Deploy Video Recorder Step-by-Step

There are the following ways to deploy Video Recorder:

This section will guide you through the Video Recorder step-by-step deployment. Follow the instructions below minding the sequence.

Tip

Be sure to learn the FindFace Multi architecture first.

In this section:

Install APT Repository

First of all, install the FindFace apt repository as follows:

  1. Download the installer file findface-*.run.

  2. Put the .run file into some directory on the designated host (for example, /home/username).

  3. From this directory, make the .run file executable.

    chmod +x findface-*.run

  4. Execute the .run file.

    sudo ./findface-*.run

The installer will ask you a few questions and perform several automated checks to ensure that the host meets the system requirements. After filling out each prompt, press Enter. The questions and answers are the following:

  1. Q: Which product should be installed?

    A: 1

    Which product should be installed?

  1. [multi   ]  FindFace Multi
  2. [server  ]  FindFace Server
  3. [video-worker]  FindFace Video Worker

(default: multi)
product> 1

  2. Q: Please choose installation type:

    A: 3

    -  1 [stand-alone ]  Single Server
-  2 [multi-worker]  Single Server, Multiple video workers
-  3 [images      ]  Don't configure or start anything, just load the images and copy the models
-  4 [custom      ]  Fully customized installation

(default: stand-alone)
type> 3

  3. Q: Directory to install into:

    A: Specify the FindFace Multi installation directory. By default, it’s /opt/findface-multi. Press Enter to confirm it. Otherwise, specify the directory of your choice and press Enter.

    Directory to install into:
(default: /opt/findface-multi)
dest_dir>

  4. Q: Select models to install. Note that you will need to accordingly edit extraction-api and tntapi configuration files. At least one of recognition models has to be enabled.

    A: By default, all neural network models are subject to installation. You can leave it as is by entering done, or select specific models. To do so, deselect all those on the list by entering -* in the command line, then select the required models by entering their sequence numbers (keyword): for example, 1 3 4. Enter done to save your selection and proceed to another step. If FindFace Multi is deployed earlier, the models do not need to be installed.

    Select models to install.
Note that you will need to accordingly edit extraction-api and tntapi configuration files.
At least one of recognition models has to be enabled.

-  1 [ ] ./models/carattr/carattr.categories.v0.cpu.fnk
...
- 91 [ ] ./models/pedrec/pedrec.clio.gpu.fnk

Enter keyword to select matching choices or -keyword to clear selection.
Enter "done" to save your selection and proceed to another step.
findface-data.models> done

After that, the FindFace apt repository will be automatically installed.

Install Main Components

To install the Video Recorder components, do the following:

  1. Open the /opt/findface-multi/docker-compose.yaml configuration file. Add the findface-video-storage and findface-video-streamer services.

    sudo vi /opt/findface-multi/docker-compose.yaml

...
findface-video-storage:
  command: [--config=/etc/findface-video-storage.conf]
  depends_on: [mongodb]
  image: docker.int.ntl/ntech/universe/video-storage:ffserver-9.230407.1
  network_mode: service:pause
  restart: always
  volumes: ['./configs/findface-video-storage/findface-video-storage.yaml:/etc/findface-video-storage.conf:ro']
findface-video-streamer:
  command: [--config=/etc/findface-video-streamer-cpu.ini]
  depends_on: [findface-ntls, mongodb]
  image: docker.int.ntl/ntech/universe/video-streamer-cpu:ffserver-9.230407.1
  network_mode: service:pause
  restart: always
  volumes: ['./configs/findface-video-streamer/findface-video-streamer.yaml:/etc/findface-video-streamer-cpu.ini:ro',
    './cache/findface-video-streamer:/var/cache/findface/video-streamer']

  2. Create directories.

    sudo mkdir -p /opt/findface-multi/configs/findface-video-storage/ /opt/findface-multi/configs/findface-video-streamer/

  3. Create a configuration file /opt/findface-multi/configs/findface-video-storage/findface-video-storage.yaml and add the following:

    sudo vi /opt/findface-multi/configs/findface-video-storage/findface-video-storage.yaml

listen: :18611
debug: false
external-address: http://ip_address:18611/
streamer:
  endpoints:
  - 127.0.0.1:9000
chunk-storage:
  type: webdav
  webdav:
    timeouts:
      connect: 5s
      response_header: 30s
      overall: 35s
      idle_connection: 10s
    max-idle-conns-per-host: 20
    keepalive: 24h0m0s
    trace: false
    upload-url: http://127.0.0.1:3333/uploads/video_storage
  s3:
    endpoint: ''
    bucket-name: ''
    access-key: ''
    secret-access-key: ''
    secure: true
    region: ''
    public-url: ''
    operation-timeout: 30
  localfs:
    directory: ''
meta-storage:
  mongo-uri: mongodb://127.0.0.1
  database: video-storage
  timings:
    connect: 3s

    Note

    <ip_address> in the section external-address must be substituted into your ip address for FindFace Multi.

  4. Create a configuration file /opt/findface-multi/configs/findface-video-streamer/findface-video-streamer.yaml and add the following:

    sudo vi /opt/findface-multi/configs/findface-video-streamer/findface-video-streamer.yaml

streamer:
  port: 9000
  max_backpressure: 33554432
  io_buffer_size: 524288
video_storage:
  url: http://127.0.0.1:18611
  timeout: 6
cache:
  dir: /var/cache/findface/video-streamer

  5. Start FindFace Multi containers:

    cd /opt/findface-multi/
docker-compose up -d

Video Recorder is now successfully deployed. To configure Video Recorder after the deployment, follow these instructions.