Just One Toot

Just One Toot (JOT for short) is a Mastodon "client" for read-only display of your main Mastodon feed. As per its name, it shows just one toot at a time, making it well-suited for small-screen devices like old tablets or monitors you might otherwise have gathering dust.

Made because I have some old tablets and monitors gathering dust (and also to experiment with Koa for the first time).

Usage

Setting up JOT

JOT runs on Node.js. You'll need that.

1. Clone/download the JOT repo.
2. In the repo directory, run npm install to install dependencies.

Setting up credentials

1. On your Mastodon instance, go to Settings → Development.
2. Create a new application. Name it whatever you want, an give it the read, read:accounts and read:statuses permissions.
3. Copy the access token it gives you into .env.example.
4. Update the endpoint URL in .env.example to match the URL for your Mastodon instance.
5. Rename .env.example to .env.

Running JOT

1. Run npm run serve to start a local server that should (if all went well) display the most recent 20 toots from your main timeline in a little cycling fashion.
2. That's about it. Put the script on a server or a Raspberry Pi or something if you want, then load it up on a spare monitor or tablet to put on display.
3. If you put it on a smartphone or tablet (I only tested this on iPhones and iPads), I recommend hitting Share → Add to Home Screen to get a nicer version without the browser UI.

Disclaimer

I made this in like a day. It's offered with no support, no warranty, no guarantee it'll be maintained or work in iOS 9 (it doesn't, I tried).