From 47b1a376bd3c8af4c791248e56274d27a2b92bc5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: MrDave <MotionMrDave@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Sep 2025 10:56:44 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Create a camera file if nothing is specified

---
 src/conf.cpp | 8 ++++++++
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/conf.cpp b/src/conf.cpp
index 6ad96819..081677fb 100644
--- a/src/conf.cpp
+++ b/src/conf.cpp
@@ -4457,6 +4457,14 @@ void cls_config::init()
 
     app->conf_src->process();
 
+    if ((app->cam_cnt == 0) && (app->snd_cnt == 0)) {
+        MOTION_LOG(NTC, TYPE_ALL, NO_ERRNO
+            , _("No camera or sound configuration files specified."));
+                MOTION_LOG(NTC, TYPE_ALL, NO_ERRNO
+            , _("Adding a camera configuration file."));
+        app->conf_src->camera_add("", false);
+    }
+
     cmdline();
 
     for (indx=0; indx<app->cam_cnt; indx++) {