Raspberry Pi player
Coming soonRaspberry Pi digital signage player, coming soon
A DigitalSign player image for Raspberry Pi is coming soon, for low-cost screens you can tuck behind any display. Today, run the same screens with the browser player or an Android or Google TV device.
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Status: coming soon
A dedicated Raspberry Pi player is planned after the Fire TV and Windows and Mac players. It is not available yet.
Supported options today
The browser player and Android or Google TV devices run DigitalSign screens right now.
Same pairing flow
The Pi player is planned to show an on-screen code you enter in the dashboard, like every player.
Offline-first by design
It is planned to download, validate and play content from local storage, like the other players.
What works today
A dedicated Raspberry Pi player is not released yet. If you want a screen running now, use an Android or Google TV device, or any device with a current browser at player.digitalsign.co. Both pair by showing a code such as 8FJ2-KP9 that you enter in the dashboard, both play from a local cache, and both accept remote commands. Running the browser player on a Pi yourself is possible but not something we support yet.
- Raspberry Pi player: coming soon
- Android and Google TV: supported today
- Browser player: supported today
- Self-managed Pi browser setups: unsupported
How the Pi player is planned to work
The plan is a ready-to-flash image that boots straight into the DigitalSign player, shows a pairing code, and stays in full screen with no desktop to manage. Like every player, it will fetch a manifest, download and checksum each asset, and play from local storage, keeping the schedule running through outages. Remote commands, including refresh, screenshot, restart, reboot and clear cache, are planned from the dashboard.
- Boots directly into the player
- On-screen code pairing
- Checksum-validated offline cache
- Remote commands including reboot
Hardware guidance for later
For video-heavy content, plan on a recent board with 2 GB of RAM or more, a quality power supply, a reliable high-endurance storage card, and a case with passive or active cooling. Wired Ethernet is more reliable than Wi-Fi for unattended screens. Because a screen in DigitalSign is separate from the device that runs it, you can start on Android today and move that screen to a Pi later.
- 2 GB of RAM or more
- High-endurance storage and good power supply
- Cooling for always-on use
- Wired Ethernet when possible
How it works
Live on screen in three steps
- 1
Start with a supported player
Use the browser player or an Android device today.
- 2
Pair and schedule
Enter the on-screen code and assign content.
- 3
Move to Pi later
Pair a Pi to the same screen once the player ships.
FAQ
Raspberry Pi: common questions
Does DigitalSign run on Raspberry Pi today?
Not with a supported player yet. A Raspberry Pi player is coming soon. Use the browser player or an Android or Google TV device today.
Can I just open the browser player on a Pi?
You can try, but we do not support self-managed Pi setups yet, and performance varies with the board and browser.
Which Raspberry Pi will be supported?
We will publish supported boards when the player ships. Recent boards with 2 GB of RAM or more are the likely baseline.
Will the Pi player work offline?
Yes, that is planned. Like every DigitalSign player, it will play from a local cache when the network drops.
Can I move a screen from Android to a Pi later?
Yes. Pair the new device to the existing screen and it keeps its content and schedule.
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