digital_signage

Description

This module provides a simple digital signage solution that displays a single URL and has the ability to refresh the page on a specified refresh interval.

Setup

What digital_signage affects

• Creates a limited user (autologin on tty1)
• Installs xorg, openbox, xdotool, unclutter, pulseaudio and chromium
• Reboots device when templates are changed.

Beginning with digital_signage

digital_signage can be used manually or via an ENC such as The Foreman.

Usage

To display a URL that is refreshed every 15 minutes:

class { 'digital_signage':
  url => "https://slides.google.com/slideurl",
  refresh_interval => 300, # Time value in milliseconds
}

Reference

Classes

• digital_signage::account: Creates a dedicated limited user
• digital_signage::install: Installs required packages
• digital_signage::template: Writes template files for:
• • Auto login to tty1
• • Script to launch the browser.

Limitations

Supported Operating Systems

• Ubuntu 16.04