Raspberry settings


Used environment on development:


  • Raspberry PI 3B+
  • Screenly OSE OS Version Sprint 10.1 Release



Mandatory global settings:

  • fixed IP Address. This is required for identification Monitor/Entrance



Recommended global settings:

  • remove black border on display (disable overscan)
    - edit config.txt file in the /boot directory
    - find the following line "#disable_overscan=1"
    - remove the "#" in front of the command.


Other global settings:


  • change mode to portrait:
    - edit config.txt file in the /boot directory
    - add a line "display_rotate=3"


- access the terminal through CTRL+ALT+ F1 . To return back to the GUI, it is CTRL+ALT+F2

- create a backup first: "sudo cp /boot/config.txt /boot/backupconfig.txt"

- open the file: "sudo nano /boot/config.txt" and make your changes.
- press CTRL+X and then Y to save and exit. Remember to reboot your Raspberry Pi after making changes.


  • set static IP Address
    - open /etc/network/interfaces
    - edit settings example below