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Raspi Video Looper

This is a manual for a simple video-loop-player based on a Raspberry Pi (Zero).

Burn and Config

Burn a Raspberry Pi OS Lite on an SD card. And boot up your Raspberry and connect it to your local net.
(If you want to connect your Raspberry Pi Zero over an USB cable follow this manual:Connect a Raspberry Pi Zero over USB).

Enable SSH on the Raspberry Pi in:

$ sudo raspi-config

(or create a new file named “ssh” in the boot folder).
Change password and expand file system, too and reboot.

Software

To find your Pi on the net one can use this command:

 $ sudo arp-scan -l

Log in with: $ ssh pi@ 192.168.???.???? on the Pi update and upgrade:

$ sudo apt update
$ sudo apt upgrade

Install the omxplayer:

$ sudo apt install omxplayer

Autostart

Read Only

For preventing any data loss while turning off the Pi one has to change the SD card to read only: Read-Only SD Card