Webcam Server HowTo $ ls /dev/ | grep video video0 # apt-get install motion # vi /etc/motion/motion.conf videodevice /dev/video0 webcam_localhost off webcam_port 8081 ffmpeg_video_codec mpeg4 Run motion as root: # motion Point browser to: http://127.0.0.1:8081 See: http://www.lavrsen.dk/foswiki/bin/view/Motion/WebcamServer