# Obscreen - Headless run on any server > #### πŸ‘ˆ [back to readme](/README.md) #### πŸ”΅ You just want a slideshow manager, and you'll deal with screen and browser yourself ? You're in the right place. --- ## πŸ“‘ Run the studio instance

Using docker run

- ⚠️ `docker ... --rm` option is not suitable for production use because it won't survive a reboot. However, it's okay for quick testing. You need to use --restart=always instead to ensure that it persists. ```bash # (Optional) Install docker if needed curl -sSL get.docker.com | sh && sudo usermod -aG docker $(whoami) && logout # then login again # Prepare application data file tree cd ~ && mkdir -p obscreen/data/db obscreen/data/uploads && cd obscreen # Run the Docker container docker run --restart=always --name obscreen --pull=always \ -e DEBUG=false \ -e PORT=5000 \ -e PLAYER_AUTOSTART_FILE=/app/var/run/play \ -e SECRET_KEY=ANY_SECRET_KEY_HERE \ -p 5000:5000 \ -v ./data/db:/app/data/db \ -v ./data/uploads:/app/data/uploads \ -v /dev/null:/app/var/run/play \ jierka/obscreen:latest ``` ---

Using docker compose

```bash # Prepare application data file tree cd ~ && mkdir -p obscreen/data/db obscreen/data/uploads && cd obscreen # Download docker-compose.yml curl https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jr-k/obscreen/master/docker-compose.headless.yml > docker-compose.yml # Run docker compose up --detach --pull=always ``` ---

System-wide

#### Install ```bash # Install system dependencies sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install -y git python3-pip python3-venv libsqlite3-dev # Get files cd ~ && git clone https://github.com/jr-k/obscreen.git && cd obscreen # Install application dependencies python3 -m venv venv source ./venv/bin/activate # 🚨For MacOS users, requirements installation may cause an error but it's ok if only for pysqlite3 package # you'll need to install brew and execute command `brew install sqlite3` pip install -r requirements.txt # Customize server default values cp .env.dist .env ``` #### Configure - Server configuration is editable in `.env` file. - Application configuration will be available at `http://localhost:5000/settings` page after run. #### Start server > ⚠️ Not suitable for production use because it won't survive a reboot. However, it's okay for quick testing. You need to use `systemd` (detailed in next section) to ensure that it persists. ```bash python ./obscreen.py ``` #### Start server forever with systemd ```bash cat "$(pwd)/system/obscreen-studio.service" | sed "s#/home/pi#$HOME#g" | sed "s#=pi#=$USER#g" | sudo tee /etc/systemd/system/obscreen-studio.service sudo systemctl daemon-reload sudo systemctl enable obscreen-studio.service sudo systemctl start obscreen-studio.service ``` #### Troubleshoot ```bash # Watch logs with following command sudo journalctl -u obscreen-studio -f ``` --- ## 🏁 Finally - Run `sudo systemctl restart obscreen-studio` or `sudo reboot` ---
## πŸ‘Œ Usage - Page which plays slideshow is reachable at `http://localhost:5000` - Slideshow manager is reachable at `http://localhost:5000/manage` ## πŸ“Ί Run the player instance

Autorun for a RaspberryPi

#### How to install - Install player autorun by executing following script (will install chromium, x11, pulseaudio and obscreen-player systemd service) ```bash curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/jr-k/obscreen/master/system/install-autorun-rpi.sh -o /tmp/install-autorun-rpi.sh && chmod +x /tmp/install-autorun-rpi.sh && sudo /bin/bash /tmp/install-autorun-rpi.sh $USER $HOME sudo reboot ``` #### How to restart 1. Just use systemctl `sudo systemctl restart obscreen-player.service` ---

Manually on any device capable of running chromium

When you run the browser yourself, don't forget to use these flags for chromium browser: ```bash # chromium or chromium-browser or even chrome # replace http://localhost:5000 with your obscreen-studio instance url chromium --disable-features=Translate --ignore-certificate-errors --disable-web-security --disable-restore-session-state --autoplay-policy=no-user-gesture-required --start-maximized --allow-running-insecure-content --remember-cert-error-decisions --noerrdialogs --kiosk --incognito --window-position=0,0 --window-size=1920,1080 --display=:0 http://localhost:5000 ``` ---
## πŸ“Ž Additional

How to upgrade studio instance

#### with docker run - Just add `--pull=always` to your `docker run ...` command, you'll get the latest version automatically. #### or with docker compose - Just add `--pull=always` to your `docker compose up ...` command, you'll get the latest version automatically. #### or system-wide - Using Git Updater plugin - Or by executing following script ```bash cd ~/obscreen git pull source ./venv/bin/activate pip install -r requirements.txt sudo systemctl restart obscreen-studio.service ``` ---