Tapo C325WB via RTSP/ONVIF using Agent DVR (Linux) instead of Contacam (Windows)

[khobar95]

I saw where someone was able to integrate a Tapo C325WB camera with indi-allsky via Contacam. I'd like to try using a Linux program called Agent DVR. Thus far, I have a live stream on my Debian 12 box in a browser using localhost:8090. But I was also able to get a live stream using VLC on my windows laptop using RTSP and port 554.

Any chance someone could help me with this? Thanks very much!

[aaronwmorris]

Unfortunately, indi-allsky does not support image acquisition from RTSP streams.

The Network IP web cameras people have successfully used with indi-allsky usually present the images via HTTP download in the web interface using the PyCURL Camera interface.

[khobar95]

Hi Aaron and thanks for the reply! I was hoping to copy this: https://azmi.my.id/indi-allsky-camera-from-youtube-observatory-livestream/ except using Agent DVR for Linux in place of Contacam (Windows). Oh well... Paul

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On Tue, Sep 17, 2024 at 6:39 PM Aaron W Morris ***@***.***> wrote: Unfortunately, indi-allsky does not support image acquisition from RTSP streams. The Network IP web cameras people have successfully used with indi-allsky usually present the images via HTTP download in the web interface using the PyCURL Camera interface. — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#1513 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AUVPHEFWFDWYTK3CJZUWEQLZXDKV3AVCNFSM6AAAAABOMPTOMCVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZDGNJXGMYTMMBWHE> . You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>

[aaronwmorris]

Wow... I am not sure how they did that. :-D It obviously works, so maybe I lied to you. I can see they are using the pyCurl camera. Maybe Contacam has a web server where indi-allsky can download the images.

Very interesting. Thank you for showing me this.

[kippesikgithub]

I think I use kind of a same setup. Also using a POE IP camera that is connected to Indi Allsky. Feeding RTSP directly into Indi Allsky is not possible, so you need a system in between to catch the RTSP stream, and let Indi Allsky fetch an image url from there.
Thats exactly how I use it. So RTSP/ONVIF stream are connected to GO2RTC (something I alsready extensively use for Camera security in Home Assistant), and Indi Allsky fetches the image url from the camera (pointed at the sky). Only down-side, you have to configure your camera via the WEB UI. See my github for some more background info and howto's, hope this gives you some extra details. https://github.com/kippesikgithub/allsky

[khobar95]

Thanks very much! I have looked over your info and will see if I can adapt it to my setup. Currently, I have VLC capturing the stream, but I'm not sure what to do with it after that. I've only done one capture - last night. The video properties show 14 hours, but when I open the recorded video in VLC, it shows only under 2 hours. It still plays beyond that so I've no idea what's happening. I had hoped to open the recording in a motion detection program since the camera's motion detection is not so good, but I'm new to this and will have to do some reading! Anyway, if I have success I'll post it. In the meantime, clear skies! Paul

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On Mon, Sep 23, 2024 at 5:17 AM Sander van den Berg < ***@***.***> wrote: I think I use kind of a same setup. Also using a POE IP camera that is connected to Indi Allsky. Feeding RTSP directly into Indi Allsky is not possible, so you need a system in between to catch the RTSP stream, and let Indi Allsky fetch an image url from there. Thats exactly how I use it. So RTSP/ONVIF stream are connected to GO2RTC (something I alsready extensively use for Camera security in Home Assistant), and Indi Allsky fetches the image url from the camera (pointed at the sky). Only down-side, you have to configure your camera via the WEB UI. See my github for some more background info, hope this gives you some extra details. https://github.com/kippesikgithub/allsky — Reply to this email directly, view it on GitHub <#1513 (comment)>, or unsubscribe <https://github.com/notifications/unsubscribe-auth/AUVPHEGOSZLFQ3S7GIDIC7TZYABEPAVCNFSM6AAAAABOMPTOMCVHI2DSMVQWIX3LMV43OSLTON2WKQ3PNVWWK3TUHMZDGNRYGA2DMMZVHA> . You are receiving this because you authored the thread.Message ID: ***@***.***>