stace

stace automates the Steam account creation flow, including email verification handling. It's experimental and intended for educational or testing purposes only — do not use it to violate Steam's terms of service.

Name

• stace is a short, memorable name derived from the phrase "Steam Account Creator" — letters were chosen to form a concise project name.

Features

• Automates Steam account creation flow
• Waits for and extracts the verification link from an IMAP inbox
• Simple username/password generation using wordlists

Requirements

• Python 3.8+
• See requirements.txt for dependencies

Environment Set environment variables (recommended via a .env file):

• EMAIL_HOST (IMAP host, default: localhost)
• EMAIL_USER (IMAP username)
• EMAIL_PASSWORD (IMAP password)

Quick start

1. Create and activate a virtualenv:

python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt

2. Add a .env file with your IMAP credentials:

EMAIL_HOST=imap.example.com
EMAIL_USER=you@example.com
EMAIL_PASSWORD=supersecret

3. Run the script (CLI)

python main.py --help
python main.py --chrome-path /usr/bin/chromium --driver-path /tmp/chromedriver --password-length 16

Behavior notes

• The CLI will retry the full flow a small number of times if the browser session unexpectedly closes (errors like "invalid session id" or "session deleted").
• You can set PASSWORD_LENGTH or pass --password-length to control generated password length.

Notes & safety

• The script uses undetected-chromedriver to reduce automation detection; this may not always work and could violate site terms.
• Use responsibly and only against accounts/resources you own or have permission to test.

Troubleshooting

• If you see the error "TypeError: Binary Location Must be a String" this is a known issue reported against undetected-chromedriver: https://github.com/ultrafunkamsterdam/undetected-chromedriver/issues/1544

  Workarounds:

  • Ensure the Chrome/Chromium binary path you pass to the driver is a valid string (e.g. /usr/bin/chromium).
  • If you set env vars like CHROME_PATH or CHROMEDRIVER_PATH, confirm they're non-empty strings.
  • Upgrade undetected-chromedriver to the latest version where the bug may be fixed.
  • As a temporary workaround, try using the system Chrome/Chromium binary explicitly and ensure your create_driver() call receives the correct string paths.

  See the upstream issue for discussion and additional context: https://github.com/ultrafunkamsterdam/undetected-chromedriver/issues/1544

Contributing

• Bug reports and small improvements welcome. Keep changes focused and add tests where appropriate.

License

• MIT License