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ScreenlyOS

Our most secure and reliable way to run signage, and why that matters.

A screen in a lobby or on a factory floor has to do one thing well: come on and stay on, for months or years, with as little hands-on attention as possible. ScreenlyOS is the operating system built to do exactly that.

These pages cover what ScreenlyOS is, what running the whole device gets you, and how you put it on a screen.

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3 topics · 6 min read
  1. 1 What ScreenlyOS is ScreenlyOS is a complete operating system for signage, built on Ubuntu Core. The device boots straight into Screenly and runs as a single-purpose appliance.
  2. 2 Owning the whole device Because Screenly controls the whole stack, you get deeper security, fleet-wide management, and predictable reliability.
  3. 3 Getting ScreenlyOS ScreenlyOS reaches a screen in three ways: preloaded on Screenly hardware, built into a Sharp display, or installed on your own Raspberry Pi.
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