I've got PI's running datalogging and display tools, and longest has been
running for almost a year with no reboot.
I've also got a mix of pi's and windows stick pcs running displays, without
many issues.
As has been said cron job is your friend if you want to schedule a reboot.
init 6 will do a reboot
G
On 9 March 2016 at 09:42, Mike Ellis <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> Hi all
>
> We're building some prototype signage tools for the Raspberry Pi - it’s a
> relatively simple thing that runs a local web server / web page but then
> calls out to the web for bits of content. Ultimately it’ll be hitting up a
> WordPress install via the WP REST API then caching content locally so we
> can do stuff like retrieve the days’ events from the museum website and
> show them on-gallery - that sort of thing.
>
> I know some people are doing groovy things with Pi’s in a production
> environment - particularly Watershed, Bristol Museums - but I’m interested
> in hearing:
>
> 1) about any other examples
>
> and
>
> 2) what experiences there are in how resilient Pi’s are longer term -
> running day after day. The one I’ve built boots automatically into a
> fullscreen browser and fetches the relevant page. Then it updates itself
> every 10 minutes via ajax. I’ve been running it all day for a week now
> without any issues, and no sign of anything getting hot / tired (this is a
> RPi 3 - super fast!) - but if anyone has experience of whether there are
> any issues after months of uptime, that’d be good to hear…
>
> Oh - related to 2) - what are good solutions for auto booting / shutdown
> each day?
>
> Thanks muchly
>
> Mike
>
>
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