Setting up a Webcam Stream in Octoprint Running on Ubuntu Linux 20.04 LTS Using mjpg-streamer
Channel: Jerry Travis Smith
Date: 2022-04-20

As promised in the "Octoprint on an Old Linux Laptop" video ( https://youtu.be/v1iqk1Xz2eA ) , here's the followup to that where I show you how I actually got a webcam feed to work with Octoprint.

I used the two following resources to install and configure mjpg-streamer so I can see a video feed of my 3D printer in action from anywhere on the LAN:
🎥 https://github.com/jacksonliam/mjpg-streamer
🎥 https://github.com/john-clark/mjpg-streamer-setup

The webcam I used is: 
🙊 https://www.walmart.com/ip/onn-Webcam-with-Autofocus-Up-to-1440p-Resolution-Built-in-Microphone/957953734