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The documentation has moved into the repository. It now lives under docs/, where it is versioned with the code — the docs you read on a release tag describe that release, not whatever main happens to be doing.

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Page	Covers
Configuration	Every command-line flag, the YAML config file
Camera and Encoding	Libcamera, libargus, V4L2, hardware and software encoding
Signaling	MQTT, WHEP, WebSocket / SFU
Recording	Files on disk, rotation, on-demand capture
Architecture	How the pieces fit together
Advanced Usage	Linux service, nginx, Home Assistant, virtual cameras
Building	Building from source

Where each section went

If you followed a link to a specific section of this page:

Was	Now
Architecture	Architecture
Flags	Configuration
Camera Mode · V4L2 · Libcamera	Camera Backends
Encoding Mode · Hardware · Software	Encoding
Signaling · MQTT · WHEP · WebSocket	Signaling
Recording	Recording
Make Timelapse Video from .jpg Files	Making a Timelapse
Useful Commands · Mosquitto repository	Useful Commands

Note

Some flags changed since this wiki was last accurate. In particular, --record-mode used to select video / snapshot / both; that meaning now belongs to --record-type, and --record-mode selects background / on-demand / both. See Configuration.