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To help you identify and locate your device, you can set the following metadata in [obscreen-player-dir]/var/run/play file:

Name & Icon

bash
CLIENT_HOSTNAME="My Device"
CLIENT_ICON=auto # any font-awesome icon name (i.e. fa-desktop, fa-laptop, fa-tablet, fa-mobile, fa-tablet-alt, fa-mobile-alt)

Search for icons

You can browse the free icon catalog here.

Positioning

Choose one of the following options from more precise to less precise location:

1. Precise positioning

bash
CLIENT_LONGITUDE=
CLIENT_LATITUDE=

2. Structured address-based positioning

bash
CLIENT_STREET=
CLIENT_CITY=
CLIENT_STATE=
CLIENT_COUNTRY=
CLIENT_POSTAL_CODE=

3. Query address-based positioning

bash
CLIENT_ADDRESS_QUERY= # (e.g. "1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20500")

See more about customizing the player's URL here.