BrightSignOS versions 8.5.54, 9.0.126, 9.1.52, and later now include the Prometheus Node Exporter, enabling powerful, low-overhead system monitoring with industry-standard tools.

System level metrics can be collected by a Prometheus server, enabling real-time insight into system health, performance, and usage patterns. A step-by-step guide to enable it, along with an example collecting metrics from local players, is available in our 

Access the Remote DWS

Prometheus Node Exporter

This is our legacy cloud platform. Our latest cloud platform is BSN.Cloud which consists of the free bsn.Control and the paid bsn.Content tiers. Development of BSN has largely ceased and will eventually be deprecated and replaced with BSN.Cloud.

BrightSign_Network_BSN

BrightSign’s *legacy* app for authoring and managing players. The app's actual name is BrightAuthor but is referred to as BrightAuthor Classic to lessen confusion with BrightAuthor:connected, our latest app.

BrightAuthor_Classic

BrightSign’s latest free, all-in-one app for player setup / management, authoring, and content management.

BrightAuthorconnected

The BSN.Cloud record of a player and its Setup. The Default Setup is assigned to the player unless another Setup has been explicitly set.

Provision_Record

The process where a Setup is delivered and applied to a player by BSN.Cloud.

Provision

A set of files containing player settings (player name, description, time zone, Publishing Mode, network settings, etc.) and an autorun.brs file which instructs the player what to do upon bootup.

Setup

Access Point Mode

On-Player Setup

Set Up a Player Without a Setup

Advanced

Overview

Content Encryption

Full-Resolution Graphics

Default Routing Metrics

Serial Port Configuration

Telnet & SSH

WebSockets

Advanced Features

4K Video Quality

Audio Resources

BrightSign App

BSN.Cloud Ports & URLs

BSN Ports & URLs

Player HDCP Support

HDCP

HDMI Input

HTML to Node Migration

Mixed Models in BSN Groups

Multicast Video Wall Sync

Multiscreen VideoMode

Multiscreen Video Playback

Optimize Video Quality

Plugins & Parsers

Python-Only Builds

Release of Chip Specs

SD / SDHC Flash Cards

Series 5 GPU Rendering

Time Servers

Sync Network & Switch Settings

Video Wall Sync Architecture

Factors that can Affect Sync

Video Sync

Web Folder Mechanics

Technical Topics

BrightSign Player Security

BSN.Cloud Network Security

microSD Card Security

Web Folder Security

BrightSign Network (BSN) Security

Security

Audio Formats

Image Formats

Media RSS Feeds

Storage Devices

Intellitouch Plus

Touchscreens

Video Formats & Codecs

Video Modes

Video Streaming

Modes & Formats

Autowall

Media Server

Memory Streaming

Display Encoding

Media Streamer

BrightSign Media Server

Access the Local DWS

Diagnostic Web Server (DWS)

Streaming Server

Tools & Utilities