How to start Raspberry Pi dashboard in full screen at boot?

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Hello everyone,

I would like my dashboard 2 to open automatically in full screen when my Raspberry Pi starts.

It is running on Debian, and I’m looking for a reliable way to launch the dashboard directly in full screen at boot.

Is there a recommended solution for this?

Thanks in advance.

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Hi Karl,

Chromium and use kiosk mode will do what you need

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Depending on the system you're using, you'll find an autostart file in the following directory:

sudo nano /home/pi/.config/lxsession/LXDE-pi/autostart
or
sudo nano /etc/xdg/lxsession/LXDE-pi/autostart

Then add an entry to launch Chromium, for example—here's an example in kiosk mode:

@chromium --noerrdialogs --kiosk --pull-to-refresh=1 --allow-insecure-localhost --unsafely-treat-insecure-origin-as-secure=http://<<your-link-to-your-side>>

Good luck!
Hubertus

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Thanks for your suggestion.

I tried the user autostart method with:

sudo nano /home/pi/.config/lxsession/LXDE-pi/autostart

and I added:

@chromium --noerrdialogs --kiosk --pull-to-refresh=1 --allow-insecure-localhost --unsafely-treat-insecure-origin-as-secure=http://<>

but unfortunately it did not work on my side.

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You must add your link to the Dasboard!
http://localhost:1880/dashboard

and is Chromium installed?

and the user autostart works only if you log in

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Thanks, yes, Chromium is installed on my system.

I also understand your point about the user autostart only working after login.

For the dashboard link, I’m using:

http://192.168.25.49:1880/dashboard

I also tested it manually in Chromium, and it opens correctly.

So the issue is not the link itself, but getting Chromium to launch automatically in full screen at startup.

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ok - i use it in the /etc/xdg/lxsession/LXDE-pi/autostart mode and after each rebooot chromium opens correctly without loggin

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Thanks for your feedback.

On my side, I tried to adapt your method to my setup (which uses rpd-x instead of LXDE-pi).

I added this in both:

/etc/xdg/lxsession/rpd-x/autostart

and

/home/mgae/.config/lxsession/rpd-x/autostart

with:

@lxpane l-pi
@pcmanfm-pi
@xscreensaver -no-splash
@sh -c 'sleep 15; /usr/bin/chromium --kiosk http://192.168.118.119:1880/dashboard/

However, after reboot, Chromium does not open automatically in full screen on my dashboard.

So it seems the same approach does not behave the same way with the rpd-x session.

I’m still trying to understand what is missing or different in this setup.

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That's not going to work... try this

@chromium --noerrdialogs --kiosk --pull-to-refresh=1 --allow-insecure-localhost --unsafely-treat-insecure-origin-as-secure=http://192.168.25.49:1880/dashboard