How do I stream my webcam on the internet?

How do I set up a basic, 1994-style webcam?

• I need to set up a basic webcam stream for a gallery exhibition. I'm looking to have a live-ish still image of the gallery space (ideally just a JPG that refreshes every 30 seconds or so—no video, no audio, like http://www.centennialbulb.org/cam.htm) that can be viewed via a web browser at a second, off-site location. I think I have any hardware I would need — is there a piece of (Mac) software or some other option that can handle the capture and upload/broadcast with minimal headache? Available hardware: I have access to a weathered but functional Macbook and a similarly-aged Mac Mini. The Macbook has a working iSight camera, but I also have a USB webcam and a DV camcorder (both computers have Firewire connections). Any combination of these is an option. Network: There will be a wireless Internet connection in the gallery, but I can't guarantee that the terminal where the webcam image needs to be displayed will be on the same network (which seems to rule out some options I had looked at, like http://www.evological.com/evocam.html, which is for video streaming anyway). I need to be able to embed the image on a website hosted on my http://www.dreamhost.com/web-hosting/, whether directly on the page itself (preferred) or using an iframe. Something that would just upload a refreshed image via FTP once a minute would be terrific, but I don't know if that's something that exists. The exhibition runs for a month — I'm willing to pay for some kind of hosted service if absolutely necessary, but I'd prefer not to. Assume that any solution involving a command line is beyond my capabilities. Thanks!

• Answer:

  I think Google Hangouts on Air is what you're looking for. It will allow you to stream live to a youtube video, and you can set it up ahead of time so you can embed the link anywhere. I don't know if there's a limit on video size, but I'd think you'd want to stop and start it each day rather than running 24/7?