diff --git a/install.sh b/install.sh
index 100dab4..8dd2feb 100755
--- a/install.sh
+++ b/install.sh
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ read
 
 #Install needed packages
 sudo apt-get update
-sudo apt-get install vlc sed coreutils fbset openssl procps python3-pygame python3-yaml python3-openssl python3 libraspberrypi-bin -y
+sudo apt-get install vlc sed coreutils fbset ffmpeg openssl procps python3-pygame python3-yaml python3-openssl python3 libraspberrypi-bin -y
 
 if ! is_vlc_mmal_present;then
     echo "Your version of vlc does not have the needed mmal options. Rpisurv needs those"
diff --git a/surveillance/core/CameraStream.py b/surveillance/core/CameraStream.py
index 82bc02b..f85a79d 100644
--- a/surveillance/core/CameraStream.py
+++ b/surveillance/core/CameraStream.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 import os
 import sys
 import io
+import subprocess
 import urllib.request, urllib.error, urllib.parse
 from urllib.parse import urlparse
 
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ def __init__(self, name, camera_stream, drawinstance, display_hdmi_id):
 
         self.obfuscated_credentials_url = self._manipulate_credentials_in_url("obfuscate")
 
-        if self.scheme not in ["rtsp", "http", "https", "file"]:
+        if self.scheme not in ["rtsp", "http", "https", "file", "rtmp"]:
             logger.error("CameraStream: " + self.name + " Scheme " + self.scheme + " in " + self.obfuscated_credentials_url + " is currently not supported, you can make a feature request on https://community.rpisurv.net")
             sys.exit()
 
@@ -97,6 +98,17 @@ def _urllib2open_wrapper(self):
             return urllib.request.urlopen(request, timeout=self.probe_timeout)
 
     def is_connectable(self):
+        if self.scheme == "rtmp":
+            try:
+                ffprobeoutput = subprocess.check_output(['/usr/bin/ffprobe', '-v', 'quiet', "-print_format", "flat", "-show_error", self.url], text=True, timeout=self.probe_timeout)
+                return True
+            except subprocess.TimeoutExpired as e:
+                logger.error(f"CameraStream: {self.name} {self.obfuscated_credentials_url} Not Connectable (ffprobe timed out, try increasing probe_timeout for this stream), configured timeout: {self.probe_timeout}")
+                return False
+            except Exception as e:
+                erroroutput_newlinesremoved=e.output.replace('\n', ' ')
+                logger.error(f"CameraStream: {self.name} {self.obfuscated_credentials_url} Not Connectable ({erroroutput_newlinesremoved}), configured timeout: {self.probe_timeout}")
+                return False
         if self.scheme == "rtsp":
             try:
                 s = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)
diff --git a/surveillance/surveillance.py b/surveillance/surveillance.py
index bedc92a..82396cd 100644
--- a/surveillance/surveillance.py
+++ b/surveillance/surveillance.py
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ def sigterm_handler(_signo, _stack_frame):
     #Setup logger
     logger = setup_logging()
 
-    fullversion_for_installer = "3.0.0-beta5"
+    fullversion_for_installer = "3.0.0-beta6"
 
     version = fullversion_for_installer
     logger.info("Starting rpisurv " + version)