Add webcam to Octoprint Topic is solved

[alaw005]

Hi,

I have spent hours trying to work out how to get webcam running on Octoprint. I have worked out that you need to build and install mjpg-streamer from git and I have got this going (just) but I cannot work out how to start automatically and included in Octoprint.

Maybe adding a separate mjpg-streamer software install would be a good alternatively. Unfortunately this is beyond my skill level. The following is what I have managed so far from https://github.com/jacksonliam/mjpg-streamer.

Login as dietpi user on fresh install of DietPi with Octoprint and FFMpeg (under Software Additional):

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sudo apt-get install cmake
git clone https://github.com/jacksonliam/mjpg-streamer.git
cd mjpg-streamer/mjpg-streamer-experimental
make
sudo make install

I can then run mjpg_streamer:

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./mjpg_streamer -i "input_uvc.so" -o "output_http.so -p 5001"

And access stream or snapshot from:
http://dietpi:5001/?action=stream_0
http://dietpi:5001/?action=snapshot

I then go through the configuration steps for Octopi
http://dietpi:5000/

Under "Webcam & Timelapse Recordings":

• * Stream URL: http://dietpi:5001/?action=stream_0
  * Snapshot URL: http://dietpi:5001/?action=snapshot
  * Path to FFmpeg: /usr/bin/ffmpeg

The above at least documents the install steps, which I cannot find anywhere else on the internet.

[priyan776]

It works great. have to keep the SSH running. is there a solution for that?

[Joulinar]

Hi,

there are a couple of ways how you can put thinks into background. There is quite a good explanation on the following link https://unix.stackexchange.com/question ... disown-and

It describe all the difference between nohup, disown and &

[WarHawk]

This tutorial uses armbian...but it should work just fine on DietPi

I have it running on an Orange Pi Lite using this method and it works GREAT!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LcA9o6OGfEg

[Joulinar]

well, DietPi is using Armbian as base image as well for a couple of devices.

[MichaIng]

That sounds like a systemd service for running mjpg_streamer -i "input_uvc.so" -o "output_http.so -p 5001" would be smart.

Wasn't there... ah yes a request for getting this to work: https://github.com/MichaIng/DietPi/issues/854