Router Restart Automation

This script automates router restarts on a specified schedule using Selenium WebDriver.

Prerequisites

System Dependencies

# Update package list
sudo apt update

# Install required packages
sudo apt install -y python3 python3-pip unzip wget curl xvfb

Create Virtual Environment for Python (OPTIONAL)

python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
pip install -r scripts/requirement.txt

Chrome Browser and ChromeDriver

# Install Chrome Browser
wget https://dl.google.com/linux/direct/google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb
sudo apt install ./google-chrome-stable_current_amd64.deb -y

# Install ChromeDriver (version 136.0.7103.94)
wget https://storage.googleapis.com/chrome-for-testing-public/136.0.7103.94/linux64/chrome-linux64.zip
unzip chrome-linux64.zip
sudo cp chrome-linux64/chrome /usr/local/bin
sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/chrome

Environment Setup

1. Create a .env file in the scripts/ directory:

touch scripts/.env

2. Add your router credentials and Discord webhook to the .env file:

AIRTEL_ROUTER_USERNAME=your_router_username
AIRTEL_ROUTER_PASSWORD=your_router_password
TPLINK_ROUTER_PASSWORD=your_tplink_password
DISCORD_WEBHOOK_URL=your_discord_webhook_url

⚠️ Important: Never commit your .env file to version control. It is already included in .gitignore.

Running the Script

python3 scripts/Airtel-Router-reboot.py
python3 scripts/TpLink-Router-reboot.py

Automatically Running as Cronjob

# Add to System CronJobs
crontab -e

# TpLink Router Restart Automation
0 4 * * * /home/hr/github-repo/Router-Restart-Automation/scripts/venv/bin/python3 /home/hr/github-repo/Router-Restart-Automation/scripts/TpLink-Router-reboot.py >> /home/hr/github-repo/Router-Restart-Automation/scripts/TpLink-Router-reboot.log 2>&1

# Airtel Router Restart Automation
10 4 * * * /home/hr/github-repo/Router-Restart-Automation/scripts/venv/bin/python3 /home/hr/github-repo/Router-Restart-Automation/scripts/Airtel-Router-reboot.py >> /home/hr/github-repo/Router-Restart-Automation/scripts/Airtel-Router-reboot.log 2>&1

# Verify using 
crontab -l

Script Output

The script will generate screenshots at each step for verification in below patten:

• 1-*.png
• 2-*.png

Error Handling

If any errors occur during execution, the script will:

1. Save an error screenshot
2. Print an error message
3. Close the browser
4. Exit with an error status