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Life & fun · August 20, 2018

Easy-to-use RasPi image for booting directly into full-screen Chrome

Easy-to-use Raspberry Pi image for booting directly into full-screen Chrome, with built-in convenience features for unattended operation. Perfect for dashboards and build monitors. - jareware/chilipie-kiosk

Easy-to-use RasPi image for booting directly into full-screen Chrome launched on August 20, 2018 with 15 votes, #880 of 2,619 launches that month and more than 75% of that year's launches. The site was still online in September 2026, 8 years on.

In plain words

This is a Raspberry Pi image that boots directly into a full-screen Chrome browser without requiring a desktop environment. It is designed for users who want to run a single web application or display on their Pi hardware with minimal setup. The stripped-down approach eliminates unnecessary system elements, making it lightweight and straightforward to deploy for kiosk-style displays or dedicated web applications.

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