Building From Source

If you want to compile the latest GIT version, you need a computer running Linux (any recent distro should work). Follow the steps below to download, compile and prepare the image from the GIT repo. Replace [board] with your actual board's name (e.g. raspberrypi).

make sure your system meets the BuildRoot requirements

 apt install sed make binutils build-essential gcc g++ bash patch gzip \
 bzip2 perl tar cpio unzip rsync file bc cvs git mercurial rsync \ 
 ssh subversion dosfstools

Install menuconfig tools:

    apt-get install libncurses5-dev libncursesw5-dev

clone the repository and change the current directory:

 git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ccrisan/motioneyeos.git motioneyeos
 cd motioneyeos

optionally make your changes to the package selection and buildroot configuration:
```
 ./build.sh [board] menuconfig
```
build the OS for your board:
```
 ./build.sh [board]
```
If everything went well, the last line in the build log should be build successful.
build the OS image (at some point may be prompted for your password to become root):
```
 ./build.sh [board] mkimage
```
You should now find your freshly built image at output/[board]/images/motioneyeos-[board].img.
write the image file to your SD card using your preferred method (e.g. with dd, replacing /dev/mmcblk0 with your SD card reader device):
```
 sudo dd if=output/[board]/images/motioneyeos-[board].img of=/dev/mmcblk0 bs=4M
```