Lobby Display

Standalone digital signage for Raspberry Pi. No cloud, no subscriptions, no internet required—just a simple web interface to manage rotating images on any HDMI display.

Quick Start

# Download, install, and run
wget https://github.com/commputethis/lobby-display/releases/latest/download/lobby-display-1.0.0-aarch64.AppImage
chmod +x lobby-display-1.0.0-aarch64.AppImage
./lobby-display-1.0.0-aarch64.AppImage --install
sudo systemctl start lobby-web lobby-display

Then open http://your-pi-ip:5000 in any browser.

Features

• Truly Standalone — Works without internet or external servers
• Web Management — Upload images and create playlists from any device
• Multiple Playlists — Switch content sets instantly (e.g., "Morning", "Event Mode")
• mDNS Discovery — Access by name: http://lobby-display.local:5000
• AppImage Distribution — Single file, no dependencies to install

Supported Hardware

Device	OS
Raspberry Pi 3	32-bit or 64-bit
Raspberry Pi 4/5	64-bit recommended

Documentation

• Installation Guide — Detailed setup instructions
• Getting Started — Using the web interface
• Build from Source — Creating your own AppImage
• Troubleshooting — Common issues and fixes

Project Structure

lobby-display/
├── docs/              # Full documentation (GitHub Pages)
|   ├── images/        # Images
|   └── ...
├── src/               # Source code
│   ├── app.py         # Flask web server
│   ├── display.py     # Slideshow renderer
│   └── ...
├── build.sh           # Build script
└── README.md          # This file

Contributing

Contributions welcome! See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines.

License

MIT License — Free to use, modify, and distribute.