I did find mention of the built-in client after I fetched and unpacked the source. I had previosuly just pulled down the FC4 binary rpm.
A simple adduser hobbit, followed by ./configure --client and then make install was all it took. I ran the start script and within a minute or two I had some nice green displays. I've been using a very simple BigBrother setup for about 18 months, and hobbit for a few weeks, but hobbit drops in so easily it makes BB look like a big ugly monster in comparison. Now all I need to do is put together a quick start/kill script and I'm ready to go dump my BB setup and move everything to hobbit.
I think one of the most impressive things, after the ease of installation and setup, is the instant trending graphs. And I thought I wrote reasonably decent, easy to use and somewhat bullet proof programs! :-)