Python script for a bird camera with automatic movement detection, recording and streaming.

Useful

Install picamera2

https://pypi.org/project/picamera2/

picamera2 in virtual environment

python3 -m venv --system-site-packages env

Source for the AI-stuff

https://pyimagesearch.com/2021/08/02/pytorch-object-detection-with-pre-trained-networks/

Source for the Webserver-stuff

https://pyimagesearch.com/2019/09/02/opencv-stream-video-to-web-browser-html-page/

systemd-service

[Unit]
Description=birbCam

[Service]
WorkingDirectory=</path/to/folder>/Camera/
User=<username>
ExecStart=</path/to/folder>/.venv/bin/python </path/to/folder>/Camera/cameraPython.py