Get your first display
up in 10 minutes.
Six steps from unboxing to live room status. No IT department required.
Pick your display type
Lobby runs on three surfaces. Pick one. You can always add more later, and they all share the same dashboard.
Physical e-ink
TRMNL hardware beside every meeting room door. Follow all 6 steps below.
Virtual
Any browser, tablet, or TV you already own. Skip to Step 4. No hardware, no mount, no pairing.
Room overview
One screen, every room. Skip to Step 4, then pick which rooms to include from the dashboard.
For virtual and overview: you only need Steps 4 → 5 (create account, connect your calendar). Then open the display URL on any screen.
Meeting Room
Boardroom A
Next meeting
Design Review · 2:00 PM
Buy your TRMNL display
Lobby runs on TRMNL, open-source e-ink hardware you buy once and own outright. Readable from 5 metres, zero glare, up to 12 months on a single charge.
Get a mount
No drilling required for most options. Choose from the official TRMNL mount, a no-drill magnetic solution, or a free 3D-printable design.
Install the Lobby app on your TRMNL
Open your TRMNL dashboard, go to the Plugin Store, search for Lobby, and install it. Done in seconds. No developer skills needed.
Create your Lobby account
Head to the Lobby get-started page and fill in your details. Free forever (up to 3 active devices).
Connect your calendar
In your Lobby dashboard, click Connect calendar and pick Google Workspace or Microsoft 365. Sign in with an admin account, authorise read-only access to your room resources / room mailboxes, and assign each display to a room.
Next: 3:00 PM
Mount & enjoy
Put up the mount you chose in Step 2, hang the display, connect to WiFi. Within seconds it shows live room status. Green = available. Red = in use, with who has it and until when.
Prefer to just email?
That works too. Reach us at hello@usethelobby.com and being a small team, we’ll reply the same day.