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Motioneye freezes with "mjpg client timed out" every few days

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#1,544 opened on Nov 15, 2019

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Description

Im running Motioneye official docker container. Normally it works perfectly fine with 4-5 network cameras but every few days Motioneye all streams break down. Some cameras are showing image frozen several hours ago and some streams are completely offline. Logs show

   ERROR: mjpg client timed out receiving data for camera 3 on port 8083
   ERROR: mjpg client timed out receiving data for camera 1 on port 8081
   ERROR: mjpg client timed out receiving data for camera 1 on port 8081
   ERROR: mjpg client timed out receiving data for camera 1 on port 8081
   ERROR: mjpg client timed out receiving data for camera 1 on port 8081
   ERROR: mjpg client timed out receiving data for camera 1 on port 8081

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Investigate the mjpg client timeout error by examining the network connection between MotionEye and the cameras, reviewing the Docker container logs, and checking the motion daemon configuration. Look at the relevant source code for streaming handling, such as the mjpgclient or similar modules.
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