About HootieTube
Open-Source Digital Signage Platform • Built for School Displays
What is HootieTube?
HootieTube is a 100% self-hosted, lightweight digital signage solution project designed and built by Emery Hooten. HootieTube is a custom, open-source digital signage platform built specifically for school displays. It serves as a free, self-hosted replacement for commercial digital signage software like OptiSigns.
Key Features & Architecture
- Performance: Engineered a custom dual-buffer web player with partial content streaming to deliver seamless, gapless video looping without visual stuttering.
- Architecture: Architected a 100% self-hosted platform with zero cloud dependencies, eliminating recurring commercial subscription fees and restrictive storage limits.
- Versatility: Developed a hardware-agnostic solution optimized to run natively across diverse campus displays, including Promethean interactive boards, smart TVs, PCs, and Raspberry Pis.
- Safety: Ensured strict FERPA and COPPA compliance through a secure, zero-telemetry design with no student tracking or third-party marketing cookies.
Administrator Contact
Designed and maintained by Emery Hooten. Contact: [email protected].