Chromium kiosk is simple package turning your Linux based PC/Raspberry into simple web kiosk using chromium.
- Simple installation and configuration
- Installed from repository
- Restarts whole machine when chromium process crashes/exists
- Tested on Archlinux, Archlinux ARM, Debian, Raspbian
- Integrated virtual keyboard (via chromium extension)
- Integrated whitelist (via chromium extension)
- Redirect to homepage when idle for specified amount of time
- Show screen saver when idle for specified amount of time
(Use Archlinux ARM for Raspberry install)
Add repository by adding this at end of file /etc/pacman.conf
[salamek]
Server = https://repository.salamek.cz/arch/pub/any
SigLevel = Optional
and then install by running
$ pacman -Sy chromium-kioskafter that you can reboot your device, you should be welcomed by chromium-kiosk welcome page:
$ reboot(For Raspbian i suggest to use Lite relase)
Add repository by running these commands
$ wget -O- https://repository.salamek.cz/deb/salamek.gpg | sudo tee /usr/share/keyrings/salamek-archive-keyring.gpg
$ echo "deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/salamek-archive-keyring.gpg] https://repository.salamek.cz/deb/pub all main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/salamek.cz.listAnd then you can install a package chromium-kiosk
$ apt update && apt install chromium-kioskafter that you can reboot your device, you should be welcomed by chromium-kiosk welcome page:
$ rebootAfter successful installation you will want to configure chromium-kiosk by editing /etc/chromium-kiosk/config.yml, these are the options:
CLEAN_START: true # Force chromium to clean start on each boot (That simply means do not show "Restore pages" dialog, you want this to be true in 99% of use cases)
KIOSK: true # Run in kiosk mode, chromium will use whole screen without any way for user to close it, setting this to false is useful for web application debug (you can access chromium Inspect tool and so on) and initial chromium configuration
TOUCHSCREEN: true # Enables support for touchscreen
HOME_PAGE: 'https://salamek.github.io/chromium-kiosk/' # Url to load as homepage
# These works only with chromium-kiosk installed
IDLE_TIME: 0 # How long must be kiosk idle to redirect to HOME_PAGE, 0=disabled (Works only with chromium-kiosk extension installed)
WHITE_LIST:
ENABLED': false # is white list enabled
URLS': [] # List of whitelisted urls, glob format is supported (eg,: *,google.*/news)
IFRAME_ENABLED': true # True to enable all iframes, list of urls to specify enabled iframes
NAV_BAR:
ENABLED: false # is nav bar enabled
ENABLED_BUTTONS: ['home', 'reload', 'back', 'forward'] # Enabled buttons on navbar, order matters
HORIZONTAL_POSITION: 'center' # horizontal position on the screen
VERTICAL_POSITION: 'bottom' # Vertical position on the screen
WIDTH: 100 # Width of a bar in %
VIRTUAL_KEYBOARD:
ENABLED: false # is virutal keyboard enabled
SCREEN_SAVER:
ENABLED: false # is screen saver enabled
IDLE_TIME: 0 # how long must be a user idle for screensaver to start
TEXT: 'Touch me'
DISPLAY_ROTATION: 'normal' # Rotates display when X server starts options are (normal|left|right|inverted)
#SCREEN_ROTATION: 'normal' Rotates screen individually (do not rotate touchscreen) when X server starts options are (normal|left|right|inverted), remove DISPLAY_ROTATION for this to work
#TOUCHSCREEN_ROTATION: 'normal' Rotates touchscreen individually (do not rotate screen) when X server starts options are (normal|left|right|inverted), remove DISPLAY_ROTATION for this to work