Sharing a project where BuildShip solved a major headache for me: replacing my dying Nest Hub
My goal was to create a custom e-ink dashboard with real-time data, but I needed a simple, reliable way to orchestrate multiple API calls. Buildship was the perfect fit.
In the video, I walk through the exact workflow I built to:
1. Poll the Health, Public Transport & Weather APIs for the data I wanted to display.
2. Normalize and merge the three messy JSON payloads.
3. Serve a single, clean endpoint for the e-ink display to consume.
It’s a great example of how you can use BuildShip as a powerful backend for custom hardware projects. Hope you find it useful!
Full video guide: https://youtu.be/MPm60wxAQKY
In the video, I walk through the exact workflow I built to:
1. Poll the Health, Public Transport & Weather APIs for the data I wanted to display.
2. Normalize and merge the three messy JSON payloads.
3. Serve a single, clean endpoint for the e-ink display to consume.
It’s a great example of how you can use BuildShip as a powerful backend for custom hardware projects. Hope you find it useful!
Full video guide: https://youtu.be/MPm60wxAQKY
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