camsnap
Use camsnap to grab snapshots, clips, or motion events from configured cameras.
Setup
- Config file: ~/.config/camsnap/config.yaml
- Add camera: camsnap add --name kitchen --host 192.168.0.10 --user user --pass pass
Common commands
- Discover: camsnap discover --info
- Snapshot: camsnap snap kitchen --out shot.jpg
- Clip: camsnap clip kitchen --dur 5s --out clip.mp4
- Motion watch: camsnap watch kitchen --threshold 0.2 --action '...'
- Doctor: camsnap doctor --probe
Notes
- Requires ffmpeg on PATH.
- Prefer a short test capture before longer clips.