How to Use the OptiDev App

In this article, we will go over setting up an OptiDev app and getting your OptiDev projects onto your digital signs.

• What You’ll Need
• Setting Up an OptiDev App from OptiSigns
• Security Features

OptiDev is an AI-powered app builder, capable of creating quick apps for your exact use case. Visual apps, including dashboards, directories, kiosks, and more can be quickly created using your exact specifications, then quickly pushed to your digital signs with OptiSigns.

Here’s how.

What You’ll Need

• An OptiSigns account - Free Plan or higher.
• An OptiDev account - Free for Public publishing, Standard for Private
• A screen to display your content
  • Note: If using an OptiSigns Free plan, you will want to see our list of Free Plan Supported Devices to ensure your screen can be used.

Setting Up an OptiDev App from OptiSigns

There are two ways to set up an OptiDev app on OptiSigns.

The first is directly through OptiDev itself. See their article on Publishing to OptiSigns for more on that.

The other is via the OptiDev app. That is what we’ll be covering below.

To get started, go to Assets → Add Asset → Apps.

Find OptiDev on the list of apps:

This will open up the OptiDev Configuration window. 

There are essentially four elements to this screen:

• Name - Give your OptiDev asset a name. This is strictly for use in OptiSigns.
• OptiDev Published URL - The URL of your Published OptiDev project. We will explain how to obtain this in a moment.
• Preview Window - This shows how your OptiDev asset will look when pushed to a screen.
• Orientation Options - Change between Landscape and Portrait orientation for the Preview

First, give your asset a name. Then you’ll need to get the Published URL.

To do this, go to your OptiDev project, then hit Publish to OptiSigns: 

Here, you can choose to Use your current OptiSigns account, or sign in to a different OptiSigns account.

You can publish it either Publicly or Privately. Then, click the Live Site link.

Copy the URL from the web address bar:

Paste the link into the OptiDev Published URL field:

Now your OptiDev asset should display in the Preview:

Make any changes and adjustments needed via the Orientation tab, then hit Save.

Congratulations! You’ve successfully created an OptiDev asset. Your OptiDev asset will automatically update anytime changes are saved to it on the OptiDev platform.

Seamless and Secure Integration Between OptiDev and OptiSigns

OptiSigns and OptiDev share security frameworks, meaning it is possible to publish OptiDev projects to OptiSigns without ever making the project public. Because of this shared authentication framework, you can securely connect both platforms using the same login credentials.

This is a big deal, as it means you can publish OptiDev apps and assets directly to OptiSigns without exposing them publicly. It will only be accessible within your OptiSigns environment, which is capable of being restricted by User, Folder, or Team. No public URL will ever need to be generated, meaning your internal dashboards, tools, and business applications remain secure and only accessible by authorized users within your organization.

To use this feature, you will need a Standard subscription on the OptiDev platform.

That’s all!

OptiSigns is the leader in digital signage software. If you have any additional questions, concerns or any feedback about OptiSigns, feel free to reach out to our support team at support@optisigns.com.