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Using Full Cloud Control

Full cloud control means running your show from the EZRGB website — layout, sequences, playlists, and schedule — while EZPlayer on the show PC handles playback. In this configuration, xLights is not required to maintain the player's show folder day to day.

Two ways to use the cloud​

SetupBest for
Cloud-managed showStarting fresh on EZRGB. Layout, sequences, playlists, and schedule all come from the cloud.
xLights show + cloudYou already have a local xLights folder. The cloud syncs sequences and other content; your folder keeps the layout unless you switch to cloud-managed.

A cloud-managed show is the simplest path to full cloud control. Start with Getting Started (Cloud) or Registering. If you started with xLights, you can still register and sync content — see Getting Sequences from EZRGB — and optionally click Switch to Cloud-managed on the Cloud screen later.

Manage the show on EZRGB​

On EZRGB you can:

  • Build, edit, or upload your layout.
  • Acquire sequences (they map, render, and download to the player automatically once assigned).
  • Set up playlists and schedule entries.
  • Open Manage Player from the EZPlayer section of your account for the full remote player UI over the internet.

Changes you make on the website flow down to EZPlayer on the next sync. Watch progress on the Cloud screen, or click Sync Layout + Content (cloud-managed) / Sync Content Now (xLights-managed) there if you want updates right away.

Some player settings — such as volume rules and viewer-control options — can also be pushed from EZRGB and adopted by the player when they change on the cloud.

Control from near and far​

  • On the show network — the LAN UI runs from the player machine for local phones and laptops.
  • Over the internet — after registration, open your EZRGB account → EZPlayer → Manage Player. That loads the full EZPlayer UI remotely so you can check status, edit playlists and schedules, play songs, adjust volume, and more when you are not on site. Open it in a new tab for the most usable layout.

The player must stay registered, online, and not paused for remote control to work. The Cloud screen in EZPlayer is where you confirm that connection on the player side.

Optional: viewer / show page​

EZRGB can also host a public show page for your audience — show info, song requests during allowed hours, and optional audio. Configure viewer-control hours and playlists in EZPlayer under Viewer Control; the cloud keeps the public page in sync while the show runs.

What still happens locally​

Even with full cloud control, EZPlayer on the show computer still:

  • Plays sequences and drives your controllers on the network.
  • Runs schedules and the jukebox at show time.
  • Serves the LAN on your network.

The cloud is how you manage the show; the player is what runs it.