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How To Build Your Own MMS Enabled Motion Activated Security Camera With Linux, Python and S3

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Date Published
Author
Rob Spectre
Word Count
3,727
Language
English
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Summary

The project builds a security camera that sends MMS alerts whenever motion is detected using Twilio and Amazon S3. The camera uses a Linux desktop, a webcam, and Python code to capture images and upload them to S3. The Twilio API is then used to send an MMS with the image URL as the media. The project also includes a command-line interface for configuring the camera and sending alerts.