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# Basic UI

The Basic UI is a web interface based on Material Design Lite from Google.

# Features

  • Responsive layout suitable for various screen sizes
  • AJAX navigation
  • Live update

# Configuration

org.openhab.basicui:defaultSitemap=demo
# Icons can be disabled
org.openhab.basicui:enableIcons=true
# Icons can be shown as PNG or SVG images
# Default: PNG
org.openhab.basicui:iconType=svg

# Accessing Sitemaps

The Basic UI has a default layout showing all things and their corresponding items. You may create your own sitemaps and access them through the basic UI in 2 ways.

  1. Set the default sitemap via the Paper UI via Configuration -> Services -> Basic UI -> Configure, and set the Default Sitemap name.

  2. Passing the "sitemap" parameter to the URL used to access the server.

Example: http://hostname:8080/basicui/app?sitemap=sitemapname (opens new window)

# Screenshots:

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