For instance an RPI that just boots straight to a full screen browser with nothing else. I’ve used Magic Mirror but I want to switch to a web based dashboard instead.

Edit to clarify: Specifically talking about a cheap computer and monitor setup, not a tablet and touch controls won’t matter.

  • rtxn@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    2 months ago

    At work, we use PiSignage for a large overhead screen. It’s based on Debian and uses a fullscreen Firefox running in the labwc compositor. The developer advertises a management server (cloud or self-hosted) to manage multiple connected devices, but it’s completely optional (superfluous in my opinion) and the standalone web UI is perfectly usable.

  • Kaes3kuch3n@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    2 months ago

    I’ve been using chilipie-kiosk for a few projects. It‘s easy to set up and I‘ve never encountered any problems with it.

    It‘s basically just a lightweight Debian installation which launches Chrome in fullscreen mode on startup, opening either the preconfigured URL or the one that was open at the end of the last session.

  • zorflieg@lemmy.worldEnglish
    2·
    2 months ago

    RPi Digital Signage is really good. Binaryemotions.com. it’s built thoughtfully for a bunch of different situations. The kiosk mode paired with some sort of start page would work.

  • bluGill@fedia.io
    2·
    2 months ago

    I have a pi3 with a 20" touchscreen that I’m using. Raspbian booting to magic mirror. It works, but Magic Mirror is slow bloated/slow that I’m not happy with it. I’m about ready to make my own QT based signage - I suspect it will be much more performant as well as more flexible. Still it is a lot of work and so I hesitate to bother (even if version one could be done in a day - I have enough other projects).

  • owenfromcanada@lemmy.caEnglish
    21·
    2 months ago

    I’ve used Armbian and DietPi. Currently running a magic mirror on a Rock64 and a NAS on an ODROID HC4. Of the two OSes, I think I’d recommend Armbian. Skip installing a DE and just get a basic X session with a simple web browser.

    Note that MagicMirror is web based, so the setup steps for putting up a web browser would be similar.

  • ikidd@lemmy.worldEnglish
    1·
    2 months ago

    I like Fully_Kiosk on android, but it’s paid.

    Eh, I just saw you weren’t meaning a tablet. That’s what most people kiosk on.