How To: Create a motion detecting security camera in Linux

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The Infected Project weblog runs down how to create an FTP-based security camera in Linux. The process requires a Linux compatible USB webcam, a Linux system, and about 20 minutes of spare time. The process uses terminal-based recording app, Motion, to record the images, and wput to upload the images to an FTP server.
[Motion] enables you to set-up a webcam server that has all of your cameras connected to it. So you can view them remotely and also upload them to a remote server, say so in the event of a burglary you could view them even though they may have stolen your local home [computer].​
I've been using this exact style security setup with Ubuntu for about 4 months without any hiccups. The tutorial is slanted for Ubuntu, but you can apply this tutorial to any Linux distro.
Set-up a Ubuntu webcam security system [Infected Project]
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