Rudolf Sykora <rsyk...@disroot.org> writes:
> Dear list, > > > I'd like to stream video from my (usb-connected) camera via a web > server. The 1st I tried was to see if the camera works. So: > > odin$ video > video: /dev/video: Permission denied > odin$ doas video > No protocol specified > video: cannot open display :0.0 > odin$ xhost + > access control disabled, clients can connect from any host > odin$ doas video > ^Codin$ > > Ie, at last I saw an X window with the video. But is it possible to run > the video command as an ordinary user? (I had to doas...) I don't have a webcam at hand atm, but IIRC you should chown /dev/video to your user. I did something like this ~2 years ago, so maybe I'm wrong, but the permission get resetted on reboot, so you should edit /etc/rc.local. I can't comment on the rest. HTH > Next I want to stream the video via some kind of a server. > On the internet I saw people using 'ffmpeg' to serve the file somehow, > as well as using 'nginx' with the 'rtmp' module. Is any of this the way > how you would achieve the goal, or is it possible to use, say, the 'httpd' > server? > > At this moment I know very little both about streaming and available > servers to do the job, and that's why I am asking for recommendation > based on some experience and knowledge. > > Thank you for any comments. > > > Ruda
