creeper

Makeshift Raspberry Pi Security Camera System

This also works with a Macbook camera, and probably any machine with a camera device.

More information on my blog post.

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Features

• Captures video and detects motion using OpenCV library.
• Streams video to web page via motion JPEG.
• Allows clients to control camera from web page.
• Allows multiple clients to view live stream.
• Encodes and saves video files when motion is detected.
• Sends a text message with video attachment when motion is detected.

Setup

Install ffmpeg and make sure it's in your PATH.

Install Python3

Install python dependencies (preferably inside a virtual environment.) Packages can be found in requirements.txt:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Set the following environment variables:

export EMAIL=youremail@gmail.com
export EMAIL_PASSWORD=youremailpassword
export SMS_PHONE_NUMBER=1111111111@mms.att.net
# this can be whatever you like:
export OUTPUT_FILE_PREFIX=motion

SMS_PHONE_NUMBER should use the appropriate SMS gateway address for your carrier.

Start the server:

python main.py

License

MIT