1. Install mjpg-streamer on the Raspberry Pi

Install git: sudo apt-get install git

Clone mjpg-streamer-experimental: git clone https://github.com/jacksonliam/mjpg-streamer/tree/master/mjpg-streamer-experimental - The experimental version worked way better for me on my Raspberry Pi than the regular one, that's why I recommend using it.

Compile it: cd mjpg-streamer-experimental && ./config && make

Create a script that will start the streaming automatically on every boot: nano onboot.sh

#!/bin/bash
cd /home/pi/mjpg-streamer-experimental
./mjpg_streamer -i "input_uvc.so -d /dev/video0 -t pal -r 720x576" -o "output_http.so -w ./www -p 8740"

Replace video0 with your video interface, pal with ntsc if your camera uses ntsc and 720x576 with the resolution of your camera. Then hit CTRL + O to save the file.

You can now run bash ./onboot.sh to test if the streaming works.

We will now use cron (should be pre-installed) to make this script run everytime on boot:

Run crontab -e to edit the current user's crontab and append the following line into it:

@reboot bash /path/to/mjpg-streamer-experimental/onboot.sh

Again CTRL + O to save the file and apply it.

2. On your apache webserver

Now this is very simple. You are able to access mjpg-streamer's interface using http://<your-raspberry-pi-IP>:8740 on any machine in the network. In order to embed the live scream into your website, simple put the following code on the site where you want the stream to be:

<img src="http://<raspberry-pi-IP>:8740/?action=stream" />