README.md

raspberry-pi-camera

nodejs raspberry pi camera application to upload images to server. It is designed to be setup once and left alone. Additional configuration will be added to the server side.

You will need a server to receive the image stream generated by the camera. I recommend raspberry-pi-camera-server

Standalone Install

1. npm install -g @pcnate/raspberry-pi-camera
2. probably need ot exit terminal and reopen/reconnect
3. raspberry-pi-camera-config
4. raspberry-pi-camera

Automatic startup with pm2

1. npm install -g pm2 @pcnate/raspberry-pi-camera
2. probably need to exit terminal and reopen/reconnect
3. pm2 startup
4. raspberry-pi-camera-config
5. pm2 start raspberry-pi-camera --name cam
6. pm2 save

Configuration

1. raspberry-pi-camera-config
2. enter url to upload to
3. leave GUID blank
4. leave image path alone, (stores in RAM to save SD card)