Steam Flipper (SF)

Steam Flipper is a Steam Market flip scanner with a backend price analyzer and a lightweight web frontend.

It monitors selected Steam Market items, evaluates potential flip profitability (after fees), stores historical data, and notifies you when opportunities appear.

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Features

Backend (Python)

• Periodically scans Steam Market prices
• Calculates net profit and ROI after Steam fees
• Risk classification based on liquidity & spread
• Duplicate and cooldown-based notification suppression
• Stores all scan results in SQLite
• Sends Telegram notifications for viable flips
• Watchlist stored in database

Frontend (Vue.js)

• Displays detected flip opportunities
• Sortable and readable table UI
• Add items to the watchlist directly from the UI
• Open Steam Market listings from table rows

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Tech Stack

• Backend: Python, FastAPI, SQLite, aiosqlite
• Frontend: Vue 3, Vite, Tailwind CSS
• Notifications: Telegram Bot API
• Dev Environment: Nix, devenv, direnv

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Running the Project

Prerequisites

• nix installed
• Nix flakes enabled
• direnv installed

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1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/drxxmy/SteamFlipper.git
cd steam-flipper

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2. Allow direnv

direnv allow

This will automatically set up:

• Python virtual environment
• Node / pnpm
• All required dependencies

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3. Start all services

devenv up

This launches:

• FastAPI backend
• Market scanner
• Vue frontend

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Project Structure (simplified)

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├── backend/        # Python backend (Market scanner + FastAPI)
├── frontend/       # Vue.js frontend
└── flake.nix       # Nix + devenv config

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Disclaimer

This project is for educational and research purposes. Steam Market behavior may change, and no guarantees of profitability are provided.