Southwest Auto Check-In System ✈️

Project Overview

An automated web application that simplifies Southwest Airlines flight check-ins by providing a user-friendly interface to automatically check into flights.

Features ✨

• Automated Check-In: Seamless integration with Southwest's system
• Real-time Feedback: Instant success/error notifications
• Input Validation: Client and server-side validation
• Secure Credentials: Environment variable management
• Production Ready: Dockerized microservices architecture
• API Documentation: Built-in Swagger UI

Security 🔒

• Input sanitization
• Credential encryption
• Rate limiting
• CORS protection
• Error message redaction

🛠 Tech Stack

Backend:

• Python 3.11
• FastAPI
• Pydantic
• Uvicorn

Frontend:

• React 18
• Material-UI
• Formik/Yup

Check-In Logic: auto-southwest-check-in

Infrastructure:

• Docker
• Docker Compose
• NGINX

Prerequisites 📦

• Docker 20.10+
• Docker Compose 2.0+
• Node.js 18.x (dev only)
• Python 3.11 (dev only)

🚀 Quick Start

1. Clone the Repository

git clone https://github.com/ntalekt/flight-checkin.git
cd flight-checkin

2. Clone Southwest Check-In Dependency

git clone https://github.com/jdholtz/auto-southwest-check-in.git

3. Create environment file

Note

Don't need to update but file needs to exist.

cp .env.example .env

4. Build and Run

docker-compose up --build

5. Verify Installation

docker compose ps

Expected Output:

NAME	COMMAND	SERVICE	STATUS	PORTS
flight-checkin_backend_1	"uvicorn src.main:ap…"	backend	running	0.0.0.0:8000->8000/tcp, :::8000->8000/tcp
flight-checkin_frontend_1	"/docker-entrypoint.…"	frontend	running	0.0.0.0:3000->80/tcp, :::3000->80/tcp

6. Check Logs

docker compose logs -f backend
docker compose logs -f frontend

Access the Web UI 🌐

1. Web UI: http://localhost:3000
2. API Docs: http://localhost:8000/api/docs

Web UI

API Docs

Uninstall

docker compose down --volumes --rmi all

Configuration ⚙️

Environment Variables (.env):

[email protected]
SOUTHWEST_PASSWORD=your_password
REACT_APP_API_URL=/api

Usage 📋

1. Enter your flight confirmation number
2. Input first and last name
3. Click "Check In"
4. Automatic check-in will be processed

Security Notes 🛡

• Never share your Southwest credentials
• Use secure, unique passwords
• Recommended: Use environment variables or secure credential management

Contributing 🤝

1. Fork the repository
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request

Development 🧑💻

Backend:

cd backend
python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt
uvicorn src.main:app --reload

Frontend:

cd frontend
npm install
npm start

License 📜

Distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for more information.

Acknowledgements 🙏

• auto-southwest-check-in
• FastAPI & React Communities
• Material-UI Team

Support 📞

For issues or questions, please open an issue

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Disclaimer: This tool is not officially affiliated with Southwest Airlines. Use responsibly and in accordance with airline policies.