Waiting for cameras to register

[Getz007]

_ have two IP Cameras that stream in Chrome_and VLC but won't show up in Viseron. I get "Waiting for cameras to register".
Here is my Docker compose file...

version: "3.8"

services:
viseron:
container_name: viseron
image: roflcoopter/viseron:latest
restart: always
network_mode: host
volumes:
- C:/Users/dajes/docker/Viseron/recordings:/recordings
- C:/Users/dajes/docker/Viseron/config:/config
- /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
ports:
- "8891:8888"
environment:
- TZ=Australia/Sydney
- CAMERA_RTSP_URL=http://admin:[email protected]:1026/video.cgi

networks:
viseron_network:
driver: bridge

And here is my config file...

ffmpeg:
camera:
camera_1:
name: Front Door
host: 192.168.1.66
port: 1026
path: /video.cgi
username: "admin"
password: "123456"
input_args:
- "-i"
- "http://admin:[email protected]:1026/video.cgi"
- "-rw_timeout"
- "30000000"
- "-f"
- "mjpeg"
- "-protocol_whitelist"
- "file,http,https,tcp,tls"
codec: mjpeg

darknet:
object_detector:
cameras:
camera_1:
fps: 1
scan_on_motion_only: false
labels:
- label: person
confidence: 0.75
trigger_recorder: true

mog2:
motion_detector:
cameras:
camera_1:
fps: 1

nvr:
camera_1:

Can you please give me some guidance....I have looked everywhere on the internet and I can't find any more info...

Thanks
Sam

[john-]

Without formatting the config is a little hard to read. Is the input_args and codec entries needed for your camera? The example config (bare minimum) didn't work for you? How is the the environment variable CAMERA_RTSP_URL being used?

[Getz007]

The config file was made with the help of ChatGpt because I was getting frustrated with getting an error message saying camera not found or something similar. At least now I get "Waiting for cameras to register".
The cameras I want to set up are from the early 2010s and work well, they have never been used. I have no specific documentation other than how to set them up.
Can you point me to various config examples so I can figure it out from there.

[john-]

It looks like you are using the stable version so here is a link to the config section in those documents:

https://viseron.netlify.app/docs/documentation/configuration

• You mentioned you had the camera working in Chrome and VLC. My example below assumes you used that as a basis for host, path and port.
• Formatting is important in the config file. Make sure you retain that, Do not use tabs to indent items....only use spaces.
• Further in the examples they show how to put username and password in a separate file to add in sharing config. I did not show that in what I provided but you can add that in when you are comfortable.

You can click on the "Example Configuration" box in the documentation link to see what I used as a base for this config:.

ffmpeg:
  camera:
    camera_1:
      name: Front Door
      host: 192.168.1.66
      path: /video.cgi
      port: 1026
      username: admin
      password: 123456
      stream_format: mjpeg   # In my setup I needed to remove this to get things working
      fps: 6
      recorder:
        idle_timeout: 1
        codec: h264

I only provided the ffmpeg section. You will want the other sections as well. Hopefully this will help you with those sections.

Also, note there is a beta version released. The documentation and configuration are different for that version.

If this doesn't work provide the exact url you used to access the camera from Chrome and VLC.

[john-]

Regarding your docker compose file, you are showing Windows paths. Are you using Windows? I don't think Windows is supported.

[Getz007]

Thank you John for your help but as yet I have not had time to try what you have suggested. Hopefully I'll be able to try tonight. I am using Windows 10 using WSL so I could install Docker. I have to say that I tried Frigate also and I had similar issues with that also on the same machine. Do you think I would be better off using a PC running Ubuntu only? Thanks, Sam Sent from Outlook for Android<https://aka.ms/AAb9ysg>

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[john-]

Nothing I have seen indicates Viseron is expected to work (or supported) on Windows.

Aren't there Windows based solutions for this kind of thing or do none of those work for you either?

[Getz007]

Hi John I have only just started looking for something but I like the idea of open source solutions. The two cameras I have were given to me and like I said they are new but the technology is from the early 2010s. They come with software that records when motion is detected but it's clunky and unreliable. I have set them up on my home network and as I have a fixed IP address I can see them when I am away from home. Also, they have inbuilt web server interfaces so I can configure them via Chrome. I have set them up to send images via email which is a feature of the web interface they have. I will play around a bit more with Viseron on my Win 10 machine following your suggestions and if unsuccessful I will set up Ubuntu on spare a machine I have and see how that goes. Frigate didn't work either. I'll let you know how I get on when I have some good time. Thanks Sam

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[roflcoopter]

What do the logs say?
They should tell you why the cameras are not being set up.

I would also suggest using the 3.0.0b12 tag since there a lot of changes and improvements in v3 over v2

Edit: John is correct in that Windows is not supported, but running it under WSL should work i believe