Procure bitmap from a custom server and display it on SmartMatrix

Hey guys,

I want to fetch data from a custom server/website, which can be in the form of a char array or a string, and fetch that data to show something on my (4x) 32x16 P10 LED Panel. I am using the SmartMatrix Library to run my 4 Panels through a ESP32 DevKit.

Do you guys have any idea on how to go through it?

Like, I was thinking of getting a database running on MySQL, it will have a char array data associated with the board's data. Then, the ESP32 can fetch the data from that server by a GET request. Then, this string can be parsed to a unsigned char* and then used to display it as a BMP.

What do y'all think?