He used Claude to self-host his Tidbyt on Tronbyt and build its first app
SeanOliver · x · 2026-11-05
The author used Claude to migrate his Tidbyt pixel display off the vendor's (shuttered) servers: he flashed the community firmware Tronbyt and drives it from his Home Assistant box, fully self-hosted.
Claude also built its first app: a countdown to his next calendar event plus his top Things task. Before building, Claude rendered three layouts with Pixlet, Tidbyt's own renderer, for animated comparison; he picked the big countdown, which turns amber at 15 minutes and red at 5. The photo shows the desk display reading "Flight to … in 3h41". His takeaway: AI is making personal software possible for everyone.
Related event: User Migrates Tidbyt to Self-Hosted Server with Claude's Help(3 posts)→
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