Merge branch 'master' into new-schema

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Scott Lamb
2019-07-10 00:59:42 -07:00
7 changed files with 105 additions and 198 deletions

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@@ -33,17 +33,20 @@ You will need the following C libraries installed:
On recent Ubuntu or Raspbian, the following command will install
all non-Rust dependencies:
$ sudo apt-get install \
build-essential \
libavcodec-dev \
libavformat-dev \
libavutil-dev \
libncurses5-dev \
libncursesw5-dev \
libsqlite3-dev \
libssl-dev \
pkgconf \
tzdata
```
$ sudo apt-get install \
build-essential \
libavcodec-dev \
libavformat-dev \
libavutil-dev \
libncurses5-dev \
libncursesw5-dev \
libsqlite3-dev \
libssl-dev \
pkgconf \
sqlite3 \
tzdata
```
Next, you need Rust 1.34+ and Cargo. The easiest way to install them is by
following the instructions at [rustup.rs](https://www.rustup.rs/).
@@ -52,61 +55,66 @@ Finally, building the UI requires [yarn](https://yarnpkg.com/en/).
Once prerequisites are installed, Moonfire NVR can be built as follows:
$ yarn
$ yarn build
$ cargo test
$ cargo build --release
$ sudo install -m 755 target/release/moonfire-nvr /usr/local/bin
$ sudo mkdir /usr/local/lib/moonfire-nvr
$ sudo cp -R ui-dist /usr/local/lib/moonfire-nvr/ui
```
$ yarn
$ yarn build
$ cargo test
$ cargo build --release
$ sudo install -m 755 target/release/moonfire-nvr /usr/local/bin
$ sudo mkdir /usr/local/lib/moonfire-nvr
$ sudo cp -R ui-dist /usr/local/lib/moonfire-nvr/ui
```
## Creating the user and database
You can create Moonfire NVR's dedicated user and SQLite database with the
following commands:
$ sudo addgroup --system moonfire-nvr
$ sudo adduser --system moonfire-nvr --home /var/lib/moonfire-nvr
$ sudo mkdir /var/lib/moonfire-nvr
$ sudo chown moonfire-nvr:moonfire-nvr /var/lib/moonfire-nvr
$ sudo -u moonfire-nvr -H mkdir db sample
$ sudo -u moonfire-nvr moonfire-nvr init
```
$ sudo useradd --system --user-group --create-home --home /var/lib/moonfire-nvr moonfire-nvr
$ sudo -u moonfire-nvr -H sh -c 'cd && mkdir --mode=700 db'
$ sudo -u moonfire-nvr moonfire-nvr init
```
## System Service
Moonfire NVR can be run as a systemd service. Create
`/etc/systemd/system/moonfire-nvr.service`:
[Unit]
Description=Moonfire NVR
After=network-online.target
```
[Unit]
Description=Moonfire NVR
After=network-online.target
[Service]
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/moonfire-nvr run \
--db-dir=/var/lib/moonfire-nvr/db \
--http-addr=0.0.0.0:8080 \
--allow-unauthenticated-permissions='view_video: true'
Environment=TZ=:/etc/localtime
Environment=MOONFIRE_FORMAT=google-systemd
Environment=MOONFIRE_LOG=info
Environment=RUST_BACKTRACE=1
Type=simple
User=moonfire-nvr
Nice=-20
Restart=on-abnormal
CPUAccounting=true
MemoryAccounting=true
BlockIOAccounting=true
[Service]
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/moonfire-nvr run \
--db-dir=/var/lib/moonfire-nvr/db \
--http-addr=0.0.0.0:8080 \
--allow-unauthenticated-permissions='view_video: true'
Environment=TZ=:/etc/localtime
Environment=MOONFIRE_FORMAT=google-systemd
Environment=MOONFIRE_LOG=info
Environment=RUST_BACKTRACE=1
Type=simple
User=moonfire-nvr
Nice=-20
Restart=on-failure
CPUAccounting=true
MemoryAccounting=true
BlockIOAccounting=true
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
```
Note that the HTTP port currently has no authentication, encryption, or
logging; it should not be directly exposed to the Internet.
Tell `systemd` to look for the new file:
$ sudo systemctl daemon-reload
```
$ sudo systemctl daemon-reload
```
See the [systemd](http://www.freedesktop.org/wiki/Software/systemd/)
documentation for more information. The [manual

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@@ -89,7 +89,6 @@ Although not all listed in the default `prep.config` file, these are the
available configuration variable and their defaults.
NVR_USER=moonfire-nvr
NVR_GROUP=$NVR_USER
NVR_PORT=8080
NVR_HOME_BASE=/var/lib
DB_NAME=db

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@@ -13,7 +13,9 @@ See the [github page](https://github.com/scottlamb/moonfire-nvr) (in case
you're not reading this text there already). You can download the
bleeding-edge version from the commandline via git:
$ git clone https://github.com/scottlamb/moonfire-nvr.git
```
$ git clone https://github.com/scottlamb/moonfire-nvr.git
```
## Building and installing from source
@@ -39,26 +41,29 @@ Moonfire NVR keeps two kinds of state:
By now Moonfire NVR's dedicated user and database should have been created for
you. Next you need to create a sample file directory.
## Creating a sample file directory
### ...on a dedicated hard drive
## Dedicated hard drive seutp
If a dedicated hard drive is available, set up the mount point:
$ sudo vim /etc/fstab
$ sudo mkdir /media/nvr
$ sudo mount /media/nvr
$ sudo mkdir /media/nvr/sample
$ sudo chown moonfire-nvr:moonfire-nvr /media/nvr/sample
```
$ sudo vim /etc/fstab
$ sudo mkdir /media/nvr
$ sudo mount /media/nvr
$ sudo install -d -o moonfire-nvr -g moonfire-nvr -m 700 /media/nvr/sample
```
In the fstab you'd add a line similar to this:
In `/etc/fstab`, add a line similar to this:
/dev/disk/by-uuid/23d550bc-0e38-4825-acac-1cac8a7e091f /media/nvr ext4 defaults,noatime,nofail 0 2
```
/dev/disk/by-uuid/23d550bc-0e38-4825-acac-1cac8a7e091f /media/nvr ext4 defaults,noatime,nofail 0 2
```
You'll have to lookup the correct uuid for your disk. One way to do that is
via the following command:
$ ls -l /dev/disk/by-uuid
```
$ ls -l /dev/disk/by-uuid
```
If you use the `nofail` attribute in `/etc/fstab` as described above, your
system will boot successfully even when the hard drive is unavailable (such as
@@ -66,19 +71,18 @@ when your external USB storage is unmounted). This is convenient, but you
likely want to ensure the `moonfire-nvr` service only starts when the mounting
is successful. Edit the systemd configuration to do so:
$ sudo vim /etc/systemd/system/moonfire-nvr.service
$ sudo systemctl daemon-reload
```
$ sudo vim /etc/systemd/system/moonfire-nvr.service
$ sudo systemctl daemon-reload
```
You'll want to add a line like `Requires=media-nvr.mount` to the `[Unit]`
section of the file.
You'll want to add lines similar to the following to the `[Unit]` section of
the file:
### ...without a dedicated hard drive
If you don't have a dedicated hard drive available, simply create a directory
owned by the dedicated user. It's convenient to place it within the
installation's directory (typically `/var/lib/moonfire-nvr`):
$ sudo -u moonfire-nvr -H mkdir sample
```
After=media.nvr.mount
Requires=media-mvr.mount
```
## Completing configuration through the UI
@@ -87,11 +91,18 @@ configurations to the database.
You can configure the system's database through a text-based user interface:
$ sudo -u moonfire-nvr moonfire-nvr config 2>debug-log
```
$ sudo -u moonfire-nvr moonfire-nvr config 2>debug-log
```
In the user interface,
1. add your sample file dir(s) under "Directories and retention".
If you used a dedicated hard drive, use the directory you precreated
(`/media/surveillance/sample`). Otherwise, try
`/var/lib/moonfire-nvr/sample`. Moonfire NVR will create the directory as
long as it has the required permissions on the parent directory.
2. add cameras under "Cameras and streams".
* There's a "Test" button to verify your settings directly from the add/edit
@@ -135,8 +146,10 @@ system](secure.md) first.
The following commands will start Moonfire NVR and enable it for following
boots, respectively:
$ sudo systemctl start moonfire-nvr
$ sudo systemctl enable moonfire-nvr
```
$ sudo systemctl start moonfire-nvr
$ sudo systemctl enable moonfire-nvr
```
The HTTP interface is accessible on port 8080; if your web browser is running
on the same machine, you can access it at