Local Blackout Monitor (Ukraine)

This project monitors the electricity status for a local area, comparing the actual state with an expected schedule. It uses either the UptimeRobot API or web scraping to determine the current electricity status.

Setup

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/zimoby/Local-Blackout-Monitor-Ukraine.git
   cd local-blackout-monitor

2. Install dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Set up your environment variables:

   • Copy .env.example to .env
   • Fill in your specific values in the .env file

4. Run the script:

   python localBlackoutMonitor.py

Configuration

Edit the .env file with your specific settings:

• GROUP_NUMBER: Your outage group number
• URL_HOUSE_STATE: URL for scraping the current electricity status
• DTEK_URL: URL for fetching stable outage information
• UPTIMEROBOT_API_KEY: Your UptimeRobot API key (if using API method)