Motion (surveillance software)

Short description: Free CCTV software

Motion

Written in| C
Operating system| Linux
Type| Surveillance
License| GPL
Website| motion-project.github.io

Motion is a free software CCTV software application developed for Linux. It uses Video4Linux and its output can be JPEG, Netpbm files, or MPEG video sequences. It is strictly command line driven and can run as a daemon with a rather small footprint[1] and low CPU usage.[2]

It is operated mainly via config files, though the end video streams can be viewed from a web browser. It can also call to user configurable "triggers" when certain events occur. Starting with version 4.2, the motion daemon supports encryption with Transport Layer Security.

## See also

* ZoneMinder
* Closed-circuit television (CCTV)

## References

1. ↑ former homepage for the Motion project, retrieved on May 1, 2011.
2. ↑ ask.slashdot.org - What Is the State of Linux Security DVR Software?, discussion in December, 2009.

## External links

* An Introduction to Video Surveillance with 'Motion': small tutorial for Debian users

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