[MMM-RTSPStream] - Video Streaming from Live Feeds & Security Cameras

[Cr4z33]

I am trying to have this module running succesfully in Ubuntu Desktop, but it doesn’t work right now.

I ran the bash setup command and choosed the master build (dev build gave the same errors).

[2020-07-14 16:46:29.279] [LOG]    Starting MagicMirror: v2.12.0
[2020-07-14 16:46:29.282] [LOG]    Loading config ...
[2020-07-14 16:46:29.284] [LOG]    Loading module helpers ...
[2020-07-14 16:46:29.286] [LOG]    Initializing new module helper ...
[2020-07-14 16:46:29.286] [LOG]    Module helper loaded: MMM-WatchDog
[2020-07-14 16:46:29.335] [LOG]    Initializing new module helper ...
[2020-07-14 16:46:29.335] [LOG]    Module helper loaded: MMM-Remote-Control
[2020-07-14 16:46:29.339] [ERROR]  WARNING! Could not load config file. Starting with default configuration. Error found: Error: Cannot find module 'node-rtsp-stream-es6'
Require stack:
- /home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-RTSPStream/node_helper.js
- /home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/js/app.js
- /home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/js/electron.js
- /home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron/dist/resources/default_app.asar/main.js
- 
[2020-07-14 16:46:29.340] [LOG]    Loading module helpers ...
[2020-07-14 16:46:29.340] [LOG]    Initializing new module helper ...
[2020-07-14 16:46:29.340] [LOG]    Module helper loaded: MMM-WatchDog
[2020-07-14 16:46:29.340] [LOG]    Initializing new module helper ...
[2020-07-14 16:46:29.341] [LOG]    Module helper loaded: MMM-Remote-Control
[2020-07-14 16:46:29.342] [ERROR]  App threw an error during load
[2020-07-14 16:46:29.342] [ERROR]  Error: Cannot find module 'node-rtsp-stream-es6'
Require stack:
- /home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-RTSPStream/node_helper.js
- /home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/js/app.js
- /home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/js/electron.js
- /home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron/dist/resources/default_app.asar/main.js
- 
    at Module._resolveFilename (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:627:15)
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (/home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron/dist/resources/electron.asar/common/reset-search-paths.js:41:16)
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (/home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/node_modules/module-alias/index.js:49:29)
    at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:531:27)
    at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:685:19)
    at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:16:16)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-RTSPStream/node_helper.js:10:14)
    at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:786:30)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:798:10)
    at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:645:32)
[2020-07-14 16:46:29.343] [ERROR]  Whoops! There was an uncaught exception...
[2020-07-14 16:46:29.343] [ERROR]  Error: Cannot find module 'node-rtsp-stream-es6'
Require stack:
- /home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-RTSPStream/node_helper.js
- /home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/js/app.js
- /home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/js/electron.js
- /home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron/dist/resources/default_app.asar/main.js
- 
    at Module._resolveFilename (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:627:15)
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (/home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron/dist/resources/electron.asar/common/reset-search-paths.js:41:16)
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (/home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/node_modules/module-alias/index.js:49:29)
    at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:531:27)
    at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:685:19)
    at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:16:16)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-RTSPStream/node_helper.js:10:14)
    at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:786:30)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:798:10)
    at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:645:32) {
  code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND',
  requireStack: [
    '/home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-RTSPStream/node_helper.js',
    '/home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/js/app.js',
    '/home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/js/electron.js',
    '/home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron/dist/resources/default_app.asar/main.js',
    undefined
  ]
}
[2020-07-14 16:46:29.345] [ERROR]  MagicMirror will not quit, but it might be a good idea to check why this happened. Maybe no internet connection?
[2020-07-14 16:46:29.346] [ERROR]  If you think this really is an issue, please open an issue on GitHub: https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror/issues
[2020-07-14 16:46:29.414] [LOG]    Launching application.

[sdetweil]

@Cr4z33 said in [MMM-RTSPStream] - Video Streaming from Live Feeds & Security Cameras:

Error: Cannot find module ‘node-rtsp-stream-es6’

did u do npm install in the “/home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-RTSPStream” folder?

[Cr4z33]

@sdetweil yep.

[sdetweil]

@Cr4z33 can u try this

cd ~/MagicMirror/modules/shbatm/MMM-RTSPStream
ls node_modules/node-rtsp-stream-es6
rm -rf node_modules/node-rtsp-stream-es6
rm package-lock.json
npm install
ls node_modules/node-rtsp-stream-es6

then try restarting MM

[Cr4z33]

@sdetweil thanks for helping! :)

Last command showed an error that looks like (translated from Italian):

cr4z33@Cr4z33-UbuntuDesktop-VM-Synology:~/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-RTSPStream$ 
ls node_modules/node-rtsp-stream-es6
ls: Cannot access 'node_modules/node-rtsp-stream-es6': File or directory does not exist

In fact looking in the node_modules folder there’s no node-rtsp-stream-es6 directory. :thinking_face:

I then thought it was a good idea running npm install node-rtsp-stream-es6 in the MMM-RTSPStream directory.
The folder was created at last, but then I kept getting errors at MM launch:

cr4z33@Cr4z33-UbuntuDesktop-VM-Synology:~/MagicMirror$ npm start

> magicmirror@2.12.0 start /home/cr4z33/MagicMirror
> DISPLAY="${DISPLAY:=:0}" ./node_modules/.bin/electron js/electron.js

[2020-07-15 08:58:08.182] [LOG]    Starting MagicMirror: v2.12.0
[2020-07-15 08:58:08.184] [LOG]    Loading config ...
[2020-07-15 08:58:08.186] [LOG]    Loading module helpers ...
[2020-07-15 08:58:08.188] [LOG]    Initializing new module helper ...
[2020-07-15 08:58:08.188] [LOG]    Module helper loaded: MMM-WatchDog
[2020-07-15 08:58:08.231] [LOG]    Initializing new module helper ...
[2020-07-15 08:58:08.232] [LOG]    Module helper loaded: MMM-Remote-Control
[2020-07-15 08:58:08.354] [ERROR]  WARNING! Could not load config file. Starting with default configuration. Error found: Error: Cannot find module 'datauri'
Require stack:
- /home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-RTSPStream/node_helper.js
- /home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/js/app.js
- /home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/js/electron.js
- /home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron/dist/resources/default_app.asar/main.js
- 
[2020-07-15 08:58:08.354] [LOG]    Loading module helpers ...
[2020-07-15 08:58:08.355] [LOG]    Initializing new module helper ...
[2020-07-15 08:58:08.355] [LOG]    Module helper loaded: MMM-WatchDog
[2020-07-15 08:58:08.355] [LOG]    Initializing new module helper ...
[2020-07-15 08:58:08.355] [LOG]    Module helper loaded: MMM-Remote-Control
[2020-07-15 08:58:08.356] [ERROR]  App threw an error during load
[2020-07-15 08:58:08.356] [ERROR]  Error: Cannot find module 'datauri'
Require stack:
- /home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-RTSPStream/node_helper.js
- /home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/js/app.js
- /home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/js/electron.js
- /home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron/dist/resources/default_app.asar/main.js
- 
    at Module._resolveFilename (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:627:15)
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (/home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron/dist/resources/electron.asar/common/reset-search-paths.js:41:16)
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (/home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/node_modules/module-alias/index.js:49:29)
    at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:531:27)
    at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:685:19)
    at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:16:16)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-RTSPStream/node_helper.js:14:17)
    at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:786:30)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:798:10)
    at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:645:32)
[2020-07-15 08:58:08.357] [ERROR]  Whoops! There was an uncaught exception...
[2020-07-15 08:58:08.357] [ERROR]  Error: Cannot find module 'datauri'
Require stack:
- /home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-RTSPStream/node_helper.js
- /home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/js/app.js
- /home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/js/electron.js
- /home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron/dist/resources/default_app.asar/main.js
- 
    at Module._resolveFilename (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:627:15)
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (/home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron/dist/resources/electron.asar/common/reset-search-paths.js:41:16)
    at Function.Module._resolveFilename (/home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/node_modules/module-alias/index.js:49:29)
    at Function.Module._load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:531:27)
    at Module.require (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:685:19)
    at require (internal/modules/cjs/helpers.js:16:16)
    at Object.<anonymous> (/home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-RTSPStream/node_helper.js:14:17)
    at Module._compile (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:786:30)
    at Object.Module._extensions..js (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:798:10)
    at Module.load (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:645:32) {
  code: 'MODULE_NOT_FOUND',
  requireStack: [
    '/home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/modules/MMM-RTSPStream/node_helper.js',
    '/home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/js/app.js',
    '/home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/js/electron.js',
    '/home/cr4z33/MagicMirror/node_modules/electron/dist/resources/default_app.asar/main.js',
    undefined
  ]
}
[2020-07-15 08:58:08.359] [ERROR]  MagicMirror will not quit, but it might be a good idea to check why this happened. Maybe no internet connection?
[2020-07-15 08:58:08.359] [ERROR]  If you think this really is an issue, please open an issue on GitHub: https://github.com/MichMich/MagicMirror/issues
[2020-07-15 08:58:08.412] [LOG]    Launching application.

[Cr4z33]

Problem sorted by manually untarring the module from a previous (RPI4) backup.

Basically the module installation in Ubuntu could not be completed properly and therefore a lot of stuff was missing. :)

[Cr4z33]

Hmmm one more issue came out…

While opting to go for Debian 10.x instead of Ubuntu I notice now that the stream window doesn’t go where it should.

Basically I choosed to place it on bottom right, but it pops in a vlc titled window (and in the wrong position) instead. :confused_face:

Here’s the screenshot:
https://imgur.com/QUiumaA

[BKeyport]

@Cr4z33 RTSPStream uses an external utility to move VNC around the screen, it’s entirely possible that utility doesn’t work in Debian or isn’t installed in your version.

[Cr4z33]

This post is deleted!

[Cr4z33]

This module needs to be fixed asap.

The developer @shbatm seems to have abandoned the project since many weeks/months and the module was a real good add to MagicMirror.

After latest MM upgrades it has broken and now streams come up in weird huge size and in a wrong position (stream position config settings get COMPLETELY ignored).

If someone skilled enough would be willing to post please a fix?

I assume it’s just a matter of some node_helper.js edit, but I have zero knowledge of JavaScript language…

@BKeyport are you able to do that please? :smiling_face_with_open_mouth_cold_sweat: