Getting Started (Cloud)
Get your EZRGB show playing in just a few minutes.
This version of "Getting Started" is for people who set up their shows in the EZRGB Cloud.
If you set up your show with xLights and have a show folder on the player machine, start here instead.
Before you start
You'll need:
- EZPlayer installed (Windows, macOS, or Linux). See releases.
- A location for your show folder — storage space for your layout, sequences, and audio.
- Eventually you will need your controllers reachable on the network, with lights wired up, but you can skip this at first.
1. Point EZPlayer at your show folder
On first launch, choose "Connect to EZRGB Cloud".
Choose a show folder for temporary storage.
When the registration appears, click the URL to sign in to EZRGB and register your player, or scan the QR code with another device to complete registration.
2. Wait for content
Open the Cloud screen and watch your content download.
3. Play it
Use the Jukebox to queue sequences and let them run. Want to see it before it hits the real lights? The 3D Preview screen renders the show on screen as it plays.
4. Build a playlist
Open Playlists and click Create Playlist. Drag songs from the list on the left into your playlist on the right, set a name, and save. Schedules play playlists — not individual songs — so group your sequences into at least one playlist before you set show times.
See Playlists for sorting, tags, and cloning.
5. Schedule the show
Open the Schedule screen to set when your show runs. Click a date to add a schedule. Choose a playlist, a time window, a date range (if desired), loop, shuffle, and other options.
Once a schedule entry's start time arrives, EZPlayer runs it on its own.
For more on recurring schedules and intro/outro playlists see Simple Schedules. For background layers, priorities, runtime behavior, and previewing a schedule, see Complex Schedules.
6. Drive it from your phone, tablet, or other computers
EZPlayer serves a LAN UI: open the player's address from any phone or laptop on the same network to check status and make changes — no remote desktop, no running back inside to the show PC.
The default port is 3000, but to confirm, open Show Status to see HTTP Listener Status (port and whether the server is listening). See Local Web Interface for URLs, port configuration, and troubleshooting.
7. Use cloud features
Go to EZRGB to adjust your layout, get more songs, and control your player from the internet.