Requirements

1. Read the blog post for context
2. A Wi-Fi camera with an RTSP feed
3. A local linux server like a Raspberry Pi or VM running on a PC that's always on
4. A Twilio phone number

Setup

Clone repo into a permanent directory such as /var/www/html or /opt

git clone https://github.com/swgee/DelayAlertMonitor.git
cd DelayAlertMonitor

Configure config.ini

Under the Setup section in config.ini:

• Add your camera/microphone RTSP URL (exact path varies depending on the device, consult its documentation)
• Add your Twilio account credentials
• Add your Twilio phone number in the from_number setting
• Add the phone number to be called in the to_number setting

Under the Times section:

• Under night_start, insert approximate bed time in 24-hour format
• Under morning_start, add approximate wake up time
• Under morning_end, insert the time for sure past wake up

Install Python environment

python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt

Install additional packages

sudo apt install libopenblas0 portaudio19-dev 

Configure security settings (optional)

To enable TLS, change tls_enabled to "true" in config.ini and generate a self-signed certificate:

openssl req -x509 -newkey rsa:4096 -keyout key.pem -out cert.pem -sha256 -days 3650 -nodes

To enable HTTP Basic Auth, change auth_enabled to "true" in config.ini and change username and password

Set up logging directory

Modify YOUR_USER below

sudo bash -c "echo '/var/log/monitor.log {
    daily
    rotate 7
    compress
    delaycompress
    missingok
    notifempty
    create 640 YOUR_USER YOUR_USER
}' > /etc/logrotate.d/monitor"

Create and activate service

Modify YOUR_USER and APP_INSTALL_DIR in monitor.service

sudo cp monitor.service /etc/systemd/system/monitor.service
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
sudo systemctl enable monitor
sudo systemctl start monitor

Check if the service is running

sudo systemctl status monitor

Access the settings site in a browser: http(s)://SERVER_IP:5000