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--- raspberry-pi:rotate-official-touchscreen [2024/02/11 13:45] – Zyzonix
+++ raspberry-pi:rotate-official-touchscreen [2024/03/23 19:17] (current) – Zyzonix
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 //Sourced from: [[https://baldbeardedbuilder.com/blog/setting-up-raspberry-pi-for-use-in-kiosk-mode-with-chromium/|baldbeardedbuilder.com - Chromium in kiosk mode]]//
+==== Turn off screen automatically after a period of inactivity ====
+To enable this "energy saving"-setting create a system service file under ''/etc/systemd/system/'' with the name ''screenblanking.service'':
+<code bash>sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/screenblanking.service</code>
+Then add this content:
+<code bash>
+[Unit]
+Description=Automatic screen blanking
+After=network.target network-online.target
+[Service]
+Environment=DISPLAY=:0.0
+RestartSec=40
+Restart=always
+User=pi
+ExecStart=/usr/bin/xset dpms force off
+[Install]
+WantedBy=multi-user.target
+</code>
+Finally save the service and enable it with:
+<code bash>sudo systemctl enable screenblanking.service</code>
+//Partially sourced from [[https://forums.raspberrypi.com/viewtopic.php?t=281523|forums.raspberrypi.com - know a command-line for turning off the screen?]]//