Re: [PLUG] Security Camera Software Recommendation

I'll second motion. I was using this with a C910 on my RPi and it was great. Caught my neighbors being jerks a number of times- always good to have video when you need to prove something. :D

Biggest issue with that solution for me was attempting to use a more exotic video capture solution and Raspbian's version of motion was not working. It appeared to be an issue reported to the developers but last I checked still hasn't been fixed. I don't have time to dig through the code and patch it myself but its something I'll circle back around to one of these days.

If you do try motion I would be interested in knowing how your wireless cam performs with it. Especially with recording quality and watching the feed live. I haven't played around with IP cams in awhile but the self-contained solutions seemed to work pretty well.

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From: "Ken Smith" <ruttsmith@gmail.com>
To: "Philadelphia Linux User's Group Discussion List" <plug@lists.phillylinux.org>
Sent: Saturday, April 23, 2016 3:53:28 PM
Subject: Re: [PLUG] Security Camera Software Recommendation

I used Motion before, worked well as a motion detector. Haven't read all of the documentation for it but possibly could be what you are looking for.
http://www.lavrsen.dk/foswiki/bin/view/Motion/WebHome

On Apr 23, 2016 3:35 PM, "Casey Bralla" <MailList@nerdworld.org> wrote:

I just ordered a wireless security camera and am soliciting suggestions for
software to use it.

As of now, I plan to put the camera on a separate subnet and install an
"outgoing firewall" on the camera to keep it from phoning home to China.
Beyond that, I would like to record all it's output, and potentially forward
the live stream to a safe (and private) web page so I can keep on eye on it.

I definitely do not want to use the manufacturer's cloud-based software for
fear that it is too easily hacked.

Anybody have any suggestions on software to record, forward, and/or archive
security camera streams?
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Casey Bralla

Chief Nerd in Residence
The NerdWord Organisation
http://www.NerdWorld.org

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