mjpg-streamer commands.txt

# Make and change into directory.
sudo mkdir /opt/mjpg-streamer
cd /opt/mjpg-streamer/

# Install packages to allow for video streaming
sudo apt-get install libjpeg8-dev
sudo apt-get install imagemagick
sudo apt-get install subversion
sudo apt-get install libv4l-dev

# Download MJPG Streamer into the mjpg-streamer directory
sudo svn co https://svn.code.sf.net/p/mjpg-streamer/code/mjpg-streamer/ .

# Compile downloaded files in directory
sudo make

# Create symbolic link for header file
sudo ln -s /usr/include/libv4l1-videodev.h /usr/include/linux/videodev.h

# Make a directory to store the temporary images and make it writable
sudo mkdir /tmp/stream/
sudo chmod a+rw /tmp/stream/

# NOTE: The following commands were executed to update the mjpg-streamer files and make streaming simpler

# Install newer version of libjpeg
sudo apt-get install libjpeg62-dev
sudo apt-get install cmake

# Download updated mjpg-streamer (with raspicam plugin)
git clone https://github.com/jacksonliam/mjpg-streamer.git ~/mjpg-streamer

# Change to new directory
cd ~/mjpg-streamer/mjpg-streamer-experimental

# Compile files 
make clean all

# Replace old mjpg-streamer files and move new directory into old one
sudo rm -rf /opt/mjpg-streamer
sudo mv ~/mjpg-streamer/mjpg-streamer-experimental /opt/mjpg-streamer
sudo rm -rf ~/mjpg-streamer

# Begin streaming
LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/opt/mjpg-streamer/ /opt/mjpg-streamer/mjpg_streamer -i "input_raspicam.so -fps 15 -q 50 -x 640 -y 480" -o "output_http.so -p 9000 -w /opt/mjpg-streamer/www" &