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A small tool to track your US plain letter

A small website to generate USPS Envelopes with Trackable Barcode

Features

1. Generate a ready-to-print envelope pdf and html
2. The envelope has a traceable barcode
3. Show status of your first class mail without certify!

Install

Create a config.py containing the following content in the root folder:

MAILER_ID = <Your mailer id>
SRV_TYPE=40
BARCODE_ID=0
BSG_USERNAME= <Your USPS business account username>
BSG_PASSWD= <Your USPS business account password>
FLASK_SESSION_KEY= <Very secret flask key>
USPS_WEBAPI_USERNAME= <Your USPS webtool username>

Get a mailer ID here for free: Guide

Modify the Dockerfile:

ENV SCRIPT_NAME=/envelope
EXPOSE 8080

means your service will run under:

http://127.0.0.1:8080/envelope/

Build the docker image:

docker build -t envelope_image .

Run it:

docker run -p 8083:8080 --name envelope_app -d --restart=always envelope_image