I was a long time user if screenlyOSE and loved it. It’s come time to switch to Anthias, and I am just not feeling it yet. I have search for answer to my challenges, and it seems much more compelled to do these things, mostly I’ll need to learn docker and Balena. I have seen threads about these things, but didn’t find divinities solutions, but if anyone has suggestions on these two things, I would be grateful!!
Setting Hostname - this is important because we have hundreds of devices on the network so it’s not easy to find with fing or others, and I need to be able to tell a group of content admins the IP, which is currently assigned by DHCP, so obviously could change under certain conditions. I don’t think we have a DNS, so I can’t do any custom domain mapping. Anyone have a definitive way of setting the hostname? Is it better to do a MAC DHCP reservation on our DHCP server?
Cron - I have a series of CEC commands scripted and I had it scheduled to turn the display on and off during breakfast and lunch in our dining hall with exceptions for holidays, etc. Apparently docker doesn’t use cron, and I don’t know how to configure a scheduled task. Any good guides in task scheduling
The scripted CEC commands in cron are no longer needed. 2026.08.1 has a built in display schedule under Settings → Display schedule, with an on time, an off time and per weekday selection. On a TV that supports HDMI CEC it powers the set down and back up, and on a plain monitor it blanks the screen instead. There are also manual “Turn display on” and “Turn display off” buttons under Settings → Display power, and all four schedule fields are on the v2 API, which is the better route if you are driving hundreds of devices from your own automation.
