currency-rate-monitor

Python app for monitoring currency rates and configured amount value changes. Sends statistics and a graph with rate history to configured email. Fetches rates from TransferWise.

TransferWise API key

You need an affiliate API key to get access to the TransferWise rates API that the script uses.

Usage

1. Setup requirements and configuration:

    pip install --requirement=requirements.txt
    cp conf-example.py conf.py
   

2. Change configuration in conf.py

3. Launch the script:

    python currency-rate-monitor.py
   

4. Optionally add it to cron:

    sudo ln -s `pwd`/currency-rate-monitor.py /etc/cron.daily/currency-rate-monitor
    run-parts --test /etc/cron.daily
   

Example

Here's how the email looks: