RPi Media Node

Image for Raspberry Pi 4 based on Debian 10 (buster), which allows using Raspberry Pi in kiosk mode to play video and audio files.

Usage

1. Go to releases section
2. Download the .7z file
3. Extract image and flash SD using etcher or similar software
4. Raspberry Pi must be connected to the network via cable

After that, Raspberry Pi can be found on the network either by IP address (DHCP) or via mdns (zeroconf).
Web app port - 5000. Should be something like this:

• IP - http://192.168.1.201:5000/
• zeroconf - http://node-1f33c68f.local:5000/

Features

• By default you can upload .mp4, .webm, .mkv, .mp3 and .wav files.
• Videos encoded with H.265 codec are preferred. In this case Raspberry Pi 4 can handle videos in 4k (3840x2160) 60fps.
• If you want to use both micro HDMI ports (mirror mode), then
  • encode videos with H.264 (only FullHD video supported)
  • check gles2 in Additional settings section
  • reboot node
• Audio output is available via 3.5mm jack

API

Info

Method	HTTP request	Notes
GET	/info/name	media node name
POST	/info/name	plain text, max char 20

Machine control

Method	HTTP request	Notes
GET	/machine-control/shutdown	shutdown node
GET	/machine-control/reboot	reboot node
GET	/machine-control/hostname	generate new hostname, reboot required

Player settings

Method	HTTP request	Notes	Example
GET	/player-settings/volume	current volume level
GET	/player-settings/module	-L — repeat all -R — repeat current item
GET	/player-settings/options	video output mode any — automatic gles2 — OpenGL extension
GET	/player-settings/remote-nodes	list of IP addresses
POST	/player-settings/volume	0-320,	{ "value": 100 }
POST	/player-settings/module	empty; -L, -R	{ "value": ["-L", "-R"] }
POST	/player-settings/options	any or gles2	{ "value": "gles2" }
POST	/player-settings/remote-nodes		{ "value": ["192.168.1.135:5000", "192.168.1.67:5000"] }

Playlist

Method	HTTP request	Notes
GET	/playlist	list of media files in playlist
GET	/playlist?command=play	play media file
GET	/playlist?command=stop	stop playing media file
GET	/playlist?command=prev	play previous media file in playlist
GET	/playlist?command=next	play next media file in playlist
GET	/playlist?command=quit	shutdown player
GET	/playlist?command=goto&value=	goto item at index
POST	/playlist	update playlist oreder

Media files

Method	HTTP request	Notes
POST	/media	upload media files
DELETE	/media	remove media files

Web app overview