A wall-mounted TV showing the sales leaderboard. A display outside the ops room showing the open pipeline. A screen in the lobby showing this quarter's numbers. These are simple, high-impact ways to keep a team aligned — and yet most companies settle for a static slide or a screenshot taped to the wall because getting live Salesforce data onto a screen feels complicated.
It isn't. Here's the simplest way to do it.
What you need
- A Salesforce report or dashboard you want to display
- A TV, monitor, or display with a browser (any modern smart TV, a Chromecast, a Fire Stick, a Mac Mini, a Raspberry Pi, or any PC connected to a screen)
- A DashyCast account (free plan works fine for this)
That's it. No dedicated dashboard software. No custom app. No ongoing maintenance.
How it works
DashyCast publishes your Salesforce report or dashboard as a URL that anyone can open in a browser. The page loads your chart, renders it full-screen, and automatically re-fetches data from Salesforce on the schedule you set. Your display device just needs to keep that browser tab open — everything else happens automatically.
Why a browser tab? Every modern display device has a browser. A browser tab that loads a URL is the most reliable, maintenance-free way to show live data on a screen — no proprietary apps, no compatibility issues, no software to update.
Step-by-step setup
Publish the report or dashboard in DashyCast
Go to app.dashycast.com, connect your Salesforce org, and click New Asset. Search for the report or dashboard you want on the screen. Set your refresh interval — how often DashyCast should pull fresh data from Salesforce. For an office display, 5–15 minutes is usually a good balance between freshness and Salesforce API calls. Set visibility to Public and click Publish.
Copy the Live Embed URL
On your published asset, click Live Embed. Rather than copying the full iframe snippet, note the URL inside the src="..." attribute — it looks like https://dashycast.com/embed/YOUR_ID. That URL is what you'll open directly in the browser on your display device.
Open the URL on your display device
On whatever device is connected to your TV or screen, open a browser and navigate to the embed URL. The chart will load and fill the viewport. Press F11 (or your browser's full-screen shortcut) to go full screen. Walk away. The chart will refresh itself automatically — no one needs to touch the device again.
Tips for a clean display
Hide the browser UI
Full-screen mode (F11 on Windows, Cmd+Ctrl+F on Mac) hides the address bar and browser chrome. If your browser shows a full-screen notification on first entry, it disappears after a few seconds.
Prevent the screen from sleeping
Most operating systems will put the display to sleep after a period of inactivity. Disable sleep mode in your OS display settings for the device connected to the TV. On Windows, set "Turn off display" to Never in Power settings. On Mac, set the display sleep to Never in System Settings → Battery or Energy Saver.
Use a dedicated browser profile
If the display device is a shared PC, create a dedicated browser profile for the dashboard tab. Set the profile to open with the embed URL on startup. This makes it easy to restart if the device reboots — just open the browser.
Set the tab to reload automatically (optional)
DashyCast embeds refresh their data without requiring a full page reload. But if you want the browser itself to fully reload periodically (useful for very long-running displays), browser extensions like "Tab Reloader" can handle this automatically.
Common display setups
Smart TV or Chromecast
Open the browser app on your smart TV and navigate to the embed URL. For Chromecast, cast a Chrome tab from a nearby laptop, then leave it running. Once cast, the source laptop can be put aside — the TV will continue displaying the tab.
Amazon Fire Stick
The Fire Stick includes the Silk Browser. Navigate to the embed URL in Silk and go full screen. A Fire Stick is one of the cheapest ways to add a browser to any TV with an HDMI port.
Mac Mini or PC mini
The most reliable option for a permanent installation. A dedicated Mac Mini or small form-factor PC connected to the TV gives you full browser capabilities, easy remote access via screen sharing, and a stable setup that can run unattended for months.
What this looks like in practice
Common use cases teams run this way:
- Sales floor leaderboard — individual rep performance, updated throughout the day
- Pipeline board — open opportunities by stage, always current as deals move
- Forecast display — current quarter attainment vs. target
- Activity metrics — calls made, emails sent, meetings booked this week
- Support queue — open cases by status or priority
Any Salesforce report that would be useful to glance at throughout the day is a candidate. The key requirement is that it's a report you already check manually — this just makes it ambient, always visible, and always current without any extra effort.
Get your dashboard on a screen today.
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