Camsnap

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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.