1. Install Mutt email program sudo apt-get install mutt 2. Make a .muttrc file set imap_user = from_my@gmail.com set imap_pass = verygoodpasswordhere set smtp_url = smtp://from_my@smtp.gmail.com:587/ set smtp_pass = verygoodpasswordhere set from = from_my@gmail.com set realname = seuritycamera set folder = imaps://imap.gmail.com:993 set spoolfile = "+INBOX" set postponed="+[Gmail]/Drafts" set header_cache=~/.mutt/cache/headers set message_cachedir=~/.mutt/cache/bodies set certificate_file=~/.mutt/certificates set move = no set record = '+Sent' 3. Test Mutt before installing Motion and then install Motion sudo apt-get install motion Add yourself to the motion group sudo adduser myself motion Configure Motion gksu pluma /etc/default/motion # set to 'yes' to enable the motion daemon start_motion_daemon=yes gksu pluma /etc/motion/motion.conf ... edit these lines -------------------------------- # Minimum time in seconds between capturing picture frames from the camera. # Default: 0 = disabled - the capture rate is given by the camera framerate. # This option is used when you want to capture images at a rate lower than 2 per second. minimum_frame_time 1 -------------------------------- # Target base directory for pictures and films # Recommended to use absolute path. (Default: current working directory) target_dir /path/motion -------------------------------- # Command to be executed when a motion frame is detected (default: none) on_motion_detected /home/username/.startup.sh -------------------------------- 4. Make a startup script #! /bin/sh sleep 40 && cd /home/username && ./.mutt.sh Make the script executable chmod a+x /home/username/.startup.sh 5. Make video + email script #! /bin/sh TIMESTAMP=$(date +%Y%m%d%H| sed 's/ //g') find /path/motion -iname "*.swf" -exec mv {} /path/allvideos \; && sleep 30 && genisoimage -o /path/toemail/video$TIMESTAMP.iso /path/allvideos && mutt -z -a /path/toemail/video$TIMESTAMP.iso -s “Security videos” -- to_some_email@gmail.com from_my@gmail.com < /dev/null Make the script executable chmod a+x /home/username/.mutt.sh Make three folders /path/motion /path/allvideos /path/toemail Set the permissions for the folders sudo chmod 775 /path/foldername 6. Add Motion to the startup applications and or crontab PS. emails comes always when Motion has react!