The RentalOS kiosk — a wall-mounted touch display in a 3D-printed enclosure, shown rotating to reveal every side

Open source · MIT · Raspberry Pi

Your rental, on the wall.

A wall-mounted touch kiosk for short-term rentals. Guide, map, gallery and AI concierge for guests, a booking flow for cleaners, and a self-hosted admin for you — no cloud, no monthly fees.

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Nothing to subscribe to, nothing to cancel. It runs on hardware you already own.

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One thing on the wall covers guests, cleaners and you — instead of five apps and a binder.

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Guests just touch it. No download, no account, no “what’s the WiFi password?”

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Rename it, restyle it, keep it. Your guests’ data never leaves your home.

No app needed

Guests simply touch the screen on the wall — no app, no download, no account.

Who it's for

One kiosk, three jobs.

The RentalOS home screen guests see on the wall — clock, weather, live departures and tiles for guide, map, gallery and guestbook

For guests

Everything about the apartment, right on the wall: the house guide, a map with local tips, a photo gallery, weather and transit at a glance, and a guestbook you can draw in — in your own language. Even the WiFi is one QR scan away.

What it solves

Door codes, WiFi and house quirks — answered before anyone has to ask.
Local tips on an interactive map instead of a laminated binder.
Weather, transit departures and airport routes at a glance.
No app, no download, no account — just touch the wall.

The RentalOS kiosk standing on its foldable stand

For cleaners

A step-by-step wizard on the kiosk — condition rating, inventory checklist, notes — with proof photos uploaded from their own phone via QR. Slots are picked through a personal link on an Airbnb-style calendar.

What it solves

No more email ping-pong about when the apartment needs cleaning.
Proof photos go straight from the phone — not into an inbox.
"We're out of soap" is two taps on a supply list, reported instantly.
Every step autosaves — an interruption never loses work.

Exploded view of the RentalOS enclosure showing the Raspberry Pi inside

For hosts

Admin from wherever you are: bookings via iCal sync, a calendar that shows cleaning gaps, guestbook moderation, and a built-in help system. All self-hosted on your own Pi — zero monthly cost.

What it solves

No more copy-pasting the same check-in email before every stay.
Edit the guide from your phone — the wall updates in seconds.
Bookings and cleaning gaps in one calendar, synced from Airbnb.
Your data stays on your device — no subscription, no vendor lock-in.

In a real home

On the wall, where guests need it.

The same apartment RentalOS was built for — a Stockholm Airbnb rented out for 7+ years. Portrait by the door, landscape if you prefer. The screen always shows the real UI.

RentalOS kiosk in the selected home type — wide view

RentalOS kiosk in the selected home type — close view

RentalOS kiosk mounted on a wall above a floating console in a light Scandinavian room, rendered in 3D — Mounted at eye level — quiet, at home on the wall.

Close view of the RentalOS kiosk on a wall showing the home screen with clock, tiles, weather and transit — The real interface, softly lit by the window.

RentalOS kiosk mounted in the hallway next to a poster and a longboard — In the hallway — first thing guests see at check-in.

RentalOS kiosk on the kitchen tiles showing the house guide — In the kitchen — appliances, house rules, no laminated binder.

RentalOS kiosk in the bedroom next to the record shelves, showing the map — Or wherever fits your space.

RentalOS kiosk showing the map, mounted in an art-filled loft next to the elevator door — …or an art-filled loft.

RentalOS kiosk mounted beside the doorway of an elegant beige hallway — Any style of home — dark UI, warm light.

RentalOS kiosk by the front door of a minimalist white entryway — Right by the door — where check-in happens.

See it in action

Everything guests need, on the screen.

Real interface, running on the wall — ask the AI concierge, browse the host's map, catch the next bus. No app, no account.

RentalOS home screen with clock, weather, live transit departures and an AI chat button — Home Weather & live departures

Ask the AI panel with suggested questions like What should we not miss nearby — Ask the AI Anything about the stay

Interactive map with restaurant, café and bar pins around the apartment — Map The host's local tips

The house guide on the RentalOS kiosk, with practical information about the apartment — Guide The house, explained

The hardware

Wall, stand, or strap. Your colour.

3D-printed enclosure with a 50 mm mounting pattern: snap on a wall plate, a foldable stand, or hang it from a leather strap. More kits are on the drawing board — power, presence sensing, status light.

RentalOS kiosk in landscape — matte black enclosure with edge-to-edge black glass front — Wall — keyhole plate, one screw. Portrait or landscape.

RentalOS kiosk standing on a table in landscape with the foldable stand — Stand — foldable leg, portrait or landscape.

The back — engraved, vented, cable-friendly.

RentalOS kiosk wall-mounted in portrait — Wall — keyhole plate, one screw.

RentalOS kiosk hanging from a leather strap on a brass nail — Strap — thread a leather loop, hang it anywhere.

Finishes

Pick a colour.

RentalOS enclosure shown in the selected finish — black glass front, coloured body — Black

Enclosure sides and back in five finishes. Front is always black glass.

The kit

Every part, printable.

Case — Engraved

Wall plate — Keyhole

Stand leg — Foldable

Keyhole plate

Power pack — LED

Exploded view — Raspberry Pi 5, the Touch Display 2 and the 3D-printed enclosure — Inside: a Raspberry Pi 5, the Touch Display 2, and the printed case — nothing else.

Runs on a Raspberry Pi

What you need to run one.

Raspberry Pi 5
Official Raspberry Pi Touch Display 2 (7")
3D-printed enclosure (PLA/PETG, M2.5 heat-set inserts)
Local web app, offline-capable
Powered over USB-C (optional PoE or battery kit)

And then some

Also on board.

Free maps

OpenStreetMap works out of the box, no API key. Mapbox is optional.

Routes & activities

Walks and multi-stop tips on the map; guests ❤️ their favourites.

Weather & transit

SMHI forecast and SL departures, right on the kiosk.

AI concierge

Bring your own model: Ollama, OpenAI, Anthropic or any compatible URL.

Multilingual

English by default; add languages and edit translations in admin.

Themes

Colour presets and dark mode, changed at runtime. White-label by design.

Gallery slideshow

Room-filtered photos and video, fullscreen.

Email notifications

Through your own SMTP, any provider.

What's in the box

Raspberry Pi Touch display with wall mount Open-source software, MIT licensed

Self-hosted & open

Everything runs on one Raspberry Pi Your data never leaves the device No monthly fees MIT

Good to know

Frequently asked questions.

What is RentalOS?

RentalOS is a self-hosted guest kiosk for short-term rentals such as Airbnb. It runs on a wall-mounted Raspberry Pi touch display and gives guests a house guide, a map of local tips, a photo gallery, a guestbook and an AI concierge, gives cleaners a checklist workflow, and gives hosts a built-in admin panel — all on one device.

What hardware do I need to run RentalOS?

The target device is a Raspberry Pi 4 with a portrait touch display, such as the official Raspberry Pi Touch Display 2 (720×1280), but any Linux machine with Node.js 20+ can run it.

Does RentalOS need an internet connection or a cloud service?

No cloud service is required. A single process on the device serves everything, and all data — an SQLite database plus an uploads folder — stays on the device. Internet is only used for optional extras such as Airbnb iCal sync, weather and transit. Maps use free OpenStreetMap with no API key; Mapbox is optional.

Is RentalOS free?

Yes. RentalOS is open source under the MIT license, with no subscription or monthly fees — you run it on your own hardware.

How do guests use the kiosk?

Guests simply touch the screen on the wall — no app, no download, no account. They can read the house guide, browse the map and photo gallery, check weather and transit, join the WiFi with one QR scan, and leave a note or drawing in the guestbook, in their own language.

How does the cleaning workflow work?

Cleaners open a hidden cleaning mode on the kiosk (long-press plus PIN) and follow a step-by-step wizard: condition rating, inventory checklist, shopping list and notes. A QR code lets them upload proof photos straight from their own phone, and every step autosaves. They can also pick cleaning slots via a personal link on an Airbnb-style calendar.

Can I use my own AI model?

Yes. The AI concierge is bring-your-own-model: point it at a local Ollama instance, OpenAI, Anthropic, or any compatible API URL, and try it out with a test mode in the admin panel.

Can I white-label or theme RentalOS?

Yes. RentalOS is white-label by design: theming lives in a single design-tokens file, with colour presets and dark mode switchable at runtime. The guest UI defaults to English, and additional languages can be enabled and edited in admin.

Get on board

Join the waitlist.

Be first to know when RentalOS is ready. No spam — one email when it ships.