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Chapter 6 — First Light III: Old Phone → Camera, Dashboard, or Sensor

3 blocks to copy, in the order they appear in the chapter. Nothing here is required to be typed by hand.

The build — Android: IP Webcam or DroidCam

6.1 · bash
ffplay http://192.168.1.50:8080/video
6.2 · yaml
# In Frigate config (Chapter 13 or later)
cameras:
  phone_camera:
    ffmpeg:
      inputs:
        - path: http://192.168.1.50:8080/h264_pcm.mp4
          input_args: -rtsp_transport tcp
6.3 · yaml
cameras:
  phone_camera:
    ffmpeg:
      inputs:
        - path: rtsp://192.168.1.50:4747/
          input_args: -rtsp_transport tcp

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