About

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What?

This project utilizes Raspberry Pi with Pi Camera to detect motion in real-time. When motion is detected, the system sends a notification to a specified topic on an ntfy.sh server. The setup involves several components, including a camera interface, Docker setup for ntfy.sh and WireGuard VPN, and a Python script for motion detection.

Features

Local Camera Feed Processing: The entire camera feed is scanned and processed locally on the device. No third-party services are involved, ensuring privacy and security are preserved.
Docker-Based Isolation: The notification system and encrypted tunnel (via WireGuard) are containerized using Docker, providing better isolation, security, and ease of deployment.
Enhanced Security with UFW Firewall: The entire setup is secured using UFW (Uncomplicated Firewall), ensuring that only necessary services are accessible and protecting the system from unauthorized access.

Structure

setup.sh: A shell script to install dependencies and set up the environment.
docker-setup.sh: A shell script that installs Docker and its dependencies.
docker-compose.yaml: Docker Compose configuration to run ntfy.sh and WireGuard VPN in containers.
main.py: The Python script that captures camera frames, detects motion, and sends notifications.

setup.sh

Install python3, pip, and necessary libraries.
Install camera libraries such as picamera2, opencv, and image processing libraries.
Install requests for HTTP notifications.
Set up Docker and start the ntfy.sh container using the docker-setup.sh script.

docker-setup.sh

Remove any conflicting Docker packages.
Add Docker’s official apt repository and install Docker and Docker Compose.
Set up the ntfy.sh and wg-easy containers using the provided docker-compose.yaml.
Ensure Docker runs without sudo (add the current user to the Docker group).
Test the Docker installation by running a "hello-world" container.

Note

I have referred official Docker documentation for this.

docker-compose.yaml

ntfy: The container running ntfy.sh for sending notifications.
- Exposes port 80 and uses the binwiederhier/ntfy Docker image.
- Configured with timezone IST and persistent storage for cache and config.

wg-easy: A WireGuard VPN container that allows secure access to the Raspberry Pi.

Exposes ports 51820/udp and 51821/tcp.
Uses environment variables for configuration and requires a password hash for login.

Tip

Refer official documentation for ntfy.sh and Wireguard.

main.py

Initialize the Raspberry Pi camera using the picamera2 library.
Capture and compare two consecutive frames to detect motion using OpenCV’s frame difference method.
If motion is detected, the script will send a notification to the configured ntfy.sh topic (motion-sensing in this case by default).

Tip

You can customize the topic name in the main.py file by modifying the ntfy_topic variable. If you are using the local Docker instance for ntfy.sh, the script will use localhost:80 by default. You can change that too by modifying the rpi_ip variable.

Customization

Motion Detection Sensitivity: The motion detection sensitivity can be adjusted by modifying the area threshold in the cv2.contourArea(contour) condition in main.py. Decrease the threshold to detect smaller movements or increase it to filter out smaller motion.
ntfy.sh Topic: The topic for notifications is defined in main.py as ntfy_topic. You can change this to any unique topic name you want to receive notifications under.

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