# How do i actually start it?

**URL:** <https://forums.screenly.io/t/how-do-i-actually-start-it/139>\
**Category:** Anthias\
**Created:** [September 18, 2019, 2:14pm UTC](https://forums.screenly.io/t/how-do-i-actually-start-it/139 "2019-09-18T14:14:10Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![psrkallez06](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ab992/32.png) [@psrkallez06](https://forums.screenly.io/u/psrkallez06)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2019, 2:14pm UTC](https://forums.screenly.io/t/how-do-i-actually-start-it/139/1 "2019-09-18T14:14:10Z")

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I’m using screenly ope on a raspberry pi 3, everything is installed, assets are “loaded” on the webinterface. But how do i actually play it? I just see the purple “screenly” screen and nothing is playing.. help?

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**Author:** ![ealmonte32](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/user_avatar/forums.screenly.io/ealmonte32/32/228_2.png) [@ealmonte32](https://forums.screenly.io/u/ealmonte32)\
**Post date:** [September 18, 2019, 11:07pm UTC](https://forums.screenly.io/t/how-do-i-actually-start-it/139/2 "2019-09-18T23:07:49Z")

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Did you activate them by clicking the button? see screenshot:

 ![image](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex029/uploads/screenly/original/1X/47e0e9a1ea66fc548e2812dc4ed00da307571c69.png)

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**Author:** ![psrkallez06](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ab992/32.png) [@psrkallez06](https://forums.screenly.io/u/psrkallez06)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2019, 7:12am UTC](https://forums.screenly.io/t/how-do-i-actually-start-it/139/3 "2019-09-19T07:12:36Z")

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Yes i did, i still only see a purple screenly screen. I also noticed that playback is set to “manual”. Even tho i change to “forever” it changes back to manual everytime…

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**Author:** ![psrkallez06](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7ab992/32.png) [@psrkallez06](https://forums.screenly.io/u/psrkallez06)\
**Post date:** [September 19, 2019, 8:06am UTC](https://forums.screenly.io/t/how-do-i-actually-start-it/139/4 "2019-09-19T08:06:43Z")

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Updated to experimental, now everything works fine! 😃