Write default config if no config is saved (#10847)

frigate/util/builtin.py

@@ -281,6 +281,32 @@ def find_by_key(dictionary, target_key):
     return None
 
 
+def save_default_config(location: str):
+    try:
+        with open(location, "w") as f:
+            f.write(
+                """
+mqtt:
+  enabled: False
+
+cameras:
+  name_of_your_camera: # <------ Name the camera
+    enabled: True
+    ffmpeg:
+      inputs:
+        - path: rtsp://10.0.10.10:554/rtsp # <----- The stream you want to use for detection
+          roles:
+            - detect
+    detect:
+      enabled: False # <---- disable detection until you have a working camera feed
+      width: 1280
+      height: 720
+                    """
+            )
+    except PermissionError:
+        logger.error("Unable to write default config to /config")
+
+
 def get_tomorrow_at_time(hour: int) -> datetime.datetime:
     """Returns the datetime of the following day at 2am."""
     try: