Streaming webcams

Introduction

This page describes how Alexis Huxley sets up a couple of webcams at Christmas.

 Procedure

  1. Ubuntu users download and install the DEB from here.
  2. Run: 
    mjpg_streamer -i "input_uvc.so -d /dev/video0 -f 1" -o "output_http.so -p 9000" &
mjpg_streamer -i "input_uvc.so -d /dev/video1 -f 1" -o "output_http.so -p 9001" &
  3. Add the following to Apache configuration: 
    #  Webcams
<Location "/webcam0/">
    Order allow,deny
    ProxyPass http://fiori.pasta.net:9000/
    AuthType Basic
    Allow from all
</Location>
<Location "/webcam1/">
    Order allow,deny
    ProxyPass http://fiori.pasta.net:9001/
    AuthType Basic
    Allow from all
</Location>

See also