Nort TV

A fullscreen TV UI for Linux. Runs on Ubuntu Server, Debian, Raspberry Pi OS Lite, and Arch Linux. Boots straight to a big-screen interface — no desktop environment needed.

What it does right now

• Fullscreen background (Watchtower wallpaper) with live clock
• Web Apps — add any website as an app card; pulls favicon + name automatically; edit or delete anytime
• Linux Apps — Flathub pinned as default; add more app slots
• Settings — Display, Network, Sound, Wallpaper, Remote & Input, System (panels coming)
• D-pad / arrow key navigation between all cards
• Gamepad support (browser Gamepad API — plug in any controller)
• All added web apps persist across reboots (localStorage)
• SSH keeps working — nothing else on the system is touched

Install

git clone https://github.com/Stradios/Nort-TV
cd Nort-TV
sudo bash install.sh
sudo reboot

On reboot: auto-login → X starts → Chromium launches fullscreen → your UI appears.

Uninstall (clean slate for testing)

cd Nort-TV
sudo bash uninstall.sh
sudo reboot

Removes everything: systemd service, auto-login, openbox config, startx in .bash_profile, and /opt/nort-tv. Your SSH and all other services keep running.

Update the UI after making changes

git pull
sudo cp index.html /opt/nort-tv/index.html
sudo systemctl restart nort-tv@$USER

File structure

Nort-TV/
├── index.html           ← The entire UI — edit this to change anything
├── install.sh           ← One-shot installer (Ubuntu / Debian / Pi OS / Arch)
├── uninstall.sh         ← Removes everything for clean testing
├── nort-tv@.service     ← Systemd service template (used by install.sh)
└── README.md

Useful commands

# Check if running
sudo systemctl status nort-tv@$USER

# Restart after a UI change
sudo systemctl restart nort-tv@$USER

# Stop (returns to terminal — SSH still works)
sudo systemctl stop nort-tv@$USER

# Watch live logs
journalctl -u nort-tv@$USER -f

Changing the background

Open index.html and find:

const bgSrc = 'https://raw.githubusercontent.com/...';

Replace with any image URL or a local path:

const bgSrc = 'file:///opt/nort-tv/bg.jpg';

Then copy and restart as above.

Coming next

• Browser overlay mode (open web apps fullscreen with back button)
• Settings panels (wallpaper picker, network info, display options)
• Ad blocking built into browser mode
• HDMI-CEC / TV remote support