Claude-built Nostalgex turns media libraries into retro cable channels
AI summary
Developer chadMueller says Nostalgex, built with Claude doing most of the coding, turns Plex, Jellyfin and Emby libraries into live cable channels with a scrolling guide, ratings, posters and a retro scanline mode. The developer reports 1,400-plus Apple TV downloads, 776 people watching in the last month and an active port to Roku, with an Apple TV app, web tuner and Docker option described as available. These adoption figures and compatibility claims are self-reported.
In-depth insight
Nostalgex provides a concrete example of Claude-assisted development producing a consumer media-server application with an existing Apple TV distribution and an ongoing Roku port.
| Hi, since May I've been building Nostalgex with Claude doing most of the coding. It turns your Plex, Jellyfin or Emby library into live cable channels with a real channel guide. You turn it on and something's already playing, mid movie, like 1996. Why you might want it: Where it's at: 1,400+ Apple TV downloads, 776 people watching in the last month (about 260 hours of TV in one week), 735 commits, 65 merged PRs, 7 contributors and 132 GitHub stars. Most of that came from people on Discord finding bugs I never would have. How I built it: What's next: Roku. We're porting it now. The beta filled all 20 tester spots, version 1.0.5 just went out, and the goal is the public Roku Channel Store. If you want to hear when it's live or help test, the Discord is where updates land first. Happy to answer anything about the build or the Claude workflow. Site: https://nostalgex.app/?utm_source=reddit&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=launch_oct26_r_claudeai Apple TV: https://apps.apple.com/app/apple-store/id6762563534?pt=128802261&ct=r_claudeai&mt=8 Discord: https://discord.gg/FgnZcr5bDT Code: https://github.com/chadMueller/Nostalgex submitted by /u/chadMueller [link] [comments] |