What are the default webcam URLs in OctoPrint on OctoPi?

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The default webcam URLs in OctoPrint on OctoPi are:

  • Stream URL: /webcam/?action=stream (no leading http, it's a relative path, it's correct this way!)
  • Snapshot URL: http://localhost:8080/?action=snapshot
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What if you plug in a second webcam? What is it's url?

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That is not supported out of the box. You would have to do additional software setup, and the URLs would depend on how you do that exactly.

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I installed the plug-in multicam but I guess I need to do more?

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You need to setup multiple instances of mjpg_streamer. By default there is only one.

The plugin itself recommends setting up the extra webcams on a different platform, MotionEyeOS on a different Pi. Since it can be quite CPU intensive.

The plugin itself is only for viewing multiple webcam streams, not actually providing the stream itself (which OctoPrint doesn't do either)

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