# I don't install node-red-contrib-rtsp-client

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-dont-install-node-red-contrib-rtsp-client/79234>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [15 June 2023 21:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-dont-install-node-red-contrib-rtsp-client/79234 "2023-06-15T21:23:12Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![allacmc](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/allacmc/32/73549_2.png) [@allacmc](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/allacmc)\
**Post date:** [15 June 2023 21:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-dont-install-node-red-contrib-rtsp-client/79234/1 "2023-06-15T21:23:12Z")

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Continuing the discussion from [How to display live video to the node red dashboard and have the ability to simply turn it on and turn it off with either a slide switch or "On" "Off" push buttons](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-display-live-video-to-the-node-red-dashboard-and-have-the-ability-to-simply-turn-it-on-and-turn-it-off-with-either-a-slide-switch-or-on-off-push-buttons/67017/5):

> [@How to display live video to the node red dashboard and have the ability to simply turn it on and turn it off with either a slide switch or "On" "Off" push buttons](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-display-live-video-to-the-node-red-dashboard-and-have-the-ability-to-simply-turn-it-on-and-turn-it-off-with-either-a-slide-switch-or-on-off-push-buttons/67017/5):
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> Based on Kevin's ffmpeg-spawn node and all the feedback that he has given in numerous discussions, I had build my own [node-red-contrib-rtsp-client](https://github.com/bartbutenaers/node-red-contrib-rtsp-client) node. While Kevin's node is able to do lot more with ffmpeg, I tried to capture all the knowledge from Kevin's discussions about rtsp into my node. So my node only supports rtsp streams, to avoid that everybody needs to read to the long discussions...

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/3X/f/e/fe0bfe1607f3fca80ec22dcf45a9f99de06b4db9.png)

I couldn't install this colleague's contribution?

Any suggestion ?

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**Author:** ![knolleary](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/knolleary/32/3_2.png) [@knolleary](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/knolleary)\
**Post date:** [15 June 2023 21:51 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-dont-install-node-red-contrib-rtsp-client/79234/2 "2023-06-15T21:51:06Z")

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The post you link to includes the instructions for how to install it. You have not run the command given in the instructions.

> [@How to display live video to the node red dashboard and have the ability to simply turn it on and turn it off with either a slide switch or "On" "Off" push buttons](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-display-live-video-to-the-node-red-dashboard-and-have-the-ability-to-simply-turn-it-on-and-turn-it-off-with-either-a-slide-switch-or-on-off-push-buttons/67017/5):
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> Note that my node is also not on npm yet, so you also need to install it directly from Github (from within your .node-red folder!!!):
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> ```auto
> npm install bartbutenaers/node-red-contrib-rtsp-client
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> ```
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> You need to add the rtsp url of your cam into this node, and the path to your ffmpeg executable.

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**Author:** ![BartButenaers](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/bartbutenaers/32/10476_2.png) [@BartButenaers](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/BartButenaers)\
**Post date:** [16 June 2023 04:47 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-dont-install-node-red-contrib-rtsp-client/79234/3 "2023-06-16T04:47:41Z")

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@allacmc,  
My node-red-contrib-rtsp-client node is only available on github and not on npm, since I had not enough free time to finalize the last pieces of it.  
Bart

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**Author:** ![allacmc](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/allacmc/32/73549_2.png) [@allacmc](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/allacmc)\
**Post date:** [17 June 2023 04:23 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-dont-install-node-red-contrib-rtsp-client/79234/4 "2023-06-17T04:23:46Z")

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Is it possible to make this wonderful contribution available on npm?

I'm a little lost on how to get this code from git hub and install it on node red

I know you must be very busy and this node is a voluntary contribution.

But I would be extremely grateful if you could please.

It will solve a big problem of mine here.

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**Author:** ![BartButenaers](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/bartbutenaers/32/10476_2.png) [@BartButenaers](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/BartButenaers)\
**Post date:** [17 June 2023 06:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/i-dont-install-node-red-contrib-rtsp-client/79234/5 "2023-06-17T06:56:15Z")

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> [@allacmc](#):
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> Is it possible to make this wonderful contribution available on npm

No, I almost have no free time left anymore for Node-RED. When I publish it on npm, people start using it, and expect me to solve all their issues with it...

And I am by far an ffmpeg expert. As a result I need to forward all my questions to our guru @kevinGodell, who is also very busy.

If I remember correctly I haven't found a way to extract separate jpegs from it. That was a basic requirement for my own home automation to develop this node, but I failed to do that. Cpu usage became very high.  
So this node became useless for me...

> [@allacmc](#):
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> I'm a little lost on how to get this code from git hub and install it on node red

You can install the node from my Github repository like this:

1. Install git
2. Navigate to your `.node-red` folder
3. Execute `npm install bartbutenaers/node-red-contrib-rtsp-client` in this folder