Set Motion as e-mailing Security Camera

1. Install Mutt email program

sudo apt-get install mutt

2. Make a .muttrc file

set imap_user = from_my@gmail.com set imap_pass = verygoodpasswordhere


set smtp_url = smtp://from_my@smtp.gmail.com:587/

set smtp_pass = verygoodpasswordhere

set from = from_my@gmail.com

set realname = seuritycamera
set folder = imaps://imap.gmail.com:993

set spoolfile = "+INBOX"

set postponed="+[Gmail]/Drafts"
set header_cache=~/.mutt/cache/headers

set message_cachedir=~/.mutt/cache/bodies

set certificate_file=~/.mutt/certificates

set move = no set record = '+Sent'

3. Test Mutt before installing Motion and then install Motion

sudo apt install motion

Add yourself to the motion group

sudo adduser myself motion

Configure Motion

gksu pluma /etc/default/motion

# set to ’yes’ to enable the motion daemon
start_motion_daemon=yes

gksu pluma /etc/motion/motion.conf

… edit these lines

-------------------------------- # Minimum time in seconds between capturing picture frames from the camera. # Default: 0 = disabled - the capture rate is given by the camera framerate. # This option is used when you want to capture images at a rate lower than 2 per second. minimum_frame_time 1 -------------------------------- # Target base directory for pictures and films # Recommended to use absolute path. (Default: current working directory) target_dir /path/motion -------------------------------- # Command to be executed when a motion frame is detected (default: none) on_motion_detected /home/username/.startup.sh --------------------------------

4. Make a startup script

#! /bin/sh sleep 40 && cd /home/username && ./.mutt.sh

Make the script executable

chmod a+x /home/username/.startup.sh

5. Make video + email script

#! /bin/sh
TIMESTAMP=$(date +%Y%m%d%H| sed ’s/ //g’)

find /path/motion -iname "*.swf" -exec mv {} /path/allvideos \; && sleep 30 && genisoimage -o /path/toemail/video$TIMESTAMP.iso /path/allvideos && mutt -z -a /path/toemail/video$TIMESTAMP.iso -s “Security videos” -- to_some_email@gmail.com from_my@gmail.com < /dev/null

Make the script executable

chmod a+x /home/username/.mutt.sh

Make three folders
/path/motion
/path/allvideos
/path/toemail

Set the permissions for the folders
sudo chmod 775 /path/foldername

6. Add Motion to the startup applications and or crontab

PS. emails comes always when Motion has react!

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Set Motion as e-mailing Security Camera