PiSignage: What It Is and How It Works

PiSignage is a Raspberry Pi–based digital signage platform with a hosted console or self-hosted server. You manage screens, playlists, schedules, and groups from a web dashboard, with offline playback and remote control built in.

What Is PiSignage?

PiSignage provides a full HD player for Raspberry Pi and a server to manage assets, playlists, scheduling, player groups, monitoring, and updates. Use the cloud service or run the open-source server in your own network.

How PiSignage Works

  • Players: Raspberry Pi devices run the PiSignage player with multi-zone layouts, kiosk mode, and offline operation.
  • Server: A hosted console or self-hosted Node.js server manages screens, assets, and deployments.
  • Playlists & scheduling: Build playlists and schedule by days, dates, and time windows; insert adverts and TV on/off.
  • Groups: Control many players at once—deploy, update, and troubleshoot by group.
  • Formats & sources: Play videos, images, HTML, web links, media RSS, plus streams like YouTube, RTSP, and IPTV.

Benefits For Your Business

  • Low total cost: Use affordable Raspberry Pi hardware with simple licensing and optional low-cost hosting.
  • Scale easily: Manage 10–1000+ screens with groups and bulk actions from one dashboard.
  • Reliable offline playback: Content is cached on players and keeps running during network outages.
  • Flexible deployment: Choose hosted, on-prem, or white-label server options to meet IT and compliance needs.
  • Rich media support: Multi-zone layouts, live streams, dashboards, tickers, and nested playlists.
  • Remote administration: Upgrade, monitor, screen-capture, and shell into players remotely.

Why Is PiSignage The Right Choice For Your Business?

It delivers enterprise-style signage control on commodity hardware. You get robust scheduling, grouping, and remote ops with the option to self-host for sovereignty, or use the hosted console for simplicity.