TTY InfoScreen

Author:       -fab- <fab@redterminal.org>
License:      CC BY-SA 4.0
Published on: Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:13:57 +0100
Last updated: Wed, 31 Jan 2024 00:13:57 +0100

As a little fun project and to have some actual information of my homelab and some other information I made an 'info screen' which runs completely in a tty.

My InfoScreen (png)

It runs on a Raspberry Pi 4 in a tmux session. To create the layout and to start all the scripts I use 'tmuxp', a session manager for tmux written in python.

tmuxp on GitHub

So far it has these info panes:

• Server status of external servers and servers in my homelab
• Actual weather condition in my location
• Email check
• a colorful calendar
• a figlet clock
• ActivityPub notification list
• my astrobotany plant
• and a placeholder running cmatrix

I'm not sure what else to put on it, maybe a TODO or appointment list, not sure.

It's just a first sketch. If I'm satisfied with it I think I'll make it run on a Pi Zero 2 W to make the whole thing smaller and to get rid of the network cable.

So, what do you think? Do you have your own info screen? If yes, please show me - maybe I can get some inspiration from it.

All in all - Have fun!

-fab-

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