Question 1

What is Xibo?

Accepted Answer

Xibo is a digital signage platform — the system behind screens showing menus, announcements, adverts, and information in shops, offices, and public spaces. It has two parts: the CMS, a web app where you design layouts and schedule content, and players, small apps on the display devices that connect to the CMS, download their content, and show it. This deployment runs the CMS on port 8320 with a MySQL database.

Question 2

Which ports does it use and what's the login?

Accepted Answer

The CMS is on host port 8320 (mapped from the container's 80), and the XMR real-time push service is on port 9505. Xibo ships with the default login xibo_admin and the password 'password' — well-known defaults you must change the moment you sign in, since a reachable instance running them is trivially taken over. Put the CMS behind a reverse proxy with TLS.

Question 3

What is XMR and why is it on a separate port?

Accepted Answer

XMR is Xibo's real-time messaging service, running on port 9505. It's the push channel that lets the CMS send instant commands to players — like changing what a screen shows right now — instead of players only picking up changes on their next scheduled poll. That's why signage can update immediately. Players need to reach the XMR port for real-time pushes to work, which matters when planning your network.

Question 4

How do screens actually display the content?

Accepted Answer

Each screen runs a Xibo player — a small application on a TV, media box, or dedicated device — that connects to your CMS, downloads its assigned layouts and media, and displays them on schedule. You set up a display by installing a player, connecting it to the CMS, authorising it, and scheduling content to it. The CMS is the control centre; the players are what your audience actually sees.

Question 5

Can I run screens at remote locations?

Accepted Answer

Yes, but it needs planning. Players at remote sites must be able to reach the CMS to download content and the XMR port to receive real-time pushes. On the same local network that's simple; across the internet you'll want to make the CMS and XMR reachable securely, typically over a VPN or a properly secured public endpoint. Plan how your remote displays connect back before rolling out a distributed signage network.

Port	Purpose
8320	Xibo CMS web application (mapped from container port 80)
9505	XMR real-time push service — players connect here for instant updates
3306	MySQL — internal to the Docker network, not exposed to the host

🖥️ Setup Xibo — Digital Signage CMS for Screens and TVs

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Quick Install:

Tutorial Steps

1 Download the Script

2 Make it Executable

3 Run the Installer

4 Log In and Change the Password

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