A NixOS module for loading and configuring the v4l2loopback kernel module

[srec] / modules / v4l2loopback.nix

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+# h/t: https://askubuntu.com/questions/165727/is-it-possible-for-two-processes-to-access-the-webcam-at-the-same-time
+# h/t: https://www.reddit.com/r/NixOS/comments/p8bqvu/how_to_install_v4l2looback_kernel_module/
+
+{ config, ... }: {
+  boot.extraModulePackages = with config.boot.kernelPackages;
+    [ v4l2loopback.out ];
+  boot.kernelModules = [ "v4l2loopback" ];
+  boot.extraModprobeConfig = ''
+    options v4l2loopback video_nr=9 exclusive_caps=1 card_label="Shareable Camera"
+  '';
+}