Stream automation for OBS
I needed to setup an automated daily stream using OBS, and created the couple scripts along with the systemd unit files to make things easier.
There are 2 systemd services, triggered by 2 timers. All of the units are able to run in the user's context, without any elevated privileges. The timers should be set to run before the earliest expected sunrise/sunset times of the year, and the services will wait until the actual sunrise/sunset time before continuing.
Other projects neede:
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obs-cli-v5: https://github.com/onyx-and-iris/obs-cli-v5
Used to control OBS through the websocket interface. This implementation supports OBS's v5 protocol included with OBS version >28.0.0.
In obs-launch, and the stream is started and it cycles through the opening scene sequence. When obs-shutdown runs, the closing scene sequence is played, and the stream is ended.
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sunwait: https://github.com/risacher/sunwait
Used to pause execution until the sun reaches the required position in the sky, based on latitude/longitude.
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ydotool: https://github.com/ReimuNotMoe/ydotool
There's no websocket command to exit OBS, so ydotool is used to send crtl-Q to close the program. The current version of ydotool expects to talk to it's included daemon, also running with it's own user level service.