Collection of python scripts used to automate a raspberry pi and telegram powered nanny cam.
Project description
nannypi
This project is to create a telegram-enabled nanny cam using a raspberry pi and a usb webcam.
Project Installation
Run the script
Edit the /etc/default/motion file: sudo vim /etc/default/motion
# set to 'yes' to enable the motion daemon
start_motion_daemon=yes
TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN=<telegram_bot_token>
TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID=<telegram_chat_id>
export TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN
export TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID
Edit motion config file: sudo vim /etc/motion/motion.conf
The option on_picture_save
is commented out. Remove the comment and add the following.
on_picture_save /opt/nannypi/venv/bin/send_telegram_media.py --delete --file %f
Python Script info
This is part of a larger repo created to create a telegram-enabled nanny camera. See the main repo for full information: nannypi.
Install Python Scripts
pip install nannypi
send_telegram_media.py
This script will send media to telegram using cli arguments.
python send_telegram_media.py -h
usage: send_telegram_media.py [-h] [-f [FILE [FILE ...]]] [-t TOKEN]
[-c CHAT_ID] [-d]
Send media images to a Telegram Chat.
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-f [FILE [FILE ...]], --file [FILE [FILE ...]]
Files to send
-t TOKEN, --token TOKEN
telegram token. Can also be specified with the env
variable TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN.
-c CHAT_ID, --chat-id CHAT_ID
telegram chat id. Can also be specified with the env
variable TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID
-d, --delete delete file after sending
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