How to boot browser page from startup

[brockayers]

Im pretty green when it comes to the pi. I have a homebrewing fermentation chamber setup with my pi being the interface and Wi-Fi thingy. I want my pi to boot and load the browser interface page as soon as i turn on the pi. How can i achieve this?

[klricks]

To start the web browser using autostart do this:

Open the autostart file using the Nano editor:

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

Add this to the end of autostart:

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@chromium-browser www.raspberrypi.org

Save and exit by typing CTRL x then answer y

logout and back in to desktop or reboot

There are several options you can do such as fullscreen or kiosk modes etc.

[brockayers]

How do I have it load a certain ip address location for a different device? Also, how do I get it to go full screen?
Please bare with me as im new at this

[klricks]

How do I have it load a certain ip address location for a different device? Also, how do I get it to go full screen?
Please bare with me as im new at this

For full screen mode:

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chromium-brower --start-fullscreen raspberrypi.org

Use F11 to toggle between full screen and normal

For Kiosk mode:

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chromium-brower --kiosk raspberrypi.org

Like full screen but user can't use F11 so can't change to different website.
Can only use alt-F4 or ctrl w to quit browser

Substitute any URL you want to use.
Specifying more than 1 URL will open each in a TAB. Use Shift-CTRL-Tab to switch tabs.

[brockayers]

Ive tried setting it as an ip address, but it doesnt work...

[DirkS]

Ive tried setting it as an ip address, but it doesnt work...

How exactly? Please show the command you used.
And exactly does 'it doesn't work' mean? What happens? Error messages?

[brockayers]

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

@chromium-browser xxx.xxx.x.xxx #ip address#


When I reboot, it doesnt load anything.

[DirkS]

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

@chromium-browser xxx.xxx.x.xxx #ip address#


When I reboot, it doesnt load anything.

Works for me...

Are you sure you got the right file?
No typos in the command itself?

[klricks]

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

@chromium-browser xxx.xxx.x.xxx #ip address#


When I reboot, it doesnt load anything.

Try from the lxterminal command line. This should bring up Google:

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chromium-browser 172.217.5.14

Try entering ip into a web browser on a desktop computer, Windows or Mac

If it does not work in the above then it's not going to work in autostart.

Note to test autostart log out and back in is faster than reboot.

[brockayers]

I type it all the way I'm.supposed to, but it doesnt load the ip address... Itll load Google or this page.
When i have it set to load the ip address, i cant open the browser. It just wont open, no error messages, nothing. But i go and erase the lines i put in autostart and reboot, and everything works fine again.

[klricks]

I type it all the way I'm.supposed to, but it doesnt load the ip address... Itll load Google or this page.
When i have it set to load the ip address, i cant open the browser. It just wont open, no error messages, nothing. But i go and erase the lines i put in autostart and reboot, and everything works fine again.

Not clear if you have done everything in my previous reply.
Did you try the command from terminal?
Did you try from another computer?
Where is the IP........ Public Internet or something on your local network?
What exact lines did you put in autostart?

[brockayers]

Terminal is all i use for it.
I can type the ip address in any browser on my phone or pc and it comes up right away.
The IP is on my network and also outside my network.
Ive tried these at different times
@chromium-browser xxx.xxx.x.xxx (didnt work)
@chromium-browser --start-fullscreen xxx.xxx.x.xxx (didnt work)
@chromium-browser www.google.com (works)

[DirkS]

Can you ping the IP address from your Pi?

[brockayers]

How do I do that?

[DirkS]

How do I do that?

Open a terminal window and then use

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ping xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx

[lrhorer]

It works for me, however it still brings up the desktop before loading the browser. 'Not a big deal, really, but is there any way to prevent the desktop from popping up at all? It would be nice if the system booted straight into the browser.

[PhatFil]

hi have you checked out brewpi?
https://www.brewpi.com/

you may wish to consider running your pi headless and using other computers to access it via a hosted web interface, that way you wont need to dedicate a screen and keyboard/mouse to the job and can pack your pi into a hidden corner.

another brewing related project worth a look-see imho is the https://github.com/matsstaff/stc1000p stc1000+ add a 433mhz RF transmitter to the stc1000 and either hook your pi or an esp8266/arduino etc to a receiver to log time/temps/heating/cooling status..

Also check out the ispindel a floating electronic hydrometer project based on an esp8266 https://github.com/universam1/iSpindel
which you can integrate with brewpi

[Nac2013]

Ps try adding it to the bottom of /home/pi/.profile

[gskroll]

Can I get the "best of both worlds"?

I succeeded in starting the browser on the page I wanted using the information from this thread. However the browser is ALL I seem to have access to.

I would like to have the Pi boot to the normal desktop (access to Terminal, menu system, etc) with the browser automatically opening to the URL.

How would I accomplish this?

Thanks

Glenn

[klricks]

Can I get the "best of both worlds"?

I succeeded in starting the browser on the page I wanted using the information from this thread. However the browser is ALL I seem to have access to.

I would like to have the Pi boot to the normal desktop (access to Terminal, menu system, etc) with the browser automatically opening to the URL.

How would I accomplish this?

Thanks

Glenn

Autostart must have these 2 lines:

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@lxpanel --profile LXDE-pi
@pcmanfm --desktop --profile LXDE-pi

See this for more up to date info on using autostart: viewtopic.php?f=66&t=294014

[guruabyss]

What if you wanted more than 1 browser window and to dismiss the "Restore pages" dialog so that it auto launch those windows?

[StrawberryComplex123]

What if you wanted more than 1 browser window and to dismiss the "Restore pages" dialog so that it auto launch those windows?

Thats a good question. Honestly, I don't know what you need to do, but does anyone else know what you have to do?

[StrawberryComplex123]

To start the web browser using autostart do this:

Open the autostart file using the Nano editor:

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

Add this to the end of autostart:

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@chromium-browser www.raspberrypi.org

Save and exit by typing CTRL x then answer y

logout and back in to desktop or reboot

There are several options you can do such as fullscreen or kiosk modes etc.

Thank you so much! These threads are really so useful and so solve problems of several users! To me its also important to just say thank you for your share and help!