# FAQ's

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## [About the FAQ's category](https://community.xibo.org.uk/t/about-the-faqs-category/26)

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**Author:** [@alex](https://community.xibo.org.uk/u/alex)\
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This category contains frequently asked questions about the Xibo software as well as commonly raised issues from our helpdesk with possible causes and solutions. Please use this section and the Knowledge Base categories…

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## [Can I run a Xibo Player on my Raspberry Pi (all variants)](https://community.xibo.org.uk/t/can-i-run-a-xibo-player-on-my-raspberry-pi-all-variants/6839)

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**Author:** [@alex](https://community.xibo.org.uk/u/alex)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [August 11, 2016, 1:14pm UTC](https://community.xibo.org.uk/t/can-i-run-a-xibo-player-on-my-raspberry-pi-all-variants/6839 "2016-08-11T13:14:14Z")

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Updated April 2026 The short answer is “no”, I’m afraid you can’t. The long answer is that we get asked about running Xibo Player on RPi a lot. Unfortunately, the device isn’t suitable for our purposes for a variety of…

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## [How to extract extra data fields from RSS?](https://community.xibo.org.uk/t/how-to-extract-extra-data-fields-from-rss/104)

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**Author:** [@mysign](https://community.xibo.org.uk/u/mysign)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 13, 2015, 8:58am UTC](https://community.xibo.org.uk/t/how-to-extract-extra-data-fields-from-rss/104 "2015-03-13T08:58:11Z")

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Hi, I have RSS feed that has extra fields which are not part of standard subsutiations, It seems that xibo is able to extract more tags from RSS but I couldn't make it works, pls help

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## [Using Tickers, Forecast, Twitter and other external resources that make use of HTTPS connections](https://community.xibo.org.uk/t/using-tickers-forecast-twitter-and-other-external-resources-that-make-use-of-https-connections/46)

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**Author:** [@alex](https://community.xibo.org.uk/u/alex)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 11, 2015, 7:21am UTC](https://community.xibo.org.uk/t/using-tickers-forecast-twitter-and-other-external-resources-that-make-use-of-https-connections/46 "2015-03-11T07:21:39Z")

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Using Tickers, Forecast, Twitter and other external resources that make use of HTTPS connections It is easy to reference and use external sources in Xibo widgets such as Tickers, however special consideration may need t…

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## [PowerPoint media items show a "Navigation Cancelled" error when running on the Windows Player / PowerPoint brings up an Open Dialog](https://community.xibo.org.uk/t/powerpoint-media-items-show-a-navigation-cancelled-error-when-running-on-the-windows-player-powerpoint-brings-up-an-open-dialog/37)

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**Author:** [@alex](https://community.xibo.org.uk/u/alex)\
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**Last updated:** [March 10, 2015, 6:36pm UTC](https://community.xibo.org.uk/t/powerpoint-media-items-show-a-navigation-cancelled-error-when-running-on-the-windows-player-powerpoint-brings-up-an-open-dialog/37 "2015-03-10T18:36:53Z")

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In general, we recommend converting all PowerPoint items to videos (from Office 2010 onwards you can simply Save As -\> WMV Video and from Office 2013 onwards you can save directly to MP4 video) which allows playback acro…

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## [How do I upload files bigger than 2MB / How can I increase the upload file size limit?](https://community.xibo.org.uk/t/how-do-i-upload-files-bigger-than-2mb-how-can-i-increase-the-upload-file-size-limit/27)

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**Author:** [@alex](https://community.xibo.org.uk/u/alex)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2015, 4:22pm UTC](https://community.xibo.org.uk/t/how-do-i-upload-files-bigger-than-2mb-how-can-i-increase-the-upload-file-size-limit/27 "2015-03-10T16:22:44Z")

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Other symptoms include an error when uploading files: SyntaxError: JSON.parse: unexpected character at line 1 column 1 of the JSON data or simply the message true Xibo does not limit file upload size - but PHP does. …
