# ============================================================================= # sky-cam.conf — master configuration for all sky-cam scripts # ============================================================================= # # This is the ONLY file you need to edit. After editing, run: # # ./install.sh # installs systemd timers (no root needed) # ./install.sh --system # system-wide install (requires sudo) # # Re-run install.sh any time this file changes. # # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- # MANUAL SYSTEMD SETUP (if you prefer not to use install.sh) # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- # After editing this file, generate the unit files: # # mkdir -p ~/.config/systemd/user # cp systemd/*.service systemd/*.timer ~/.config/systemd/user/ # # Then edit ExecStart= in each .service file to match your SCRIPT_DIR, then: # # systemctl --user daemon-reload # systemctl --user enable --now sky-cam-sunrise.timer # # one sky-cam-seasons-.timer per camera, e.g.: # systemctl --user enable --now sky-cam-seasons-east.timer # # Check status: # systemctl --user list-timers 'sky-cam-*' # journalctl --user -u sky-cam-seasons-sunrise.service -f # # System-wide (replace --user with no flag, prepend sudo): # sudo cp systemd/*.service systemd/*.timer /etc/systemd/system/ # sudo systemctl daemon-reload && sudo systemctl enable --now sky-cam-*.timer # # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- # SCRIPT MAP — what each file does and when it runs # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- # # You run / schedule: # daily_sunrise_video.sh — daily at SCHEDULE_SUNRISE (via systemd, SUNRISE_CAM only) # grabs images around sunrise, makes a short video, # uploads it to Mattermost # # 4-seasons.sh — daily at SCHEDULE_SEASONS_ (via systemd, per camera) # makes yesterday's daily clip sized to its share # of the matching Vivaldi movement's music duration; # on the last day of a movement, auto-triggers # montage-mvt.sh # # # install.sh — run once at setup, and again if this file changes # generates and installs systemd units from conf # # stitch-cameras.py — run manually when needed # stitches north + sunrise into a panorama # usage: python3 stitch-cameras.py north.jpg sunrise.jpg prefix [focal] # # Auto-triggered (do not run directly): # montage-mvt.sh — called by 4-seasons.sh on last day of each movement # concatenates all daily clips for the movement, # speed-adjusts to match music, overlays attribution, # sends completion notification; on last Autumn # movement also triggers year-end-join.sh # # year-end-join.sh — called by montage-mvt.sh at end of Autumn Mvt 3 # concatenates all 12 movement montages into one # Four Seasons year video, sends notification # # Helpers (called by the scripts above, not run directly): # notify.sh — sends notifications via ntfy / email / Mattermost # season_info.py — outputs astronomical season/movement/year for a date # sunrise.py — outputs today's sunrise time (used by daily_sunrise_video) # sunrise2mm.py — uploads the sunrise video to Mattermost # sunrise_overlay.py — burns a timestamp overlay onto the sunrise video # # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- # FILE DEPENDENCIES — who calls whom, and what to update if you rename a file # ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- # # sky-cam.conf (this file) # ← sourced by every .sh script; read by sunrise.py, sunrise2mm.py # → if renamed: update the 'source' line at the top of ALL scripts # (don't rename it — just edit it in place) # # install.sh # ← run manually; reads this conf # → if renamed: update the note at the top of this conf file only # generates → systemd unit files (sky-cam-*.service / .timer) # and sky-cam-notify-failure@.service # # daily_sunrise_video.sh # ← called by systemd sky-cam-sunrise.timer (SCHEDULE_SUNRISE) # → if renamed: update install.sh (write_service call ~line 70) # then re-run install.sh to regenerate the unit # calls → sunrise.py, sunrise_overlay.py, sunrise2mm.py # # 4-seasons.sh # ← called by systemd sky-cam-seasons-.timer (SCHEDULE_SEASONS_) # → if renamed: update install.sh (write_service call ~line 85) # then re-run install.sh # calls → season_info.py, montage-mvt.sh # # montage-mvt.sh # ← called by 4-seasons.sh on the last day of each movement # → if renamed: update 4-seasons.sh (the exec line near the bottom) # calls → season_info.py, notify.sh, year-end-join.sh # # year-end-join.sh # ← called by montage-mvt.sh at end of Autumn Mvt 3 # → if renamed: update montage-mvt.sh (the exec line at the bottom) # calls → notify.sh # # notify.sh # ← called by montage-mvt.sh, year-end-join.sh # also referenced in install.sh for the OnFailure= failure template # → if renamed: update montage-mvt.sh, year-end-join.sh, install.sh # # season_info.py # ← called by 4-seasons.sh and montage-mvt.sh # → if renamed: update 4-seasons.sh and montage-mvt.sh (the eval lines) # # sunrise.py # ← called by daily_sunrise_video.sh # → if renamed: update daily_sunrise_video.sh # # sunrise_overlay.py # ← called by daily_sunrise_video.sh # → if renamed: update daily_sunrise_video.sh # # sunrise2mm.py # ← called by daily_sunrise_video.sh # → if renamed: update daily_sunrise_video.sh # # stitch-cameras.py # ← run manually only; no script calls it # → safe to rename with no other changes needed # # ============================================================================= # ── Install location ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── # Auto-detected from where this file lives — override only if you move the # scripts to a different location after install. SCRIPT_DIR="${SCRIPT_DIR:-$(dirname "$(realpath "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")")}" # ── Storage ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── # BASE_DIR: root folder where camera images are stored. # Structure created automatically: BASE_DIR//YYYY-MM-DD/HH-MM-SS.jpg # Defaults to a 'data' subfolder next to the scripts; override to point at # an external drive or network mount (recommended for production). BASE_DIR="${BASE_DIR:-$SCRIPT_DIR/data}" MOVIES_DIR="${MOVIES_DIR:-$BASE_DIR/movies}" # override if videos live on a different drive MUSIC_DIR="/home/motion/drives/local-2tb/music/4 Seasons" # ── Location & timezone ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────── # Used by sunrise.py to calculate sunrise time each day. # # To find your coordinates: # Google Maps — right-click your location → the first item shown is "lat, lon" # Or: maps.google.com, drop a pin, coordinates appear in the URL and sidebar # # TIMEZONE must be a valid IANA name. Look yours up at: # https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones # (use the value in the "TZ identifier" column, e.g. America/Chicago) # LATITUDE=25.0000 LONGITUDE=-38.0000 TIMEZONE=America/New_York # ── Cameras ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── # List every camera name here (space-separated inside the parentheses). # Each name becomes a subfolder under BASE_DIR (images) and BASE_DIR/movies. # To add a camera: add its name here, add its schedules below, re-run install.sh. # CAMERAS=(east north south) # add west here + uncomment its schedule below when ready SUNRISE_CAM=east # which camera faces east (gets the sunrise video job) # ── Schedules ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────── # All times are HH:MM:SS (24-hour local time). # install.sh reads these and generates one systemd timer per camera per job. # # SCHEDULE_SUNRISE # When to START the sunrise video job. The script wakes up, calculates # today's sunrise time, then WAITS internally until the capture window is # fully finished before touching any images. Set this early enough to # cover your earliest possible sunrise minus SUNRISE_PRE_MIN — 03:00 works # year-round for most locations. The video is ready a few minutes after the # capture window closes, not at this start time. # # SCHEDULE_SEASONS_ (one per camera in CAMERAS) # When to run the Four Seasons daily clip job. Processes YESTERDAY'S images # (not today's) — always runs after midnight. On the last day of a season # movement this automatically triggers the movement montage build. # Space multiple cameras at least 30 min apart to avoid disk contention. # SCHEDULE_SUNRISE=03:00:00 # Four Seasons daily clip — one per camera, staggered 30 min apart. # Processes yesterday's images; on the last day of a movement auto-triggers # montage-mvt.sh. Space cameras at least 30 min apart to avoid disk contention. SCHEDULE_SEASONS_east=01:00:00 SCHEDULE_SEASONS_north=01:30:00 SCHEDULE_SEASONS_south=02:00:00 # To add west: uncomment below, add west to CAMERAS above, add CAM_RTSP_west to .env #SCHEDULE_SEASONS_west=02:30:00 # ── Sunrise video tuning ────────────────────────────────────────────────────── # Capture window around sunrise: # Images from (sunrise - SUNRISE_PRE_MIN) to (sunrise + SUNRISE_POST_MIN) # are included in the clip. Larger windows give more context; they are all # speed-adjusted to fit SUNRISE_TARGET_SECS regardless of window size. SUNRISE_PRE_MIN=70 # minutes before sunrise to start capturing SUNRISE_POST_MIN=10 # minutes after sunrise to stop capturing # Target length of the final sunrise video (seconds). SUNRISE_TARGET_SECS=10 # Burn the local sunrise time vertically on the right side of the video. # Set false to skip the overlay entirely (cleaner look, faster encoding). SUNRISE_OVERLAY_ENABLED=true # Opacity of the sunrise-time text (0.0 = invisible, 1.0 = fully opaque). SUNRISE_OVERLAY_OPACITY=0.45 # Delete daily sunrise videos older than this many days (rolling window). # Set 0 to keep forever. SUNRISE_RETENTION_DAYS=10 # ── Video encoding quality ──────────────────────────────────────────────────── # FFmpeg CRF: lower = higher quality / larger files. Typical range 18–30. # 18 ≈ visually lossless 23 = ffmpeg default 28 = smaller/lower # H.265 (libx265) CRF is not directly comparable — H.265 CRF 22 ≈ H.264 CRF 26 # in visual quality but ~40-50% smaller file. Final montages use H.265; # intermediates (deleted after use) stay H.264. # # ENCODE_PRESET: slow = better compression, same CRF quality, ~2× encode time. # Use 'medium' on slower machines, 'slow' or 'slower' on fast ones. # All encodes run at night so 'slow' is the right default. # CRF_SUNRISE=28 # daily_sunrise_video.sh — daily Mattermost upload (H.264) CRF_SEASONS_RAW=28 # 4-seasons.sh — raw concat before speed-adjust (H.264) CRF_SEASONS_FINAL=26 # 4-seasons.sh — final daily clip (goes into montage) (H.264) CRF_MONTAGE=28 # montage-mvt.sh — intermediate concat + sped steps (H.264) CRF_MONTAGE_FINAL=22 # montage-mvt.sh — final archive montage (H.265) ENCODE_PRESET=slow # ffmpeg preset for all encodes (slow/medium/fast) AUDIO_BITRATE=192k # montage-mvt.sh — music track on movement montages # ── Montage attribution overlay ─────────────────────────────────────────────── # A translucent bar across the top of each movement montage, naming the # music source ("The Four Seasons — Antonio Vivaldi ..."). # Appears for MONTAGE_ATTR_DUR seconds from the start, with ATTR_FADE-second # fade in and fade out. FADE_DUR controls the video/audio fade in/out at # the very start and very end of the montage. # MONTAGE_FADE_DUR=2.0 # video + audio fade in/out (seconds) MONTAGE_ATTR_DUR=6 # attribution overlay total duration (seconds) MONTAGE_ATTR_FADE=1 # attribution fade-in and fade-out length (seconds) # ── Music loop multiplier ───────────────────────────────────────────────────── # Short movements (especially Mvt 2 adagios) give each day only 3-5 seconds of # screen time. Looping the music N times multiplies the per-day target so days # are less compressed and more watchable. Per-movement overrides take the form # MONTAGE_MUSIC_LOOPS__. # # Recommended starting point based on movement durations: # Summer Mvt 2 (107s) → 3× Winter Mvt 2 (132s) → 3× # Autumn Mvt 2 (152s) → 2× Summer Mvt 3 (159s) → 2× # Spring Mvt 2 (171s) → 2× others 1× (already ≥10 s/day) # MONTAGE_MUSIC_LOOPS=1 # default for all movements MONTAGE_MUSIC_LOOPS_Summer_2=3 MONTAGE_MUSIC_LOOPS_Winter_2=3 MONTAGE_MUSIC_LOOPS_Autumn_2=2 MONTAGE_MUSIC_LOOPS_Summer_3=2 MONTAGE_MUSIC_LOOPS_Spring_2=2 # ── Direct RTSP capture (replaces MotionEye / any NVR) ──────────────────────── # capture.sh pulls frames directly from each camera's RTSP stream. # No NVR software required — just ffmpeg and the camera's stream URL. # # Per-camera RTSP URL: CAM_RTSP_=rtsp://user:pass@host:port/path # Find the URL in your camera's web UI (usually under Network → Video → RTSP) # or check your camera's manual. # # CAM_RTSP_ goes in .env (see bottom of this file), not here. # Seconds between captured frames (applies to all cameras). # Lower = smoother timelapse + larger storage footprint: # 10 s → 8,640 frames/day ~2.5 GB/day (default, good balance) # 5 s → 17,280 frames/day ~5 GB/day (smoother motion) # 2 s → 43,200 frames/day ~12 GB/day (very smooth, high storage) # CAPTURE_STALE_SECS should always be at least 2× CAPTURE_INTERVAL. CAPTURE_INTERVAL=10 # Per-camera overrides — uncomment and set to override the global value above. # Useful when cameras serve different purposes (e.g. south records ambient audio # so fewer frames is fine; north faces a busy scene and benefits from 5s). #CAPTURE_INTERVAL_east=10 #CAPTURE_INTERVAL_north=10 #CAPTURE_INTERVAL_south=30 # Seconds without a new frame before the watchdog sends a stall notification. # A recovery notification fires automatically when capture resumes. # Must always be at least 2× the effective CAPTURE_INTERVAL for that camera. CAPTURE_STALE_SECS=30 # ── Sunrise audio capture ────────────────────────────────────────────────────── # Records the camera's RTSP audio stream during the sunrise window so that # daily_sunrise_video.sh can mix in natural ambient sound (birds, rain, wind) # at real speed, while the video plays as the sped-up timelapse. # The audio file is deleted automatically after it is mixed into the video. # AUDIO_ENABLED=false # set true if your camera has a working mic CAPTURE_AUDIO_BITRATE=96k # bitrate for the sunrise audio recording # Audio is recorded for exactly SUNRISE_TARGET_SECS, centred on actual sunrise: # floor(TARGET/2) seconds before, ceil(TARGET/2) after (odd second → post-sunrise). # ── Ambient audio library ────────────────────────────────────────────────────── # Continuously records natural sounds (birds, rain, wind) from AMBIENT_CAMS to # build a reusable audio library. Runs as a permanent systemd service alongside # capture.sh. Camera audio is 8 kHz mono (phone quality) — enough for nature # sounds and white-noise style playback. # AMBIENT_ENABLED=false AMBIENT_CAMS=(south) # cameras to record from AMBIENT_DIR="${BASE_DIR}/ambient" # root storage directory AMBIENT_CHUNK_SECS=1800 # seconds per file (default 30 min) AMBIENT_BITRATE=96k # AAC bitrate; 64–96k is plenty at 8 kHz AMBIENT_RETENTION_DAYS=30 # delete files older than this; 0 = keep forever # ── Mattermost — daily sunrise upload ───────────────────────────────────────── # mattermost_url, access_token, channel_id go in .env (see bottom of this file). # ── Notifications — montage / year-end complete + any job failure ───────────── # Notifications fire when a movement montage or the year video finishes, # and via systemd OnFailure= if any daily job fails. # Uncomment and configure one or more methods to enable. # ntfy — push notifications, zero signup for self-hosted or free cloud tier: # Self-hosted: https://docs.ntfy.sh/install/ # Cloud: pick any topic name at ntfy.sh (no account needed) #NTFY_ENABLED=true #NTFY_URL=https://ntfy.sh/your-topic-here # Email — requires the 'mail' command (package: mailutils or s-nail). # Configure outbound SMTP via /etc/ssmtp/ssmtp.conf or msmtp. #EMAIL_ENABLED=true #EMAIL_TO=you@example.com #EMAIL_FROM=skycam@localhost # Mattermost text post — reuses mattermost_url and access_token above. # Can be the same daily channel or a separate admin/private channel. #MM_NOTIFY_ENABLED=true #MM_NOTIFY_CHANNEL_ID=your-notify-channel-id-here # ── Credentials (.env override) ─────────────────────────────────────────────── # Sensitive values (RTSP URLs with passwords, API tokens) can be kept out of # this file — and out of git — by placing them in a .env file in the same # directory. install.sh generates .env.example showing exactly which variables # to define for your camera list. # # To use: # cp .env.example .env # $EDITOR .env ← fill in real values # (never commit .env) # _conf_dir="$(dirname "$(realpath "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}")")" [ -f "$_conf_dir/.env" ] && source "$_conf_dir/.env" unset _conf_dir