Bitcoin Fee Indicator

Overview

The Bitcoin Fee Indicator is a system tray application that fetches and displays the current Bitcoin transaction fee rates. It provides real-time updates on various fee rates, allowing users to make informed decisions when sending Bitcoin transactions.

Features

• Displays the fastest, half-hour, hourly, economy, and minimum Bitcoin transaction fees.
• Updates the fee rates every 5 minutes.
• Provides a refresh option to manually update the fee rates.
• Allows the user to quit the application from the system tray.

Supported Platforms

This application is designed to run on:

• Linux (with GTK 3 and AppIndicator support)

Prerequisites

Before running the application, ensure you have the following installed:

• Python 3
• Required Python packages:
  • requests
  • PyGObject
  • cairosvg
• AppIndicator3 library

You can install the required packages using pip:

pip install requests PyGObject cairosvg

Installing AppIndicator3

To install the AppIndicator3 library, use the following commands based on your Linux distribution:

• For Ubuntu/Debian-based systems:

  sudo apt-get install gir1.2-appindicator3-0.1

• For Fedora:

  sudo dnf install libappindicator-gtk3

• For Arch Linux:

  sudo pacman -S libappindicator-gtk3

• For other distributions: Check your package manager for a package named libappindicator or appindicator and install it.

Environment Variables

You can set the FEE_API_BASE_URL environment variable to specify a custom API base URL for fetching fee rates. If not set, it defaults to https://mempool.space.

Running the Application

1. Clone the repository or download the indicator.py file.

2. Open a terminal and navigate to the directory containing indicator.py.

3. Run the application using the following command:

   python3 indicator.py

4. The application will appear in your system tray, displaying the current Bitcoin fee rates.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.