mytesla.cc• Jul 26, 2025• 1 min read
Show HN: Teslamate data beautiful and usable on mobileHey everyone,After getting a Tesla last year, I did what many data-oriented folks do: I immediately set up Teslamate on a Raspberry Pi. For those unfamiliar, Teslamate is a fantastic open-source, self-hosted data logger for Tesla vehicles. It uses an Elixir backend to pull data from the Tesla API and stores everything in a PostgreSQL database, with Grafana for visualization.While I loved having access to every detail of my car's data, I quickly ran into a few persistent frustrations:1. The Interface: Grafana is incredibly powerful on a desktop but almost unusable on a phone. Trying to check stats on the go meant pinching, zooming, and fighting with tiny text and complex dashboards not designed for a mobile viewport.2. Remote Access: I wanted to access my dashboard securely when away from home. My first attempt involved setting up Nginx as a reverse proxy with LetsEncrypt for SSL. It worked, but it meant another container to manage, expiring certs to worry about, and exposing a port. I
