/pitelegramcam

Security camera built on Raspberry Pi, Telegram and Motion-MMAL.

Primary LanguagePython

pitelegramcam

Security camera built on Raspberry Pi using:

  • Raspbian
  • Motion-MMAL
  • Telegram Bot API
  • python-telegram-bot

Hardware required:

  • Raspberry Pi
  • Pi NoIR camera
  • Infrared illuminator (preferably 48 infrared LED or more)

Full guide available at: http://shaanxoryog.hackers.mu/2015/10/diy-real-time-security-camera-with.html

#Dependencies

  • sudo apt-get update
  • sudo apt-get install python-pip
  • sudo pip install python-telegram-bot
  • sudo apt-get install motion
  • sudo apt-get remove motion
  • sudo apt-get install libjpeg62

#Setup

  • cd /home/pi/
  • git clone https://github.com/shaan1337/pitelegramcam.git
  • chmod +x pitelegramcam/security/*.sh
  • chmod +x pitelegramcam/security/scripts/*.py
  • chmod +x pitelegramcam/security/motion
  • Using a text editor (e.g. nano) edit the file ./pitelegramcam/security/scripts/myconfig.py and put your Telegram bot token and user chat id
  • ./pitelegramcam/security/start.sh