection so it will work automatically with both H.264 and H.265 streams. VAAPI is recommended for all generations of Intel-based CPUs if QSV does not work.
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**NOTICE**: With some of the processors, like the J4125, the default driver `iHD` doesn't seem to work correctly for hardware acceleration. You may need to change the driver to `i965` by adding the following environment variable `LIBVA_DRIVER_NAME=i965` to your docker-compose file or [in the frigate.yml for HA OS users](advanced.md#environment_vars).
### Intel-based CPUs (>=10th Generation) via Quicksync
#### Via Quicksync (>=10th Generation only)
QSV must be set specifically based on the video encoding of the stream.
#### H.264 streams
##### H.264 streams
```yaml
ffmpeg:
hwaccel_args: preset-intel-qsv-h264
```
#### H.265 streams
##### H.265 streams
```yaml
ffmpeg:
hwaccel_args: preset-intel-qsv-h265
```
#### Configuring Intel GPU Stats in Docker
Additional configuration is needed for the Docker container to be able to access the `intel_gpu_top` command for GPU stats. Three possible changes can be made:
1. Run the container as privileged.
2. Adding the `CAP_PERFMON` capability.
3. Setting the `perf_event_paranoid` low enough to allow access to the performance event system.
##### Run as privileged
This method works, but it gives more permissions to the container than are actually needed.
###### Docker Compose - Privileged
```yaml
services:
frigate:
...
image: ghcr.io/blakeblackshear/frigate:stable
privileged: true
```
###### Docker Run CLI - Privileged
```bash
docker run -d \
--name frigate \
...
--privileged \
ghcr.io/blakeblackshear/frigate:stable
```
##### CAP_PERFMON
Only recent versions of Docker support the `CAP_PERFMON` capability. You can test to see if yours supports it by running: `docker run --cap-add=CAP_PERFMON hello-world`
###### Docker Compose - CAP_PERFMON
```yaml
services:
frigate:
...
image: ghcr.io/blakeblackshear/frigate:stable
cap_add:
- CAP_PERFMON
```
###### Docker Run CLI - CAP_PERFMON
```bash
docker run -d \
--name frigate \
...
--cap-add=CAP_PERFMON \
ghcr.io/blakeblackshear/frigate:stable
```
##### perf_event_paranoid
_Note: This setting must be changed for the entire system._
For more information on the various values across different distributions, see https://askubuntu.com/questions/1400874/what-does-perf-paranoia-level-four-do.
Depending on your OS and kernel configuration, you may need to change the `/proc/sys/kernel/perf_event_paranoid` kernel tunable. You can test the change by running `sudo sh -c 'echo 2 >/proc/sys/kernel/perf_event_paranoid'` which will persist until a reboot. Make it permanent by running `sudo sh -c 'echo kernel.perf_event_paranoid=1 >> /etc/sysctl.d/local.conf'`
### AMD/ATI GPUs (Radeon HD 2000 and newer GPUs) via libva-mesa-driver
VAAPI supports automatic profile selection so it will work automatically with both H.264 and H.265 streams.
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While older GPUs may work, it is recommended to use modern, supported GPUs. NVIDIA provides a [matrix of supported GPUs and features](https://developer.nvidia.com/video-encode-and-decode-gpu-support-matrix-new). If your card is on the list and supports CUVID/NVDEC, it will most likely work with Frigate for decoding. However, you must also use [a driver version that will work with FFmpeg](https://github.com/FFmpeg/nv-codec-headers/blob/master/README). Older driver versions may be missing symbols and fail to work, and older cards are not supported by newer driver versions. The only way around this is to [provide your own FFmpeg](/configuration/advanced#custom-ffmpeg-build) that will work with your driver version, but this is unsupported and may not work well if at all.
A more complete list of cards and ther compatible drivers is available in the [driver release readme](https://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/525.85.05/README/supportedchips.html).
A more complete list of cards and their compatible drivers is available in the [driver release readme](https://download.nvidia.com/XFree86/Linux-x86_64/525.85.05/README/supportedchips.html).
If your distribution does not offer NVIDIA driver packages, you can [download them here](https://www.nvidia.com/en-us/drivers/unix/).
#### Docker Configuration
#### Configuring Nvidia GPUs in Docker
Additional configuration is needed for the Docker container to be able to access the NVIDIA GPU. The supported method for this is to install the [NVIDIA Container Toolkit](https://docs.nvidia.com/datacenter/cloud-native/container-toolkit/install-guide.html#docker) and specify the GPU to Docker. How you do this depends on how Docker is being run:
##### Docker Compose
##### Docker Compose - Nvidia GPU
```yaml
services:
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capabilities: [gpu]
```
##### Docker Run CLI
##### Docker Run CLI - Nvidia GPU
```bash
docker run -d \