Building Secure Edge Apps for Digital Signage (with Salman Faris)

Building Secure Edge Apps for Digital Signage (with Salman Faris)

From The Changelog by Screenly, Inc

August 8, 2025 · 47 min · Season 1 · Episode 12

About this episode

The episode discusses the development of secure edge apps for digital signage with insights from the Screenly team.

Host Daniel Mountcastle is joined by Viktor Petersson and Screenly team's Salman Faris to explore how Edge Apps for digital signage are enabling developers to build custom signage experiences securely and at scale. They unpack why the team built the Edge App framework, how developers can use it to quickly launch production-ready apps, and what best practices are built in from day one, from secret management to offline survival. Salman shares real-world apps from the Screenly Playground, including dashboards for Strava, CharlieHR, and foot traffic analytics with Sonar. This episode is a clear look at how digital signage development is evolving. If you're deploying signage across diverse environments or care about building securely at the edge, this one's worth your time.

People in this episode

Host: Daniel Mountcastle

Guests: Viktor Petersson, Salman Faris

Topics covered

  • digital signage
  • edge apps
  • custom signage experiences
  • secure development
  • production-ready apps
  • best practices

Keywords

  • digital signage
  • edge apps
  • secure development
  • custom apps
  • production-ready
  • best practices
  • offline survival

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Screenly, Strava, CharlieHR, Sonar

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