Automatic signing/mailing system used to send clock-in/clock-out hours to our employer with our electronic signature. System is currently being run every two weeks on a Raspberry Pi with Raspbian installed.
Clone the repository into your Raspberry Pi's home folder:
cd ~
git clone https://github.com/VctorAHernndez/AutoJornal.git
Run the following lines to create a virtual environment and install the dependencies:
python3 -m venv env
source env/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt
sudo apt install libtiff5 # if not yet installed
Create an environment file .env that contains your gmail address and its app password (click here to know how to set it up) at the root of the repository folder by adding the following lines:
[email protected]
APP_PASSWORD=your-app-password-here
Create a cron job that will execute main.py every two weeks by running the crontab -e command and adding the following line at the end of the cron file:
0 8 * * Tue /home/pi/AutoJornal/cron.sh > /home/pi/AutoJornal/out.log 2>&1