Wall Mount With iPad 2?

Hereandthere · June 18, 2023, 11:04am

Hi you all,

which VNC server are you using ?

thanks

H

The-May · June 18, 2023, 11:38am

Read the comments.
They both show multiple ways how to deploy.

If you are not familiar with deploying docker images, use tileboard instead maybe. They at least have an addon:

github.com

resoai/TileBoard-addon/blob/main/README.md#installation

# TileBoard

A simple yet highly customizable dashboard for Home Assistant. The main goal of this project was to create a simple dashboard with an easy way to edit and add functionality with minimum knowledge of javascript and html.

Should you have any ideas or questions please post them on the home-assistant forum or create an issue on Github.

## Installation

1. Go to `Supervisor`, then click `Add-on Store`.
2. Click the "three dots" in the top-right corner and select `Repositories`.
3. Enter `https://github.com/resoai/TileBoard-addon` in the input field and click `Add`.
4. The `Tileboard` addon should appear in the list. Click it and then click `Install`.

## Configuration

Configure the `configFolder` in the configuration tab (defaults to `tileboard`). This should be a folder inside of `config/`. Add your configuration files in the configured folder.

Note: You can use the Home Assistant add-ons like `File editor` or `Visual Studio Code` to manage your configuration files.

Here are various configuration files that can be added to that folder:

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Hereandthere · June 18, 2023, 11:40am

Thanks ! I will have a look , nice day

starfelicious · March 17, 2024, 12:16pm

Hi everyone. Been looking through several topics here on getting an old ipad 4th gen to work as a dedicated, wall mounted dashboard. Right now i’m running a docker firefox instance which i connect to from the ipad through VNC Viewer (somehow through the browser/safari i cannot get it to connect).

So far so good, this works pretty well. However, during my tests I seem to notice the ipad’s screen never goes off/into sleep while connected to the VNC. Has anyone got any pointers in how to get this to work so that the screen of the ipad does go off after some time? Perhaps i need to try different vnc apps? any help would be greatly appreciated!

gnyman · March 7, 2025, 7:15am

Hi, I have made a addon which runs chromium with a vnc server as a HA addon, I’ve also bundled noVNC to allow easy access with the browser on the iPad2.
I just released it and would love if someone could try it out. HAVNC Add-on: Access your dashboards on older unsupported devices

I’ve worked around this with Guided Access. If you enable it the iPad won’t go to sleep automatically. And a nice bonus is that if you leave the power button enabled, you can put it to sleep and then wake it later and it will be back at the same app without having to swipe to unlock it. Convenient to be able to turn off the screen during the night and turn it back on when you wake up.