A DIY Security Camera that E-mails you when It Detects Motion

This video demonstrates how to build and program a security camera that e-mails you a picture if it detects movement. It's an inexpensive way to have a good security system at home, and it's a great learning experience for high school or college students. You can also use it as a pet monitor, and you can even program it to send you entire videos. It uses a Raspberry Pi with an inexpensive mini camera module that connects to your wifi.

Github Repository: https://github.com/JEOresearch/securi...

I also simplify and explain the process of installing the software and setting up the Pi, including:

1) setting up your gmail account to work with the Raspberry Pi
2) the code for motion detection
3) configuring the raspberry pi to run the script on startup

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Camera module: https://amzn.to/4jLQHAP
USB-C power adapter: https://amzn.to/3Q4vqVy

If you don't already have them, you will also need a monitor, keyboard, mouse and
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Instructions for setting up the pi if you need them:
   • Raspberry Pi OS Installation Guide:   Inst...  

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