diff --git a/build/figurines/microcontroller_comms.py b/build/figurines/microcontroller_comms.py
index c6cd2e8..05636a7 100644
--- a/build/figurines/microcontroller_comms.py
+++ b/build/figurines/microcontroller_comms.py
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ def main():
         if serialPort.is_open:
             try:
                 response = json.loads(
-                    requests.get('http://127.0.0.1:8000/figurines').text
+                    requests.get('http://127.0.0.1:8000/figurines', timeout=5).text
                 )
                 if response != figurine_status:
                     figurine_status = response
diff --git a/build/vision/reader.py b/build/vision/reader.py
index d3ecc2c..ab915e4 100644
--- a/build/vision/reader.py
+++ b/build/vision/reader.py
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 from collections import namedtuple
 
 import numpy as np
+import requests
 import pytesseract
 from camera_constants import left
 from camera_constants import time_slot_height
@@ -17,6 +18,8 @@
 Point = namedtuple('Point', ['X', 'Y'])
 TimeSlot = namedtuple('TimeSlot', ['top_left', 'bottom_right'])
 
+USER_NAME = "family"
+
 
 def main(image: Image):
     """
@@ -59,9 +62,15 @@ def main(image: Image):
                         'colour': ','.join(colour),  # logic to get out of list
                     }
                 )
+    
+    request_body = {"body": coloured_time_slots}
+    try:
+        requests.post(f"http://127.0.0.1:8000/whiteboard/{USER_NAME}", json=request_body, timeout=30)
+    except requests.exceptions.ConnectionError as e:
+        print(f"Error making HTTP request - {e}")
 
-    with open('coloured_time_slots.json', 'w') as json_file:
-        json.dump(coloured_time_slots, json_file, indent=4)
+    # with open('coloured_time_slots.json', 'w') as json_file:
+    #     json.dump(coloured_time_slots, json_file, indent=4)
 
 
 def get_info(time_slot_array: np.ndarray) -> (bool, [str], str):
diff --git a/environment.yaml b/environment.yaml
index bc191ba..e7bb9ad 100644
--- a/environment.yaml
+++ b/environment.yaml
@@ -1,16 +1,19 @@
----
 name: lambda-env
-channels: [conda-forge, defaults]
+channels:
+  - conda-forge
+  - defaults
 dependencies:
   - annotated-types=0.6.0=pyhd8ed1ab_0
   - anyio=3.7.1=pyhd8ed1ab_0
   - blas=1.0=openblas
   - brotli=1.0.9=h1a28f6b_7
   - brotli-bin=1.0.9=h1a28f6b_7
+  - brotlipy=0.7.0=py311h80987f9_1002
   - bzip2=1.0.8=h620ffc9_4
-  - ca-certificates=2023.7.22=hf0a4a13_0
-  - certifi=2023.7.22=pyhd8ed1ab_0
+  - ca-certificates=2023.08.22=hca03da5_0
+  - certifi=2023.7.22=py311hca03da5_0
   - cffi=1.16.0=py311h4a08483_0
+  - charset-normalizer=2.0.4=pyhd3eb1b0_0
   - click=8.1.7=unix_pyh707e725_0
   - contourpy=1.0.5=py311h48ca7d4_0
   - cryptography=41.0.4=py311h5fb2c35_0
@@ -71,7 +74,9 @@ dependencies:
   - pydantic=2.4.2=pyhd8ed1ab_0
   - pydantic-core=2.10.1=py311h0563b04_0
   - pymongo=4.5.0=py311ha891d26_1
+  - pyopenssl=23.2.0=py311hca03da5_0
   - pyparsing=3.0.9=py311hca03da5_0
+  - pysocks=1.7.1=py311hca03da5_0
   - pytesseract=0.3.10=py311hca03da5_0
   - python=3.11.6=h47c9636_0_cpython
   - python-dateutil=2.8.2=pyhd3eb1b0_0
@@ -79,6 +84,7 @@ dependencies:
   - python_abi=3.11=4_cp311
   - pyyaml=6.0.1=py311heffc1b2_1
   - readline=8.2=h1a28f6b_0
+  - requests=2.31.0=py311hca03da5_0
   - setuptools=68.0.0=py311hca03da5_0
   - six=1.16.0=pyhd3eb1b0_1
   - sniffio=1.3.0=pyhd8ed1ab_0
@@ -90,6 +96,7 @@ dependencies:
   - typing-extensions=4.8.0=hd8ed1ab_0
   - typing_extensions=4.8.0=pyha770c72_0
   - tzdata=2023c=h04d1e81_0
+  - urllib3=1.26.16=py311hca03da5_0
   - uvicorn=0.23.2=py311h267d04e_1
   - uvicorn-standard=0.23.2=ha1ab1f8_1
   - uvloop=0.17.0=py311heffc1b2_2
@@ -100,5 +107,6 @@ dependencies:
   - yaml=0.2.5=h3422bc3_2
   - zlib=1.2.13=h53f4e23_5
   - zstd=1.5.5=hd90d995_0
-  - pip: [opencv-python-headless==4.8.1.78]
-prefix: /Users/alexviller/miniconda3/envs/lambda-vision
+  - pip:
+      - opencv-python-headless==4.8.1.78
+prefix: /opt/homebrew/Caskroom/miniconda/base/envs/lambda-env