Backend only: an app without a screen
The handiest apps you never see. They simply do their work, and only speak up when it matters.
All episodes in this series
- 01Mia OS in 60 seconds
- 02Your first app in one sentence
- 03Refining in The Atelier
- 04Frontend only: an app without a server
- 05Frontend + backend: an app that remembers
- 06Backend only: an app without a screen
- 07Take your app live on the internet
- 08Publishing in the Mia App Store
- 09Installing an app from the App Store
- 10Pushing updates as a maker
- 11Private sharing through Mia Connect
- 12What does an app cost? Credits explained
- 13From idea to shared app
What you can do with it
Fetch your calendar every morning and turn it into a short summary. Watch a price and only send a message when it drops. A weekly digest of your numbers. For none of those do you want to open a screen.
How to ask for it
Say what should happen and when. For example: *"fetch my appointments every morning at eight and send me a short message — no screen needed."*
Mia then builds a service that runs in the background on that schedule.
Testing and following along
You can always start such a task manually to check it does what you meant. The log shows exactly what happened each run and what the result was.
The outcome arrives wherever you want it: as a message in Mia DM, as an e-mail, or as a notification on your phone.
Frequently asked questions
Does this run when my browser is closed?
Yes. The task runs on your Mia OS server, not on your device.
Can I change the schedule later?
Yes, just ask: "make it seven o'clock instead of eight from now on".
Dig deeper
Take your app live on the internet
One switch puts your Mia OS app on the internet — including its own web address and, if you like, your own domain name.
Read more →Start hereFrontend + backend: an app that remembers
How your Mia OS app gets a memory: one database, the same data on all your devices, and tracking things together with others.
Read more →Start hereWat is Mia OS?
Mia OS is een AI die werkende software voor je bouwt terwijl je gewoon praat. Geen code, geen developers. Lees hier in heldere taal wat het precies is.
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