Tooloop OS
Open Media Server
Tooloop OS is a platform for media artists to safely and easily develop and deploy multimedia installations.
Tooloop OS is based on Ubuntu Server 24.04 LTS and the super lightweight window manager Openbox. Both are customized to fit the needs of live and public multimedia installations.
Many ideas of Tooloop OS are based on this article in the openframeworks book on keeping a linux installation up forever. However Tooloop tries to take the aproach one step further.
Tooloop OS comes with a set of management and maintenance tools and a set of basic apps. You can configure and control it over the network and get built-in health and confidence monitoring.
Who should use it?
Tooloop is designed for any kind of public, live system such as museum installations, digital signage, kiosks, etc.
Being Ubuntu based, Tooloop OS can run pretty much any Linux software. These platforms, however, have been used frequently and are running great:
If you have written an application using one of these, Tooloop might just be what you need.
Get involved
Help is very much welcome! If you want to have a look, install it in a virtual machine. Even better, if you have spare hardware or a project ongoing, use it and share your experience!
Open an issue here if you want to discuss ideas or changes.
You're also very welcome in the Tooloop OS Matrix chat room.