Digital Signage

A solution for displaying media in a nested file structure

##NodeJS Webserver Hosts

##Raspberry Pi Client

##Getting Started

##Installation

####NodeJS Server

Prerequisites (Windows):

• NodeJS for Windows, 32-bit
• Python 2.7
• Install Visual Studio Express

Installation:

git clone https://github.com/brhoads/DigitalSignage.git
git checkout -b remotes/origin/master
Add Python to System Path
Open ports 8080 and 8124 in the firewall for in and outbound traffic
npm install
-- Run as Service --
.\node_modules\.bin\winser -i
net start digital-signage
-- Run as User (Debugging) --
Open terminal in admin mode
node server.js

####Raspberry Pi

Installation:

• Use win32diskimager to flash any Openelec 3.2.x image to an SD card
• Boot the Pi with the vanilla OpenELEC image and configure hostname, etc
• Navigate to the pictures panel to get rid of the "first time" screen
• Put SD card back in PC and copy KERNEL and SYSTEM on top of the files on the SD card
• Rename KERNEL to kernel.img
• Boot the Pi with the SD card and go to the Digital Signage settings
• Configure Server IP, Location, Org, and Isolation
• Change the skin to "DigitalSignage" (currently in a testing only phase)
• Reboot Pi
• Enjoy the signage (maybe. reboot as needed)