Benefit
A stable photo display at home with low maintenance.
Requirements
- Display or monitor
- Image folder local or on network
- Clean boot configuration
Software and standards
Uses e.g.: OpenSSH (maintenance), rsync to sync new photos, Samba if the image folder is on a network share.
Step by step
- Set up system and test screen.
- Define image source and folder layout.
- Install viewer and set fullscreen.
- Enable autostart on boot.
- Check power and reboot behaviour.
Typical issues
- Black screen after standby
- Wrong image path in start script
- Network shares without stable connection
Next steps
- Automatic image refresh
- Schedule on/off
- Set up remote maintenance