[Motion-user] Record on-the-fly on a distant server?

[C.T. <sem...@ya...>]

Hello there, 

can someone tell me if there would be a way for Motion to record on-the-fly on a distant server, keeping track of it in a distant database. The rationale would be that, on a one hand, a surveillance device works against intruders. As such, it can easily become stolen itself. On the other hand, uploading a recording takes time, and time can be the difference between identifying the intruder, and only getting a shadow in picture.

To overcome this upload bandwidth limitation, especially when running 24/7 timelapse, uploading to a distant server the same stream being recorded would reduce this bottleneck to zero. The distant server would be a shared hosting, allowing FTP access, Web hosting, but no shell or chroot, so no additional software can be installed on the server.

Is there a way to do so within Motion, using a buffer in case upload bandwidth gets reduced, and automatically deleting oldest recordings when storage space comes on the server side?

P