Raspberry Pi
The developer's digital signage player. Full Linux. Full control. Full Hangar.Media platform. Under £80.
Why it works.
Raspberry Pi turns a credit-card-sized computer into a fully capable, remotely managed digital signage player — at a fraction of the cost of dedicated hardware. Pair a Pi 5 or Pi 4 with a large SD card and you have offline content storage measured in hundreds of gigabytes, not megabytes.
Because it runs standard Raspberry Pi OS (Debian), every configuration decision is yours to make. Chromium kiosk mode, systemd auto-start, SSH remote management, GPIO hardware triggers — all of it is accessible. It\'s the platform for teams who want full stack visibility and no black-box hardware constraints.
Flashed and live in minutes.
Raspberry Pi Imager makes the initial flash a one-click process.
Flash Raspberry Pi OS
Download Raspberry Pi Imager. Select Raspberry Pi OS (64-bit, Bookworm). Use the advanced settings to pre-configure your Wi-Fi credentials and enable SSH before writing to SD card.
Configure Chromium kiosk
SSH into the Pi, disable screen blanking (xset s off), and configure Chromium to auto-launch in --kiosk mode pointing to your Hangar.Media display URL. Our quick-start script at hangar.media/docs/raspberry-pi automates this in 60 seconds.
Enable auto-login and auto-start
Configure raspi-config to auto-login to the desktop, and add Chromium to your startup applications. On reboot, the Pi boots directly into your Hangar.Media display — no login prompt, no desktop.
Claim in the dashboard
Your Pi appears as a registered device in your Hangar.Media dashboard. Assign a playlist, configure your schedule, and you're live.
The full platform. On open hardware.
Raspberry Pi gives you complete control over every layer of the stack.
Real-time Content Updates
Full SupportChromium on Raspberry Pi OS maintains a persistent WebSocket connection. Updates arrive in seconds.
Offline Playback
Full SupportWith a 256 GB SD card, you have virtually unlimited offline cache. No storage constraint imposed by the device.
4K Video
PartialPi 5 handles 4K at 60 fps. Pi 4 supports 4K at 30 fps. Pi 3 is limited to 1080p. Hardware video decode is enabled by default.
Touch / Kiosk Mode
Full SupportThe official Raspberry Pi touchscreen is fully supported. USB HID touch devices work without drivers on Raspberry Pi OS.
Multi-zone Layouts
Full SupportChromium handles multi-zone CSS Grid layouts at full resolution. No performance degradation on Pi 4 or Pi 5.
Scheduled Playlists
Full SupportFull scheduling: dayparting, weekly rules, and calendar-based content management.
Remote Management
Full SupportContent management via Hangar.Media dashboard. SSH access provides full OS-level remote control.
MDM Enrollment
PartialNo enterprise MDM out of the box. Managed via Ansible, Fleet.dm, or custom shell scripts over SSH.
Analytics & Proof of Play
Full SupportFull analytics and proof-of-play logging. Data syncs to the Hangar.Media dashboard like any other device.
More capable than it looks.
Supported Hardware
Capabilities
For teams who like to build.
Education
Schools and universities deploying affordable signage across campuses — student-assembled, IT-maintained, and budget-friendly.
Healthcare
NHS trusts and healthcare providers building cost-effective managed signage networks without expensive proprietary hardware.
Corporate
Tech-forward companies deploying internally-managed Raspberry Pi fleets for meeting room boards, KPI screens, and lobby displays.
Developers
Developers and AV integrators building custom signage solutions with GPIO hardware triggers, sensor integration, and bespoke installations.
More compatible hardware
One price. The whole platform.
Content editor, screen management, and 200+ app integrations — all included from day one. No per-screen upgrades, no feature tiers, no surprises.