The latest articles on DEV Community by Sri Sanjay (@srisanjayk). https://dev.to/srisanjayk https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F2130309%2F12143df9-69c6-4e2e-93bc-3795af2954c3.png https://dev.to/srisanjayk en Sri Sanjay Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:17:05 +0000 https://dev.to/srisanjayk/building-iotmag-an-iot-device-management-and-control-platform-2inm https://dev.to/srisanjayk/building-iotmag-an-iot-device-management-and-control-platform-2inm <p>I've been working on IoTMag, a backend-focused project designed to explore how IoT devices can be registered, monitored, and managed through a centralized platform.</p> <p>The goal is to build a foundation for managing connected devices and understanding the backend systems that support IoT applications.</p> <h2> What is IoTMag? </h2> <p>IoTMag is an IoT device management platform that provides APIs for device registration, verification, telemetry ingestion, and device monitoring.</p> <p>Instead of treating each IoT device as an isolated system, the project explores how devices can communicate with a centralized backend.</p> <h2> Tech Stack </h2> <ul> <li>Backend: Django</li> <li>Database: PostgreSQL</li> <li>Containerization: Docker</li> <li>Communication: REST APIs</li> </ul> <h3> Key Features </h3> <ul> <li>Device registration and verification</li> <li>Device heartbeat and status monitoring</li> <li>Telemetry and device health data ingestion</li> <li>API-based device management</li> <li>Docker-based application deployment</li> </ul> <h3> Working </h3> <p><a href="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F6knqe0mbx08msk091ynx.png" class="article-body-image-wrapper"><img src="https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=800%2Cheight=%2Cfit=scale-down%2Cgravity=auto%2Cformat=auto/https%3A%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Farticles%2F6knqe0mbx08msk091ynx.png" alt="API Workflow" width="800" height="902"></a></p> <h2> What's Next? </h2> <p>The roadmap includes improvements to telemetry visualization, structured logging, MQTT integration, MCP support, and log export capabilities.</p> <p>These are planned enhancements, not features currently claimed as complete.</p> <p>Project Links : <a href="https://github.com/httpsanjay/IoTMag-Iot-Device-Managemnet-and-Control" rel="noopener noreferrer">GitHub Repository</a></p> <p>IoTMag is a learning project that I'm continuing to improve as I explore IoT infrastructure, backend engineering, and device management.</p> <p>I'd appreciate feedback and suggestions from developers working with Django, IoT, and backend systems.</p> opensource django iot python