Keep Tab On Home Security With A Webcam And Twitter

[ Thanks to An Anonymous Reader for this link. ]

"2c.) Add/edit the option "webcam_port" and set it to, say, "8000". Motion includes a mini http server so now, you can use it to view the actual images of the happening when you get the update and check for false alarms.

"3.) Now, comes the most important part, about getting the update.

"motion has an option called "on_motion_detected" and here you can specify any command or program that you want to run when motion is detected. To get the update on your twitter account, use one of the following three methods with this option."

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