socketcam

This simple Node.js project demonstrates how you can use the Socket.IO library to push images from the Raspberry Pi Camera Module to clients.

Author

• Werner Vesterås [email protected]

Prerequisites

To run this project, you need Node.js installed. Installing it is very simple:

$ wget http://node-arm.herokuapp.com/node_latest_armhf.deb
$ sudo dpkg -i node_latest_armhf.deb

To verify the installation run node -v. It should return the current version.

Installation

To install the socketcam project on your Raspberry Pi, type the following:

$ git clone https://github.com/vesteraas/socketcam.git
$ cd socketcam
$ npm install

Running

In the socketcam directory, type:

$ npm start

Then, point your browser to:

http://<IP_ADDRESS_OF_YOUR_PI>:3000