Steam Deck Stock Checker

This script monitors the Steam Deck refurbished store page and sends SMS notifications when a Steam Deck becomes available.

Setup

1. Install the required Python packages:

pip install selenium webdriver-manager twilio

2. Configure your Twilio credentials and phone numbers in config.py:

TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID = "your_account_sid"
TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN = "your_auth_token"
TWILIO_PHONE_NUMBER = "your_twilio_number"
RECIPIENT_PHONE_NUMBER = "your_phone_number"

Configuration

You have two options for configuring your credentials and settings:

1. Simple (Beginner): Edit config.py Directly

Open config.py and fill in your details:

TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID = "your_account_sid"
TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN = "your_auth_token"
TWILIO_PHONE_NUMBER = "your_twilio_number"
RECIPIENT_PHONE_NUMBER = "your_phone_number"
STEAM_DECK_URL = "https://store.steampowered.com/sale/steamdeckrefurbished"

2. Recommended (Secure): Use a .env File

1. Install the python-dotenv package:

   pip install python-dotenv

2. Create a file named .env in your project root with the following structure:

   TWILIO_ACCOUNT_SID=your_account_sid
   TWILIO_AUTH_TOKEN=your_auth_token
   TWILIO_PHONE_NUMBER=+1234567890
   RECIPIENT_PHONE_NUMBER=+1234567890
   STEAM_DECK_URL=https://store.steampowered.com/sale/steamdeckrefurbished

3. The script will automatically load these values. Do not share your .env file or commit it to public repositories.
4. You can provide a .env.example (with placeholder values) for others to use as a template.

Switching Between Chrome and Firefox

The script can use either Chrome or Firefox as the web driver. To switch between them:

For Chrome:

1. Install Chrome browser if you haven't already
2. Modify get_my_deck.py to use Chrome imports and driver:

from selenium.webdriver.chrome.service import Service
from selenium.webdriver.chrome.options import Options
from webdriver_manager.chrome import ChromeDriverManager

# In the start() function:
service = Service(ChromeDriverManager().install())
driver = webdriver.Chrome(service=service, options=browser_options)

For Firefox:

1. Install Firefox browser if you haven't already
2. Use the current Firefox configuration in get_my_deck.py:

from selenium.webdriver.firefox.service import Service
from selenium.webdriver.firefox.options import Options
from webdriver_manager.firefox import GeckoDriverManager

# In the start() function:
service = Service(GeckoDriverManager().install())
driver = webdriver.Firefox(service=service, options=browser_options)

Running the Script

Simply run:

python get_my_deck.py

The script will:

1. Check the Steam Deck store page every 20 seconds
2. Send an SMS notification when a Steam Deck becomes available
3. Automatically restart the browser every 11 checks to prevent memory issues

Notes

• The script uses headless mode by default (browser runs in the background)
• Make sure you have a stable internet connection
• The script will continue running until you stop it (Ctrl+C)