Schauboard
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Schauboard, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Schauboard's own pricing page, checked 21 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Open source under the Apache 2.0 license · Self-hosted deployment · No license fees or cloud subscription · No stated screen limit |
| Schauboard | Free | No licence fees · no limits stated · private or commercial use |
The facts
Each one read from Schauboard's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- API access
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Audience
- The maker identifies restaurants, hotels, shops, offices, schools, and gyms as use cases.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Backup
- Users can save slides as reusable templates, export and import individual slides, and move installations using a full backup.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Content types
- text,heading,clock,image,slideshow,weather,RSS/Atom feed,ticker,table,shape,web page,QR code,countdown,HTML/CSS animation,videochecked 21 Sep 2026
- Data control
- The maker says content stays on the user's server and describes the product as giving users full control over their data.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Displays
- Each display can have different content and its own URL, and the admin area shows an online status.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Editor
- Its block editor includes modules such as text, images, slideshows, weather with a 3-day forecast, RSS feeds, tables, QR codes, countdowns, and video.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Hosting
- It is self-hosted, needs no cloud service, and is designed to run on a local NAS such as Synology Web Station.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Languages
- The interface, display side, and weather conditions can switch between English and German.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License
- It is open source under the Apache 2.0 licence and may be used privately or commercially without restrictions.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Offline playback
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- Schauboard turns screens into digital signage displays with multiple screens, modules, and scheduled playlists.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Requirements
- The site lists PHP 8.0+ and Apache or Nginx as requirements.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Scheduling
- Playlists can switch automatically by time of day, and slides can have valid-from and valid-until dates.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Storage
- Schauboard needs no database or Docker; content is stored in plain JSON files.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker accepts feature requests, bug reports, installation questions, and general feedback by email or GitHub issues.checked 12 Oct 2026
- User roles
- nonechecked 21 Sep 2026
- Warranty
- The maker provides the software without warranty and says it accepts no liability for damages arising from its use.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
The company
- Headquarters
- Rorbas, Switzerlandchecked 28 Sep 2026
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