Picamera2 WebUI is a lightweight web interface for the Raspberry Pi camera module, built on the Picamera2 Python library and using Flask. This project provides a user interface to configure camera settings, capture photos, and manage images in a basic gallery.
I don't think there will be ever a point I could call this finished but at the moment there are features still in testing and missing so, no this is not a finished product.
This project utilizes the Picamera2 Python library. Picamera2 is the libcamera-based replacement for Picamera which was a Python interface to the Raspberry Pi's legacy camera stack. For more information about Picamera2, visit Picamera2 GitHub Repository.
Note: Please also see Compatibility below
As of September 2024 the Bookworm version of Raspberry Pi OS (Desktop) has the required dependencies preinstalled, so you can skip to Installation below. If you are using the Lite version you will need to install the following:
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y
git clone https://github.com/monkeymademe/picamera2-WebUI.git
cd picamera2-WebUI
python app.py
which python
cd /etc/systemd/system/
sudo nano picamera2-webui.service
[Unit]
Description=Picamera2 WebUI Server
After=network.target
[Service]
Type=simple
ExecStart=/usr/bin/python /home/pi/picamera2-WebUI/app.py
Restart=always
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
sudo systemctl start picamera2-webui.service
to start the service sudo systemctl status picamera2-webui.service
sudo systemctl enable picamera2-webui.service
Please be aware that due to dependencies on newer versions of Picamera2 (see below) and Libcamera this project only works on Raspberry Pi OS Bookworm (or newer). Issues have been reported with older versions (e.g. Bullseye) not functioning due to libcamera no longer being updated on older versions of the Raspberry Pi OS. The recommendation, even on older Pi's, is to use Bookworm (or newer).
Please check Picamera installation Requirements. Your operating system may not be compatible with Picamera2.
There has been some reported issues with the PiCamera2 on older Raspberry Pi's: OSError: [Errno 12] Cannot allocate memory
https://github.com/raspberrypi/picamera2/issues/972#issuecomment-1980573868
Tested on Raspberry Pi Camera Module v3 which has focus settings. v1 is untested but if you see any bugs please post an issue. v2 and HQ has been tested settings like Auto focus that are unique to Camera Module v3 are filtered and removed when an older camera is used.
Raspberry Pi Compatibilty:
Code and documentation copyright 2024 the Picamera2 WebUI Authors. Code released under the MIT License. Docs released under Creative Commons.