spain-consulate-appointments

Basic script that automatically checks for availability of appointments for the Spanish consulate in Santiago, Chile and notifies user if anything is found

Status of the project

This is not a scalble/maintainable solution since it has been built in a very short time-frame. It is for personal use only! I won't respond to any issues and don't expect any support.

Environment

Linux/MacOS + NodeJS 20

Install dependencies

Run the command

npm install

Run the script

The script runs once and exits after being triggered. You want to write your own wrapper arround it or use a scheduler to trigger it.

node index.js

To run in production, set NODE_ENV to production, or just to run it once do

NODE_END=production node index.js

Push Over

I'm using push over for notification

Pushover is a service that enables to easily send Push Notifications to devices, I like it because by paying just once in a lifetime ($4.99 USD as of 2024) I get 10k free push notifications a month per project, more than enough for my personal needs. After installing the App on your smartphone, you need to set the following enviroment variables

PUSHOVER_APP_TOKEN=<App key>
PUSHOVER_USER_KEY=<User or Group key>

Render

This app is being run on render.com.

There's a known issue where the cache used by puppeteer is not found, puppeteer.config.cjs is a workaround where we reset the cache. On render.com you also need to set PUPPETEER_CACHE_DIR=/opt/render/project/puppeteer. Also use the render-build and render-run commands as per this comment which fixes the issue.