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A rudimentary bash script to turn a fresh Raspbian install into a webpage display (i.e. Google Calendar, news)

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Update: Thanks [Adafruit](https://blog.adafruit.com/2018/08/31/simple-script-for-turning-pis-into-google-calendar-displays-piday-raspberrypi-raspberry_pi/) for sharing!

# Raspberry Pi Webpage Display Script
<img src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/420820/44598152-ed178d00-a786-11e8-98c2-c0e451904e3e.JPG" height="300" />
I have Pi-powered Google Calendar displays all over the place - I wrote a script to make it easy to make more of them (or other similiar displays that just use a web browser). 
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The install script sets a cron job to launch a fullscreen Chromium window in kiosk mode at boot, disabling screen timeout. Configurables set during install:
* Hide cursor (good for non-interactive displays)
* Clear browser cache at boot
* Refresh page at specified minute interval
* Delay browser launch (allow extra time for boot and/or network connectivity)

*Do not use under any circumstances where not being able to leave the browser is a priority, as this is in no way prevented.* Built for and tested on Raspbian Stretch running on a Pi Zero.

# Install
If you haven't completed any initial setup (imaged your SD card, logged in and completed setup, connected to the internet) do that first. Leave auto-login enabled. This script requires the desktop version of Raspbian (minimal won't work).

First, inspect the code located in the [Install.sh](https://github.com/mattwebbio/rpi-webpage-display/blob/master/Install.sh) file prior to running it - then, to setup, run the following command (will work on local terminal *or* SSH):
```
bash -c "$(curl -s https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mattwebbio/rpi-webpage-display/master/Install.sh)"
```
# Example
I posted on my blog a *really* simple guide on using this for Google Calendar: https://blog.mattwebb.io/2018/08/24/raspberry-pi-google-calendar-display/

# Modifying after install
The 2 scripts called by cron (one for boot, optionally one for page refresh) are located in the user's home directory, at `~/rpi-webpage-display-atBoot.sh` and `~/rpi-webpage-display-Refresh.sh`. The page the browser is directed to can be adjusted in the `rpi-webpage-display-atBoot.sh` file, along with the other parameters. The refresh interval, if enabled, is pure cron and can be adjusted with the `crontab -e` command; see [here](https://help.ubuntu.com/community/CronHowto) for more info.

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