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Show HN: I built a tiny daemon that reminds me what matters
I didn’t want another app, notification, or dashboard.
I wanted a subtle daily reminder through something I already look at all the time — my desktop.
So I built a small local-first daemon that updates the wallpaper once a day with a message aligned to my goals.
Site: https://gen-wal.laptopserver.dev https://gen-wal.laptopserver.dev
GitHub: https://github.com/nicemit/gen-wal https://github.com/nicemit/gen-wal
Would love feedback.
- hackyhacky 8mo agoYour site says "Runs locally. No accounts. No tracking. Easy to remove." but the code (in src/providers) has backends to remotely-hosted LLMs. So is it really local?
- amitdawar 8mo agoHi there! You’re right, thanks for pointing it out. Gen-Wal itself always runs locally (no accounts, no telemetry), but by default it uses Pollinations for text/image generation to keep setup friction low. Local providers (llama.cpp / Ollama) are supported and can be enabled explicitly. I’ve updated the site copy and documented this more clearly here: https://gen-wal.laptopserver.dev/documentation.html#customization https://gen-wal.laptopserver.dev/documentation.html#customiz...