What is this?
A self-hosted ticket-grabbing assistant for China's 12306 railway booking site: it watches remaining ticket availability and automatically solves captchas and places orders for you.
A self-hosted ticket-grabbing assistant for China's 12306 railway booking site: it watches remaining ticket availability and automatically solves captchas and places orders for you.Is this a hosted service or something I run myself?Something you host yourself: a long-running Python program (or Docker container) on your own machine that polls 12306 and places orders, with an optional web management UI on port 8008.
Something you host yourself: a long-running Python program (or Docker container) on your own machine that polls 12306 and places orders, with an optional web management UI on port 8008.How do I get it running?Install Python 3.6+ and the dependencies, then fill your 12306 account and passenger details into the config file. Verify with python main.py -t (add -n to also test notifications), and start it with python main.py. Docker and docker-compose are supported too.
Install Python 3.6+ and the dependencies, then fill your 12306 account and passenger details into the config file. Verify with python main.py -t (add -n to also test notifications), and start it with python main.py. Docker and docker-compose are supported too.What do I need besides Python?Redis only if you want distributed cluster mode. The captcha feature currently works only in free mode via a shared recognition platform, and voice-call notifications require an appcode bought from the Aliyun API market.
Redis only if you want distributed cluster mode. The captcha feature currently works only in free mode via a shared recognition platform, and voice-call notifications require an appcode bought from the Aliyun API market.Does automatic captcha solving still work?Only in free mode: the original paid provider (RuoKuai) has shut down, so the app now connects to a free shared captcha-solving platform instead.
Only in free mode: the original paid provider (RuoKuai) has shut down, so the app now connects to a free shared captcha-solving platform instead.Is it safe to run it on a cloud server?The README advises caution: queries and login are separated (queries don't need a logged-in account), but cloud IPs like Alibaba or Tencent Cloud get restricted easily, so it recommends a different network environment.
The README advises caution: queries and login are separated (queries don't need a logged-in account), but cloud IPs like Alibaba or Tencent Cloud get restricted easily, so it recommends a different network environment.Is it free to use?Yes — it is open source under the Apache 2.0 license; you may only pay for third-party services it hooks into, like the Aliyun voice-call provider.
Yes — it is open source under the Apache 2.0 license; you may only pay for third-party services it hooks into, like the Aliyun voice-call provider.Can it run on multiple machines as a cluster?Yes — cluster mode runs on Redis: one master with several slave nodes, automatic failover if the master goes down, and config changes pushed to all slaves without restarts. Enable CLUSTER_ENABLED in the config and start a slave with python main.py -c env.slave.py.
Yes — cluster mode runs on Redis: one master with several slave nodes, automatic failover if the master goes down, and config changes pushed to all slaves without restarts. Enable CLUSTER_ENABLED in the config and start a slave with python main.py -c env.slave.py.What does the web management page let me see?Users, tasks, and real-time logs. Turn on WEB_ENABLED in the config and open your machine's address on port 8008 after starting; the author says more features are planned.
Users, tasks, and real-time logs. Turn on WEB_ENABLED in the config and open your machine's address on port 8008 after starting; the author says more features are planned.How will I know when it has booked a ticket?It can call you with a voice message (via an Aliyun API-market provider), send email, DingTalk, Telegram, or WeChat push through ServerChan and PushBear. Test them with python main.py -t -n before launch day.
It can call you with a voice message (via an Aliyun API-market provider), send email, DingTalk, Telegram, or WeChat push through ServerChan and PushBear. Test them with python main.py -t -n before launch day.Does it support querying several dates or stations at once?Yes. It can query remaining tickets across multiple dates, a single task can cover multiple stations, and it runs multiple accounts, tasks, and threads in parallel.
Yes. It can query remaining tickets across multiple dates, a single task can cover multiple stations, and it runs multiple accounts, tasks, and threads in parallel.What are similar projects?12306, nanobot, walle-web, TrendRadar, kirara-ai, daily_stock_analysis, EvoQuant, github-release-monitor
12306, nanobot, walle-web, TrendRadar, kirara-ai, daily_stock_analysis, EvoQuant, github-release-monitorWhich topics is it in?captcha, bot, notifications, webui, wechat, email, telegram, redis, distributed-systems, docker-compose, chinese, automation
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