Blynk's Streaming Widget and Raspberry Pi

Need Help With My Project
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Hello,

Im using a Raspberry Pi and a webcam (not using PiCamera) with OpenCV to run a detection model and display the live video on a window. I also created an HTTP server using the Pi’s IP address, so I am able to access that live video using a different device (connected to the same local network) via a web browser.

However, I want to be able to put that http://IP_address:server in Blynk to be able to open the app and see the live video, but I just can’t figure out how to do it properly at the time. Once I get this done, I would like to change it so that I am able to see it on the app using WiFi/cellular data even if I’m in another place.

Is there anyone who has tried doing something similar and what was your approach?

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You need to make the video stream publicly accessible, which will involve either a static public IP address and port forwarding, or if you don’t have a static public IP address then a DDNS solution and port forwarding.

This has been discussed quite a few times in the past, mostly in relation to video from ESP32-CAM boards, but the solution is basically the same. Do a search and you’ll find some pointers.

Pete.