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A free open source software motion detector for CCTV software applications developed for Linux.

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Motion-daemon: /var/log/motion/motion.log permission denied

I have installed the motion package on my pi (stretch). If I start motion in the foreground it's working but when I try to start it as a daemon it fails with the following log message: motion: permission denied for /var/log/motion/motion.log I've…
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How can I use my Raspberry Pi for motion detection and SMS?

I'm just starting out. How could I use my Raspberry Pi to do the following: when any movement is detected at my front door, send me a text message (SMS)?
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unable to open video device and grey screen

I'm having problems with Motion's live stream going grey and saying unable to open video device. I can get my live stream working by rebooting my PI and, following a reboot, entering the command sudo modprobe bcm2835-v4l2 (only with the command…
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What permissions does Motion require to write to specific directory?

I'm trying to run Motion as a deamon, however whenever I try to write a file, it crashes and I find this in my syslog: Dec 19 10:52:40 raspberrypi motion: [1] Resizing pre_capture buffer to 1 items Dec 19 10:53:27 raspberrypi motion: [1] Error…
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Where does 'Motion' web cam interface store image files?

I've tested a USB webcam with motion with the motion detection on. I suspect that's why the memory card has no space left. I cannot in the name find the directory where Motion stores the images saved from the camera. Any idea where could I find it?
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Trouble with motion on_event_start parameter

I am trying to set up a Raspberry Pi model B+ with PiCamera to be a security camera. Wifi connects to my home network, motion is installed, detecting motion and saving pictures, and I am able to send mail via ssmtp and Google's servers at…
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Running script in motion

I have motion setup on a Raspberry Pi in rasbian-wheezy. Most of the motion.conf file works (I can view a live feed and it writes videos to the correct locations). However, I seem to be incapable of running anything from the on_motion_detected…
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How to revert motion config to default state?

I've changed way too many things in my motion.conf and I would like to revert it to its original state. Is there any command to achieve that? When I remove config file and during installation or even removal by apt-get I get following error: chmod:…
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Motion doesn't start as a service

I have some problems with starting Motion software with my Raspberry Pi4 Model B 4 RAM. I have installed motion with comand line : sudo apt-get install motion The motion version is 4.1.1 After I have tried to run motion as a serivce and for this I…
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Have motion only save image, not movie

I'm sure its right there in the config in front of me, I just can't see it. I am using 'motion' to detect movement and save images. It is also saving .swf files (movies). How do I disable the saving of a movie? I only want the image snap shots.
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MotionEye OS: How to run additional services?

is it possible to run additional services with MotionEye OS ? Trying to make a baby monitor with sound monitoring and triggering, OPenVPN, DDNS server, Blynk server, DHT22 sensor,... I already done it with MotionEye on Stretch but the video feed is…
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How to Detect Which Side of an Object is Facing Up

I would like to build a cube with a Pi Zero inside and have the Pie be able to detect and report which side of the cube is facing up ... conceptually similar to rolling a dice and knowing what number is facing up. Can anyone give me an idea of…
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Starting the Motion Service Automatically on Boot

I'm using the motion library on a raspberry pi zero with sketch. In order to get the motion server to start on boot, 've updated /etc/rc.local to include the following: sudo motion -c ~/.motion/motion.conf & I'm having an issue with starting…
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how to delete motion images raspberry pi 3

I can not access images taken by webcam in raspberry pi 3. The specific software is called motion. When I try to open the image folder and get a message saying ‘Access Denied’.
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Motioneye and python scripts

I bought a octocam for a project with my son as a bird feeder cam using motioneye The bird cam bit is working fine, but I'm wanting to automatically post pictures to instagram or flickr. The problme is the motioneye tar file is a cut down raspbian,…
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