Pager Huety

Justin Lintz, a Senior Web Operations Engineer at Chartbeat, developed an innovative project called "Pager Huety" during a hack week, integrating Philips Hue LED light bulbs with the PagerDuty API to create a novel alert system. The project utilizes the Hue lights' API capabilities to visually alert Lintz of incidents rather than relying on traditional phone notifications, especially during nighttime on-call rotations. The system is designed to flash the bulbs red and blue, followed by a bright white light, effectively waking him up to address any critical issues. This creative integration highlights the potential of combining smart home technology with professional monitoring systems, offering a unique approach to managing alerts and incidents. The project also inspires further experimentation with the Chartbeat API, encouraging users to share their inventive uses of the Hue bulbs on social media.