Prerequisite

LG Developer site account
LG TV (webOS TV) with developer mode enabled
PC connected to the same TV network

Setup your LG TV

Enable Developer mode in LG TV

Getting Started

Reference document:
- https://webostv.developer.lge.com/develop/getting-started/developer-mode-app
Keep your LG TV and PC connected in the same network

Installing the Developer Mode app

To install the Developer Mode app, follow the steps below:
- First, turn on your webOS TV and check if your webOS TV is connected to a network.
- Sign in with your LG Developer site account.
- Go to the LG Content Store.
- Search for "Developer Mode.”
- Select the Developer Mode app and click the Install button.

Turning Developer Mode on

After installing the Developer Mode app, you can enable Developer Mode on your TV.
- Run the Developer Mode app from the webOS TV Launcher.
- Enter your email-based ID and password for the LG Developer site. If you do not have an account, create an account first.
- Click the Dev Mode Status button to enable the Developer Mode. The TV will reboot.

Setup your PC

CLI Installation on your PC

Follow the setups given in this link: https://webostv.developer.lge.com/develop/tools/cli-installation

Connecting TV and PC

Connecting with CLI

Follow the instructions below to add the target TV with the CLI:
- Run the webOS TV CLI.
- Execute the ares-setup-device command. Then, select add.
```
ares-setup-device name deviceinfo connection profile -------- ------------------------ ---------- ------- emulator developer@127.0.0.1:6622 ssh tv ** You can modify the device info in the above list, or add new device. ? Select: (Use arrow keys) > add modify remove
```
- Input the information about your TV as below example:
```
** You can modify the device info in the above list, or add new device. ? Select: add ? Enter Device Name: tv2 ? Enter Device IP address: 10.123.45.67 ? Enter Device Port: 9922 ? Enter ssh user: prisoner ? Enter description: new device ? Select authentification: password ? Enter password: ? Save ? Yes name deviceinfo connection profile -------- -------------------------- ---- -- tv2 prisoner@10.123.45.67:9922 ssh tv emulator developer@127.0.0.1:6622 ssh tv
```
- After adding your TV as the target device, check the result with the command below:
```
ares-setup-device --list
```
- Click the Key Server button in the Developer Mode app.
- Get the key file from your webOS TV with the following command on your PC:
```
ares-novacom --device tv2 --getkey
```
- A command prompt appears to enter the Passphrase. Enter the exact characters (case-sensitive) as displayed on your TV screen. You can see Passphrase, which consists of 6 characters, on the bottom left side of the Developer Mode app screen.
- A command prompt appears to enter the Passphrase. Enter the exact characters (case-sensitive) as displayed on your TV screen. You can see Passphrase, which consists of 6 characters, on the bottom left side of the Developer Mode app screen.
```
input passphrase [default: webos]:
```
- Check the connection with your TV and PC with the following command:
```
ares-device-info --device tv2
```
  - If the connection is established successfully, the device information is displayed as shown below. The information might differ depending on your TV device.
    modelName : WEBOS6.0 sdkVersion : 6.1.0 firmwareVersion : 00.00.00 boardType : K7LP_ATSC_KR otaId : HE_DTV_W21P_AFADATAA
- Now, you are ready to install and launch your app on your real TV.
Install the web app
Install the package file of your web app
- Make sure that your target device is running. Execute the following command with the name of the target device and package file as parameters to install the package file on the target device.
```
ares-install --device tv2 ./FILE_NAME.ipk
```
  - If the installation is successful, you will see a success message.