--- title: This self-hosted e-ink dashboard designer makes creating... description: Tesserae is an open-source, self-hosted dashboard designer for e-ink displays that lets users compose tile-based dashboards in a browser, render frames... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/this-self-hosted-e-ink-dashboard-designer-makes-creating-esp32-and-pi-projects-a-lot-easier-pawkotyuu twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: This self-hosted e-ink dashboard designer makes creating ESP32 and Pi projects a lot easier | daily.dev og:description: Tesserae is an open-source, self-hosted dashboard designer for e-ink displays that lets users compose tile-based dashboards in a browser, render frames... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/this-self-hosted-e-ink-dashboard-designer-makes-creating-esp32-and-pi-projects-a-lot-easier-pawkotyuu og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/PawkOTYUU.png og:image:alt: This self-hosted e-ink dashboard designer makes creating ESP32 and Pi projects a lot easier og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # This self-hosted e-ink dashboard designer makes creating ESP32 and Pi projects a lot easier **[XDA Developers](https://daily.dev/sources/xda-developers)** · 2 min read · 2 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Tesserae is an open-source, self-hosted dashboard designer for e-ink displays that lets users compose tile-based dashboards in a browser, render frames headlessly, and push them to panels via MQTT or HTTP. It supports ESP32 and Raspberry Pi-based devices. A community member demonstrated it with a Seeed reTerminal 13.3" Spectra 6 display (1200×1600) showing live train timetables, weather, and maps. Licensed under AGPL-3.0, it requires no cloud account or SaaS subscription, with optional anonymous telemetry that is off by default. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. Read it at the original source: ## Questions this post answers ### What is Tesserae and how does it work with e-ink displays on ESP32 or Raspberry Pi? Tesserae is a self-hosted, open-source dashboard companion for e-ink displays that lets you compose tile-based dashboards in a browser, render the frame headless, and push it to one or more panels over MQTT or HTTP. It supports a mix of ESP32 and Raspberry Pi-based hardware and is licensed under AGPL-3.0-or-later with no SaaS or required cloud account. _Makers comparing self-hosted e-ink dashboard tools can find project write-ups like this on daily.dev._ ### Does Tesserae send any data to the cloud when self-hosting an e-ink dashboard? The only outbound contact Tesserae makes is to api.tesserae.ink for update checks, an anonymous install count, and a daily aggregate heartbeat, which is off by default and opt-in, asked once during first-run setup. Otherwise there is no SaaS component or required cloud account, keeping the dashboard fully self-hosted. _Privacy-conscious hobbyists tracking self-hosted tool behavior can follow projects like this via daily.dev._ ## Similar posts on daily.dev - [This Raspberry Pi e-ink display looks like framed wall art, and the software behind it is open source](https://daily.dev/posts/this-raspberry-pi-e-ink-display-looks-like-framed-wall-art-and-the-software-behind-it-is-open-sourc-prbwlfwye) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - [I built a 10-inch ePaper dashboard for my 3D printer, and it's the best display I've ever used](https://daily.dev/posts/i-built-a-10-inch-epaper-dashboard-for-my-3d-printer-and-it-s-the-best-display-i-ve-ever-used-u7q59y5sx) · XDA Developers · 1 upvotes · 0 comments - [I built a touch-enabled ePaper Home Assistant dashboard, and it's better than any tablet](https://daily.dev/posts/i-built-a-touch-enabled-epaper-home-assistant-dashboard-and-it-s-better-than-any-tablet-ikx7rrvem) · XDA Developers · 0 upvotes · 0 comments - 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