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If you only want to access the live video feed, it is recommended
that you set ffmpeg_output_movies and output_pictures to off.
Otherwise you may run out of space on the SD card very quickly.
To change the configuration of Motion:
1. On the Application Launcher, click LXTerminal.
2. Type the following command and then press Enter:
nano /etc/motion.conf
3. Change any settings.
4. Press Ctrl + O, and then press Enter.
5. Press Ctrl + X.
Password-Protecting your Camera Stream
If you want to stop others from accessing your video stream, you
can configure Motion to require a username and password.
To do this:
1. On the Application Launcher, click LXTerminal.
2. Type the following command and then press Enter:
nano /etc/motion.conf
3. Change the setting stream_auth_method to 1.
4. On the line that starts with ;stream_authentication,
remove the semi-colon and change username and
password.
5. Press Ctrl + O, and then press Enter.
6. Press Ctrl + X.
Starting Motion
With the default settings, you start Motion from the command
line. Once the software is configured how you want it, and you
have tested it, you can set Motion to start automatically when the
Pi starts and loads Raspbian.
To start Motion manually: