Getting Started with webcam.io
Transform your IP camera into a powerful marketing tool with professional live streaming and automated time-lapse creation.
What is webcam.io?
webcam.io transforms your existing IP camera into a powerful marketing tool through live streaming and automated time-lapse creation. Whether you’re monitoring construction progress, showcasing scenic views, or streaming business locations, our platform handles the technical complexity while you focus on your content.
Choose Your Camera Setup Method
🎥 Live Streaming (Real-time Broadcasting)
We re-stream and transcode the stream content coming from your camera to the live-streaming provider.
Perfect for: Hotels, ski resorts, events, business locations
- Stream to YouTube Live or Twitch (or others)1
- Handle unlimited concurrent viewers
- Professional transcoding included
- Setup time: 10+ minutes
📸 Time-lapse (Automated Daily Videos)
The time-lapse mode is still-image based and we collect images to show a time-lapse effect via frame player.
Perfect for: Construction sites, weather monitoring, scenic locations
- Frame-player for “live” time-lapse view
- Automated daily video creation
- Historical playback (days/weeks/months)
- Customizable intervals (15 seconds to 60 minutes)
- Setup time: 5 minutes
Quick Setup Guide
1. Choose Connection Method
- FTP Upload (Recommended): Camera pushes images securely
- URL Pull: We fetch images from your camera’s URL
2. Configure Camera Settings
- Set capture interval (15 seconds minimum)
- Configure resolution (up to 4K supported)
- Optional: Add text overlays and branding
What You’ll Need
- IP camera with H.264 support (RTSP/RTMP)2
- Internet connection (minimum 1 Mbps upload)
- 5 minutes for initial setup
Next Steps
Ready to get started? Sign up for free - no credit card required.
Start with Time-lapse setup.
Start with Live streaming setup.
Footnotes
We recommend YouTube Live or Twitch. You need your own account and for webcam.io the STREAM-URL+KEY from the provider.↩︎
see our camera requirements↩︎