Since there is no #HomeAssistant integration for #Tidbyt at the moment, I am doing some bash hackery to enable/disable a Flight Tracker service based on my presence in the office via a Hue sensor.

I created a systemd service that launches the local #pixlet script on start, and issues a DELETE curl command on stop.

This way the Flight info shows up on the Tidbyt while I'm in the office, and when the service is stopped, the screen disappears. This avoids unnecessary API calls.

The documentation for the #Tidbyt is severely lacking.

The installation instructions for #pixlet only say "Download binary". Ok. How do I authenticate my account?

pixlet login

Alright. That takes me to an authentication page, but once done it wants to open a localhost URL, but I'm running this in a headless container.

Ok maybe curl will work. Nope, throws a random error.

Found a post in the community about exactly this. Someone suggests using the API key, but I don't see HOW to use it.