mediamtx VS tinycam-api

I started a discussion on the MediaMTX Github repo, where you can find more information on my problem: https://github.com/bluenviron/mediamtx/discussions/2787

For my apartment, I run rtsp-simple-server[1] on my home server and use Raspberry Pis with generic USB webcams running ffmpeg to stream the audio/video to the RTSP server. Then I run camera.ui[2] separately for a nicer interface on top of all the cameras, HomeKit integration, etc.

The only downside hardware-wise is I don't get any indoor IR night vision with these, which some of the nicer "smart home" account-locked ones do.

It's honestly not too bad to set up if you run [1] and [2] in Docker. I've done disaster recovery scenarios of my home infra where I straight up disconnect the modem's uplink and everything works without any issues.

[1] - https://github.com/bluenviron/mediamtx

[2] - https://github.com/seydx/camera.ui

So you want the server to make an HTTP call to an endpoint to deliver when streams change their status?

https://github.com/bluenviron/mediamtx/issues/1462

Looks like there might be a work around.

How low delay do you need? I'd recommend MediaMTX + VLC if you just want a live feed. motionEye could work too but it's very demanding on both the server and clients.

Have MediaMTX configured with a path for publishing:

so here's my next problem, to run ffmpeg from inline in mediamtx you have to build a new docker image that combines them. Aler9 gave instructions for the Dockerfile here: https://github.com/aler9/mediamtx/discussions/278

The one Docteh brought up is a good one https://github.com/aler9/mediamtx, I just set it up and all I had to do was change one line in the yml config file in the rtsp section to get that to work.

TinyCam: failed to work on Chromebook. I plan to try a Fire Stick next.

I bought a license of TinyCam Monitor Pro, and then each display is either a tablet or a streaming stick (pretty much anything that can run android and load apps from google play store).

If the Wyze app is not available for your tablet, try Tinycam Monitor. You can view cams and use Tinycam's motion detection, but the Wyze notifications will not work.

On the more positive side, I got my five security cameras running in a browser window, so I can keep tabs on them while watching a movie or whatever in another window. (I'm broadcasting the cameras from this app - https://tinycammonitor.com/) Also, one of the cameras is located in the room in which I am testing, so I see myself in glorious full colour 1080p sitting there with the headset on. I suspect I could get a camera working to show the view in front of me to augment the Oculus ones... hmmm....