---
name: "camserv"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "camserv"
version: "1:0.5.1-7"
release: "Debian 5.0 (Lenny)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/camserv"
---

# camserv(1)

program to start a the camserv webcam server

## NAME

camserv - program to start a the camserv webcam server

## SYNOPSIS

**camserv** \[configuration *file\]*

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents briefly the **camserv** command.  This manual page was written for the Debian distribution because the original program does not have a manual page.

**camserv** is a program that takes a video-for-linux video stream, generally from a camera, and streams it out live to requesting clients.  Works with Mozilla, Netscape Navigator, and Microsoft Internet Explorer.

## OPTIONS

A summary of options is included below.

- **\[configuration file\]**

  This parameter is optional, and if it is not provided, **camserv** will look in $HOME/.camserv and then /etc/camserv/camserv.cfg in that order.

## SEE ALSO

[**camserv-relay**(1)](/camserv-relay/1.md).\
 The programs are documented fully by the information provided in /usr/share/doc/camserv, and the information provided by the upstream author at http://cserv.sourceforge.net

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by David Grant \<dgrant@ieee.org\>, for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).