Configure motion to record at a specific time without motion detection and 24/7 live streaming

motion-start-recording.service

# Create this file under /etc/systemd/system/

[Unit]
Description=Start motion recording

[Service]
Type=oneshot
ExecStart=/usr/bin/curl http://localhost:8080/0/action/eventstart

motion-start-recording.timer

# Create this file under /etc/systemd/system/

[Unit]
Description=Start motion recording

[Timer]
OnCalendar=*-*-* 23:00:00
Persistent=true

[Install]
WantedBy=timers.target

motion-stop-recording.service

# Create this file under /etc/systemd/system/

[Unit]
Description=Stop motion recording

[Service]
Type=oneshot
ExecStart=/usr/bin/curl http://localhost:8080/0/action/eventend

motion-stop-recording.timer

# Create this file under /etc/systemd/system/

[Unit]
Description=Stop motion recording

[Timer]
OnCalendar=*-*-* 7:00:00
Persistent=true

[Install]
WantedBy=timers.target

motion.conf

# Copy this content under /etc/motion/motion.conf

############################################################
# System control configuration parameters
############################################################

# Start in daemon (background) mode and release terminal.
daemon off

# Start in Setup-Mode, daemon disabled.
setup_mode off

# File to store the process ID.
; pid_file value

# File to write logs messages into.  If not defined stderr and syslog is used.
; log_file value

# Level of log messages [1..9] (EMG, ALR, CRT, ERR, WRN, NTC, INF, DBG, ALL).
log_level 6

# Target directory for pictures, snapshots and movies
target_dir /mnt

# Video device (e.g. /dev/video0) to be used for capturing.
videodevice /dev/video0

# Parameters to control video device.  See motion_guide.html
; vid_control_params value

# The full URL of the network camera stream.
; netcam_url value

# Name of mmal camera (e.g. vc.ril.camera for pi camera).
; mmalcam_name value

# Camera control parameters (see raspivid/raspistill tool documentation)
; mmalcam_control_params value

############################################################
# Image Processing configuration parameters
############################################################

# Image width in pixels.
width 1280

# Image height in pixels.
height 960

# Maximum number of frames to be captured per second.
framerate 15

# Text to be overlayed in the lower left corner of images
text_left CAMERA1

# Text to be overlayed in the lower right corner of images.
text_right %Y-%m-%d\n%T-%q

############################################################
# Motion detection configuration parameters
############################################################

# Always save pictures and movies even if there was no motion.
emulate_motion off

# Threshold for number of changed pixels that triggers motion.
threshold 1500

# Noise threshold for the motion detection.
; noise_level 32

# Despeckle the image using (E/e)rode or (D/d)ilate or (l)abel.
despeckle_filter EedDl

# Number of images that must contain motion to trigger an event.
minimum_motion_frames 1

# Gap in seconds of no motion detected that triggers the end of an event.
event_gap 60

# The number of pre-captured (buffered) pictures from before motion.
pre_capture 3

# Number of frames to capture after motion is no longer detected.
post_capture 0

############################################################
# Script execution configuration parameters
############################################################

# Command to be executed when an event starts.
; on_event_start value

# Command to be executed when an event ends.
; on_event_end value

# Command to be executed when a movie file is closed.
; on_movie_end value

############################################################
# Picture output configuration parameters
############################################################

# Output pictures when motion is detected
picture_output off

# File name(without extension) for pictures relative to target directory
picture_filename %Y%m%d%H%M%S-%q

############################################################
# Movie output configuration parameters
############################################################

# Create movies of motion events.
movie_output on

# Maximum length of movie in seconds.
movie_max_time 0

# The encoding quality of the movie. (0=use bitrate. 1=worst quality, 100=best)
movie_quality 75

# Container/Codec to used for the movie. See motion_guide.html
movie_codec mkv

# File name(without extension) for movies relative to target directory
movie_filename %t-%v-%Y%m%d%H%M%S

############################################################
# Webcontrol configuration parameters
############################################################

# Port number used for the webcontrol.
webcontrol_port 8080

# Restrict webcontrol connections to the localhost.
webcontrol_localhost off

# Type of configuration options to allow via the webcontrol.
webcontrol_parms 0

############################################################
# Live stream configuration parameters
############################################################

# The port number for the live stream.
stream_port 8081

# Restrict stream connections to the localhost.
stream_localhost off

##############################################################
# Directory to read '.conf' files for cameras.
##############################################################
camera_dir /etc/motion/conf.d

override.conf

# Override file that is required to disable motion detection and restart of the server in case it crashes
# Paste this content after you type `systemctl edit motion` and the editor opens

[Service]
ExecStart=
ExecStart=/usr/bin/motion -n -m
Restart=on-failure
RestartSec=1