Plex "Now Playing" for Tidbyt

This Node.js app sends Plex API data from your local music library to a registered Tidbyt device for a nice "now playing" display. We're bypassing the Pixlet runtime in this particular instance and utilizing the unofficial Tidbyt Node client instead.

Getting Started

After running npm install, create a .env with the following credentials:

PLEX_SERVER_ADDR=server_ip_here
PLEX_AUTH_TOKEN=auth_token_here
TIDBYT_DEVICE_ID=device_id_here
TIDBYT_API_TOKEN=device_token_here

Run npm start to initialize the server. Assuming Plex or Plexamp is currently playing something, you'll see the result both in your console and displayed on your Tidbyt. Every 5 seconds, node-cron will listen for any changes to the API stream. If a change is detected (a new file began playing), the script will deploy to the Tidbyt app rotation again. Here are some examples:

To-Do

• Fix font dependency (currently requires font to be installed on your system)
• Setup a default "no artwork found" image (currently sends error if nothing is found)
• Handle special characters (current font kinda hates them)