Web streaming & still image motion detection capture on the Raspberry Pi.
This project:
- streams the output of the picamera through a HTTP server
- detects motion using a simple rules-based algorithm (see below)
- captures still images and saves to a
data/directory in the project directory
Motion detection algorithm taken from pyimagesearch, with the streaming component adapted from picamera's advanced recipes.
python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt -i https://www.piwheels.org/simple
python main.py
where the -i flag is used to find pre-compiled wheels at the piwheels index (way faster installation on raspberry pi).
Then, open your favourite browser, and provided your Pi is on the same local network, go to http://<raspberry-pi-local-ip>:8000/. Say hi to the camera!
If you want your stream accessible on the public internet (hello justin.tv), download ngrok:
ngrok http -region=ap -auth="<user>:<pw>" 8000
Tested on a raspberry pi 4B, with 4GB RAM, and a v2.1 camera module.
- Instead of capturing and saving still images, capture the past x seconds of video.