Manual:Introduction

What is Xibo
Thank you for using Xibo.

“Digital signage is a form of electronic display that shows information, advertising and other messages. Digital signs (such as LCD, LED, plasma displays, or projected images) can be found in public and private environments, such as retail stores and corporate buildings” Wikipedia.org

The main advantage of a digital sign is that it is very easy to update content regularly to keep it fresh and interesting.

Xibo is an Open Source Digital Signage Solution. It consists of a server application, written in PHP, and a client application. It is released under the following licenses.

Think about your Target Audience
Digital signs are there to service a need for information. People will only look at a digital sign if there is some information being shown that they need, or are interested in. It's important then to ensure a good mix of information and targeted advertising (if desired) to meet the business's goals. For example, combine a list of upcoming events with a list of sports results, a news feed or bus times to draw attention. Xibo can schedule different items to be shown at different times of the day. Be sure to target content to the times when your target audience are in the building (eg advertise events for young children when parents are arriving to drop of or collect children for an existing event). People need to be able to read what is on the sign. Be sure to take a look at your completed work and make sure it's possible to read it in the time that it appears on the screen, and that the font size is large enough etc.

Getting Help
The official Xibo FAQ is hosted on Launchpad here:

If you would like any further help with the information contained in this document, or the software package in general, please visit: .

Affero GPL v3
Xibo is released under the Affero GPL v3 or any later version. You should have received a copy of the AGPLv3 along with your copy of Xibo.

A copy of the AGPLv3 can be found here:

Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike
Xibo Documentation is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike license:

Xibo Layout Exchange
Items in the Xibo Layout Exchange are covered under their own license. Details can be found in the Layout Exchange:

Third Party Licenses
The Xibo admin interface uses some third party applications whos license information is below.

Jquery is provided under the MIT license.

FCK Editor is provided as the text editor, and is made available under GPL/LGPL/MPL

The NuSOAP Library is used for the Web Service, and used on the Xibo Server under the GPL license.

Content Licensing
Please be aware that Xibo takes no measures to regulate the content put on your displays beyond what is described in these manual pages. Please make sure that any content is used in the manner described in its license.