DIY Security Camera: Installing and Configuring MotionEye on the Raspberry Pi
Today we discuss how to setup a Raspberry pi 4b with the open source surveillance software Motioneye! We’ll walk through how to connect the 5MP, 1080P Arducam to the Pi’s CSI interface, installing and confining motioneye for capturing footage of motions and images!
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Installing Motioneye on the Raspberry Pi guide:
This guide will review the basics on installing configuring Motioneye on the Pi for some cameras. For configuring the Arducam I used in my video, please see my free patreon tier!
https://raspberrytips.com/install-mot...
Raspberry Pi 4B: https://amzn.to/45EGhOu
Arducam 5MP, 1080P for Raspberry Pi: https://amzn.to/45F6FYz
🔖 Chapters:
0:00 Do you need an affordable surveillance system?
0:24 Overview of Arducam and Pi camera
3:05 Installing and configuring Motioneye
6:19 Testing camera and pi communication
7:55 Logging into Motioneye and testing camera feed!
11:15 browsing image capture feeds
12:06 Configuring and testing MP4 Video captures
12:46 Browsing captured media on Raspberry pi GUI
13:30 Conclusion
ℹ️ Sources:
Penn's Blog: https://apexpenn.github.io/2025/02/13...
Kernel.Org: https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/lates...
Wiki: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Video4L...
⚠️ Disclaimer:
This video is for educational and informational purposes only. I’m not responsible for any damage, data loss, or gremlins that may appear from following these steps—so please back up your data! Every setup is different, and your results may vary.
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