Video Streaming Flask

Introduction

This is a simple script to livestream a feed onto localhost using simple, easily installable and freely available modules.

The Tech Stack is very simple. It is as below.

Modules	MIN	MAX	USAGE
Python	3.5	3.9	base - code
flask	2.0.0	+	web server
opencv-python	4.5.1.45	4.5.1.48	capture video
pyautogui	0.9.52	+	capture screen

How To Run

( I ) Create a Virtual Environment

1. We use python's builting venv functionality:

   python -m venv myenv

2. Activate the Environment:

   • On Windows

     $ .\myenv\Scripts\activate

   • On Linux

     $ source venv/bin/activate

3. Then install the dependencies:

   (myenv) $ pip install -r requirements.txt

( II ) Run the app

The app can be run by simply running te app.py file using python interpreter:

(myenv) $ python app.py

This server will start on port 5000 by default. You can change this in app.py by changing the following line to this:

if __name__ == "__main__":
    app.run(debug=True, port=<desired port>)