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Gallery for Instagram Business

Gallery for Instagram Business — automatically plays posts from an Instagram Business account on the screen.

Purpose

Bring your Instagram feed to the display – new posts appear automatically. Ideal for making your social media presence visible in the room.

Use cases

Here's how Gallery for Instagram Business looks on the screen – examples from real use:

Example on the screen.
Example on the screen.
Example on the screen.
Example on the screen.
Example on the screen.
Example on the screen.
Example on the screen.
Example on the screen.
Example on the screen.
Example on the screen.
Example on the screen.
Example on the screen.
Example on the screen.
Example on the screen.

Requirements

  • An active revolutionSCREEN account with access to my.rstv.app.
  • An Instagram Business account.
  • At least one configured screen for playback.

Install the app

Open my.rstv.app and go to Apps. In the Alle (All) list, find the Gallery for Instagram Business tile and click it.

Appstore: click the „Gallery for Instagram Business" tile.
Appstore: click the „Gallery for Instagram Business" tile.

The detail page opens. If the app is not yet installed, first click Installieren (Install). Then (or if it already says Installiert) click Neue Instanz (New instance).

App detail page – create a playback with „Neue Instanz".
App detail page – create a playback with „Neue Instanz".
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What is an instance?

An instance is a specific, configured output of the app – a connected Instagram account with its display settings. You can create multiple instances and assign them to different screens.

Manage instances

After clicking, you land in the app's instance management. Here you see existing instances and create another one with Neue Instanz (New instance, top right).

Instance management: create a „Neue Instanz" at the top right.
Instance management: create a „Neue Instanz" at the top right.

Connect & configure Instagram

In the editor, use einloggen (log in) to connect your Instagram Business account (status logged in) and set the appearance. The live preview runs on the right.

Configured instance: settings on the left, live preview on the right.
Configured instance: settings on the left, live preview on the right.

The settings in the left area – field by field:

  • Access: connected Instagram account (status logged in).
  • Layout: arrangement/template of the display (e.g. single).
  • Primary / secondary font: fonts for titles and body text.
  • Language: display language of the content.
  • Posts: number of posts shown.
  • Duration (in seconds): display time per post.
  • Text / background color: board colors (color picker).
  • Show videos: show/hide video posts.
  • Stretch image: scale image to fill the format (toggle).
  • Show user profile: show/hide the profile header.
  • Show likes: show/hide the like count.
Overview of all instance settings (settings panel).
Overview of all instance settings (settings panel).

Display duration in Playlist & Layout

Gallery for Instagram Business shows multiple posts per instance in sequence. When you add the instance to a Playlist or a Layout, you control how long it runs via the element duration. To do this, click the duration of the app element in the Playlist.

Note: This logic applies to all apps with multiple posts per instance.

In the Elementdauer bearbeiten (Edit element duration) dialog, the pro Post (per post) toggle decides between two variants:

Variant 1: per post = OFF (total duration)

The set time is the total duration of the instance. Example 00:01:40 (100 seconds): The instance is shown for 100 seconds. The posts cycle through in this time and start over if needed – so depending on the time, not necessarily all posts are shown (or some are shown multiple times).

per post = OFF: the time applies as the total duration of the instance.
per post = OFF: the time applies as the total duration of the instance.

Variant 2: per post = ON (duration per post)

The set time applies per post. Example 00:00:10: Each post is shown for exactly 10 seconds. With 12 posts, all 12 posts are shown for 10 seconds each (total duration 120 seconds). This ensures that every post really appears.

per post = ON: the time applies per post – all posts are shown.
per post = ON: the time applies per post – all posts are shown.
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Rule of thumb

Should every post be guaranteed to appear? Turn on per post and set seconds per post. Fixed timing (e.g. for the timing of a Playlist)? Leave per post off and set the total duration.

Save & play on the screen

  1. Name the instance and configure it as desired.
  2. Save it via Speichern & Schliessen (Save & Close) at the top right.
  3. The instance is now available under the app.
  4. Assign it to your screen – directly as content or embedded in a Layout or a Playlist.
  5. At the next sync, the content appears on the display and updates automatically.

Tips & troubleshooting

No posts

Connect an Instagram Business account via einloggen (log in).

Too many posts

Limit via Beiträge (posts).

Hard to read

Make sure there is enough contrast between the text and background colours.

Content does not appear

Check whether the instance is assigned to the correct screen/Layout and the Player is online.

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