USB Webcam and Motion add-on

Yes, thats right :-)

It does not support all webcams, but quite a lot as you can see.

The GSPCA add-in will create a /dev/video device that can be used by most camera applications, still or motion.
When you plug in your webcam, the add-on will show if it has recognised the camera.

The Webcam add-in is a simple add-in that has been set-up to capture an image every 5 seconds, and I have created a simple web page in /c/media/webcam to display the image.
You can modify the html as you see fit, and the webpage will be accesible via the address <your-ip-address>/webcam.

I use a dyndns account that redirects to my router (supports dyndns) .
My router then redirects a specified port to my readynas, and this allows me to view the page from, say, work.

I am thinking about creating a plugin for "motion", but that requires quite a lot of extra apps to be installed.