This script written to monitor the number of files my poor Pi4 has in a camera's save directory, pause the camera's recording, and email me that a camera's gone crazy! Pi has issues with speed of loading images over 1500 pics per day. I have written the script further to isolate count by day... if you want it by camera and not the day, remove /$today from count, I'll mark it in the script.
It also keeps track of the drive space to where you save the pictures and will pause the recordings at a set percentage.
The camcount.sh should be placed in the base directory set in MotionEye. I mean, it doesn't necessarily HAVE to be, but it's where I put mine. You can put it where you like, just point the directories elsewhere. Change the variables in camcount.sh to fit your needs:
full=80 # Set the percentage of disk use before I nag you about it.
numpix=1500 # Normal number of pics per day you want. my pi get sloooow to load over 1500.
maxpix=2500 # Max number... set it however you like, at your own risk!
omgwtf=5000 # The point when pausing hasn't slowed the flow, it just sends another request to stop
directory=/var/lib/motioneye # your picture directory. no closing slash, could cause issues
email=eat@joes.cafe # your email address
that should be all that's needed in this file.
You will need to add some things to your crontab as well. If you got motioneye working, this should be a breeeeeeze!
Assuming the default directory of /var/lib/motion
this is set in /etc/motion/motion.conf - mine is different.
in /var/lib/motion my cameras were automatically given numbers 01-06, yours may be different.
sudo cp camcount.sh /var/lib/motion
chown -R motion /var/lib/motioneye/
this is set by editing: sudo nano /etc/motion/motion.conf (or your favorite editor)
Make the script executable
sudo chmod +x /var/lib/motion/camcount.sh
add it to cron, I have used it in root's crontab, trying it now in motion's
sudo crontab -e -u motion
put something like this in the cron:
*/10 * * * * /var/lib/motion/camcount.sh # location of camcount.shI'm continuing to work on this... I'm kind of new to scripting, in bash, but it does work! I'll probably continue to add to this.
- motioneye (duh) https://github.com/ccrisan/motioneye/wiki/%28Install-On-Ubuntu-%2820.04-or-Newer%29
- postfix to send email