Run Camera.UI with Docker-Compose

• Setup
  • Docker-Compose
• Adding a Camera
• Alarmserver
  • HTTP
  • MQTT

Setup

Docker-Compose

version: '3.8'

services:
  camera.ui:
    container_name: camera.ui
    image: nexryai/camera.ui:latest
    ports:
     - "8081:8081"
     - "1883:1883"
     - "7272:7272"
    volumes:
      - ./data:/.camera.ui:rw
    networks:
      - services
    restart: unless-stopped

networks:
  services:
    external: false

docker-compose pull
Pulling camera.ui ... done

docker-compose up
Creating network "camera-ui-docker_default" with the default driver
Creating camera.ui ... done
Attaching to camera.ui
camera.ui    | [10/18/2022, 4:54:52 AM] [camera.ui] camera.ui v1.1.17 is listening on port 8081 (http)

Adding a Camera

"cameras": [
  {
      "name": "IN-9408 2k+ WQHD",
      "motionTimeout": 15,
      "recordOnMovement": null,
      "prebuffering": null,
      "videoConfig": {
        "source": "-i rtsp://admin:instar@192.168.2.120:554/livestream/11",
        "stillImageSource": "-i http://admin:instar@192.168.2.120/snap.cgi?chn=12",
        "stimeout": 10,
        "audio": null,
        "debug": null,
        "subSource": "-i rtsp://admin:instar@192.168.2.120:554/livestream/12",
        "rtspTransport": "tcp",
        "vcodec": "copy",
        "acodec": "libfdk_aac"
      }
]

Alarmserver

HTTP

The HTTP alarmserver can be activated to trigger or reset a movement by a simple call of a link.

If the HTTP server is activated, a movement can be triggered by e.g. the following link and our camera name IN-9408 2k+ WQHD:

http://localhost:7272/motion?IN-9408%202k+%20WQHD

And reset via

http://localhost:7272/motion/reset?IN-9408%202k+%20WQHD

But there is an issue with cameras that append a value to their query key:

[camera.ui] WARNING IN-9408 2k+ WQHD=1: Camera 'IN-9408 2k+ WQHD=1' not found

MQTT

Missing configuration - I cannot add a MQTT broker login:

The missing configuration can be added manually - since we mounted the configuration directory to ./data all the configuration files can now be found inside this folder next to our docker-compose.yml file. Alternatively, just edit the directly inside the container:

docker exec -ti camera.ui nano .camera.ui/config.json

And while we are in here, we can also add the Camera MQTT alarmserver:

After a restart the MQTT broker is now connected:

And I can see that the software is now listening for the alarmserver topic of my camera:

camera.ui    | [10/18/2022, 6:48:47 AM] [camera.ui] MQTT: New message: Topic: cameras/120/status/alarm/triggered - Data: {"val":"1"} - Type: string
camera.ui    | [10/18/2022, 6:48:52 AM] [camera.ui] MQTT: New message: Topic: cameras/120/status/alarm/triggered - Data: {"val":"0"} - Type: string
camera.ui    | [10/18/2022, 6:48:52 AM] [camera.ui]  WARNING  The incoming MQTT message ({"val":"0"}) for the topic (cameras/120/status/alarm/triggered) was not the same as set in config.json ({"val":"1"}). Skip...
camera.ui    | [10/18/2022, 6:49:51 AM] [camera.ui] MQTT: New message: Topic: cameras/120/status/alarm/triggered - Data: {"val":"1"} - Type: string
camera.ui    | [10/18/2022, 6:49:52 AM] [camera.ui] MQTT: New message: Topic: cameras/120/status/alarm/triggered - Data: {"val":"1"} - Type: string
camera.ui    | [10/18/2022, 6:49:57 AM] [camera.ui] MQTT: New message: Topic: cameras/120/status/alarm/triggered - Data: {"val":"0"} - Type: string
camera.ui    | [10/18/2022, 6:49:57 AM] [camera.ui]  WARNING  The incoming MQTT message ({"val":"0"}) for the topic (cameras/120/status/alarm/triggered) was not the same as set in config.json ({"val":"1"}). Skip...
camera.ui    | [10/18/2022, 6:51:31 AM] [camera.ui] MQTT: New message: Topic: cameras/120/status/alarm/triggered - Data: {"val":"1"} - Type: string
camera.ui    | [10/18/2022, 6:51:32 AM] [camera.ui] MQTT: New message: Topic: cameras/120/status/alarm/triggered - Data: {"val":"1"} - Type: string
camera.ui    | [10/18/2022, 6:51:37 AM] [camera.ui] MQTT: New message: Topic: cameras/120/status/alarm/triggered - Data: {"val":"0"} - Type: string
camera.ui    | [10/18/2022, 6:51:37 AM] [camera.ui]  WARNING  The incoming MQTT message ({"val":"0"}) for the topic (cameras/120/status/alarm/triggered) was not the same as set in config.json ({"val":"1"}). Skip...

{
  "logLevel": "info",
  "port": 8081,
  "atHomeSwitch": false,
  "options": {
    "videoProcessor": "/usr/lib/node_modules/camera.ui/node_modules/ffmpeg-for-homebridge/ffmpeg"
  },
  "ssl": {
    "active": false
  },
  "http": {
    "active": true,
    "port": 7272,
    "localhttp": false
  },
  "smtp": {
    "active": false,
    "port": 2727,
    "space_replace": "+"
  },
  "ftp": {
    "active": false,
    "useFile": false,
    "port": 5050
  },
  "mqtt": {
    "active": true,
    "tls": false,
    "host": "192.168.2.120",
    "port": 1883,
    "username": "admin",
    "password": "instar"
  },
  "cameras": [
    {
      "name": "IN-9408 2k+ WQHD",
      "motionTimeout": 15,
      "recordOnMovement": null,
      "prebuffering": null,
      "videoConfig": {
        "source": "-i rtsp://admin:instar@192.168.2.120:554/livestream/11",
        "stillImageSource": "-i http://admin:instar@192.168.2.120/snap.cgi?chn=12",
        "stimeout": 10,
        "audio": null,
        "debug": null,
        "subSource": "-i rtsp://admin:instar@192.168.2.120:554/livestream/12",
        "rtspTransport": "tcp",
        "vcodec": "copy",
        "acodec": "libfdk_aac"
      },
      "mqtt": {
        "motionTopic": "cameras/120/status/alarm/triggered",
        "motionMessage": "{\"val\":\"1\"}",
        "motionResetTopic": "cameras/120/status/alarm/triggered",
        "motionResetMessage": "{\"val\":\"0\"}"
      },
      "smtp": {
        "email": "IN-9408 2k+ WQHD"
      },
      "videoanalysis": {
        "active": false
      },
      "prebufferLength": 4
    }
  ]
}