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GlobalVin
Vehicle data platform: VIN decoding and history reports at scale
https://globalvin.co<80 MB
Image size
12+
API endpoints
3
Data providers
Problem
Automotive platforms needed a reliable, unified API to decode VINs and retrieve vehicle history across multiple data providers, without vendor lock-in or per-provider integration overhead.
Key Decisions
Multi-stage Docker build on Alpine
Reduced the production image from ~800 MB to under 80 MB, cutting cold-start times and GHCR storage costs while keeping the build environment fully reproducible.
Provider adapter pattern
Decoupled data providers behind a common interface, making it trivial to add a fourth provider without changing upstream code or breaking existing consumers.
Results
- ✓Production Docker image under 80 MB via Alpine multi-stage build
- ✓Unified API abstracting 3 automotive data providers
- ✓Zero breaking changes across provider swaps via adapter pattern
- ✓Live at globalvin.co
Stack
PythonDockerPostgreSQLREST APIAlpine Linux