Made a DIY dashboard on an ESP32 without writing a single line of C and kinda shocked it worked

So I’ve been learning programming and wanted to build something small for fun,ended up going with an esp32 and some basic sensors. Expected to spend days fighting with toolchains and flashing errors but I found a setup where you write Lua code in the browser and push it directly to the chip. No installs,just write then save and it runs. tha I was able to build a simple web dashboard that updates in real-time, with MQTT and even some kind of secure remote access.Anyone else building fun DIY stuff with ESP32s or other microcontrollers? Would love to see what people are making. submitted by /u/Livid-Piano2335 [link] [comments]

Jun 15, 2025 - 16:40
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So I’ve been learning programming and wanted to build something small for fun,ended up going with an esp32 and some basic sensors. Expected to spend days fighting with toolchains and flashing errors but I found a setup where you write Lua code in the browser and push it directly to the chip. No installs,just write then save and it runs. tha

I was able to build a simple web dashboard that updates in real-time, with MQTT and even some kind of secure remote access.Anyone else building fun DIY stuff with ESP32s or other microcontrollers?

Would love to see what people are making.

submitted by /u/Livid-Piano2335
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