people_counter/README.md

People Counter with YOLOv8, ByteTrack, and Prometheus

This project implements a real-time people counting system based on object detection and tracking using YOLOv8 and ByteTrack. It supports MJPEG input, in/out counting using either a vertical or a horizontal line, and exposes Prometheus metrics for integration with monitoring systems.

🚀 Features

• 🎥 MJPEG camera stream input
• 🧠 YOLOv8 person detection
• 🔁 ByteTrack object tracking
• ➕➖ In/Out counting via virtual line
• 📊 Prometheus metrics at http://localhost:9100/
• 🌐 Web UI for live video and statistics

Start MJPEG stream from webcam

mjpg_streamer -i "input_uvc.so -d /dev/video0 -r 1280x720 -f 30" -o "output_http.so -p 8080"

Run application

uvicorn main:app --host 0.0.0.0 --port 8000