Basic AF IP Camera Recording

Overview

Dead-simple IP camera recording with FFmpeg. Chunks the video, deletes old files. No bloat.

Setup

1. Configure .env

Copy example.env to .env:

cp example.env .env

Edit .env as needed:

OUTPUT_PATH=/path/to/cathut
RTSP_URL=rtsp://admin:963852pop@192.168.51.17:554/Streaming/Channels/102
CHUNK_SIZE=600
MAX_AGE=720

• OUTPUT_PATH: Where video chunks go.
• RTSP_URL: Your camera stream URL.
• CHUNK_SIZE: Video segment length in seconds (default: 600).
• MAX_AGE: Max file age in minutes before deletion (default: 720).

2. Make Scripts Executable

chmod +x start_recording.sh cleanup.sh

3. Start Recording

./start_recording.sh

4. Set Up Cleanup

Add to cron:

crontab -e

Add this line:

*/10 * * * * /path/to/cleanup.sh

Prerequisites

• FFmpeg installed (sudo apt install ffmpeg)

License

Do whatever you want.

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