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Kiosk Admin

Introduction

Kiosk Admin is a self-hosted web application for managing a fleet of Android kiosk devices from a single dashboard. Devices run kiosk software that exposes a local REST API — Kiosk Admin talks to that API on your behalf.

Who it’s for

RoleWhat they do
IT AdminConfigures devices, sends commands, manages templates and alert rules
TechnicianMonitors device status and takes screenshots; read-only access

Key capabilities

  • One screen for all devices — battery, screen state, current URL, online/offline history
  • Send commands to one device or an entire group at once
  • Abstract away provider differences — the same UI works for Fully Kiosk Browser and FreeKiosk
  • Zero-config default — runs on SQLite with no external services required
  • Real-time updates when an MQTT broker is available; graceful 30-second polling fallback

How it works

Your browser  ─→  Kiosk Admin server  ─→  Device REST API (port 2323 / 8080)
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                        └─→  MQTT broker  ─→  Device (optional, for remote networks)

Kiosk Admin sits between your browser and your devices. It never requires inbound access to the server from devices — devices either expose a local REST API (same-network) or connect to an MQTT broker (cross-network).

Next steps