cctv-scheduler

PTZ IP-Camera management

• sequences.sh
• converter.sh
• publisher.sh

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sequences.sh

Description:

Hikvision PTZ-camera sequences.
Additionally:

• getting temperature from ds-18b20 over SSH,
• saving pictures to FTP.

This is only a local "proof of conept" for testing and debugging.

Dependencies:

• bash (tested version 5.1.4 on Debian GNU/Linux 11)
• curl (tested version 7.74 on Debian GNU/Linux 11)
• sshpass (tested version 1.09 on Debian GNU/Linux 11)

POSITION	PARAMETERS	DESCRIPTION	DEFAULT
1	[qn]	execution without pauses
2	[/path/to/conf]	path to config	./sequences.conf

Example usage in terminal with bash:

bash ./sequences.sh - ./sequences.conf

Example usage with cron:

# crontab -e
0  *  *  *  * bash /home/user/cctv-scheduler/sequences.sh qn

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converter.sh

Description:

JPEG to MP4 converter.

This is only a local "proof of conept" for testing and debugging.

Dependencies:

• bash (tested version 5.1.4 on Debian GNU/Linux 11)
• ffmpeg (tested version 4.3.4 on Debian GNU/Linux 11)
• filesystem organization:

# filesystem organisation example
/root/
     /2022/
          /12/
             /52/
                /31/
                   /image-01_2022.12.31_time.jpeg
                   /image-02_2022.12.31_time.jpeg
     /2023/
          /01/
             /01/
                /02/
                   /image-01_2023.01.02_time.jpeg
                   /image-02_2023.01.02_time.jpeg
                /03/
                   /image-01_2023.01.03_time.jpeg
                   /image-02_2023.01.03_time.jpeg

POSITION	PARAMETERS	DESCRIPTION	DEFAULT
1	[qn]	execution without pauses
2	[/path/to/conf]	path to config	./converter.conf
3	[-d|-w|-m|-y]	periods: '' - today | '-d' - yesterday | '-w' - last week | '-m' - last month | '-y' - last year

Example usage in terminal with bash for today's MP4 making:

bash ./converter.sh - ./converter.conf

Example usage with cron:

# crontab -e
1  0  *  *  * bash /home/user/cctv-scheduler/converter.sh qn - -d
7  0  *  *  1 bash /home/user/cctv-scheduler/converter.sh qn - -w
30 0  1  *  * bash /home/user/cctv-scheduler/converter.sh qn - -m
36 0  1  1  * bash /home/user/cctv-scheduler/converter.sh qn - -y

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publisher.sh

Description:

Uploading MP4 to Wordpress and Telegram.
Additionally:

• editing Wordpress page from template
• recompressing video if size over 50MB

This is only a local "proof of conept" for testing and debugging.

Dependencies:

• bash (tested version 5.1.4 on Debian GNU/Linux 11)
• curl (tested version 7.74 on Debian GNU/Linux 11)
• ffmpeg (tested version 4.3.4 on Debian GNU/Linux 11)
• libxml2-utils (tested version 2.9.10 on Debian GNU/Linux 11)
• jq (tested version 1.6 on Debian GNU/Linux 11)

POSITION	PARAMETERS	DESCRIPTION	DEFAULT
1	[qn]	execution without pauses
2	[/path/to/conf]	path to config	./converter.conf
3	[-d|-w|-m|-y]	periods: '' - 0 day | '-d' - -X day | '-w' - -X week | '-m' - -X month | '-y' - -X year
4	[1|2|3..XXX]	multiplier for period: '' - 1 day|week|month|year	1
5	[--onlytg|--onlywp]	'--onlytg' - only publish to Telegram |'--onlywp' - only publish to Wordpress

Example usage in terminal with bash for publish today's MP4 maked:

bash ./publisher.sh - ./publisher.conf - --onlytg

Example usage with cron:

# crontab -e
1  1  *  *  * bash /home/user/cctv-scheduler/publisher.sh qn - -d
7  1  *  *  1 bash /home/user/cctv-scheduler/publisher.sh qn - -w
30 1  1  *  * bash /home/user/cctv-scheduler/publisher.sh qn - -m
36 1  1  1  * bash /home/user/cctv-scheduler/publisher.sh qn - -y