blocksoft/README.md

# BlockSoft

Get all the running software of the peers of your Mastodon server and block the software you want.

### Dependencies

-   **Python 3**
-   Postgresql server
-   Mastodon server admin access token

### Usage:

Within Python Virtual Environment:

1. Run `pip install -r requirements.txt` (or `sqlite-requeriments.txt` for sqlite3 version) to install needed Python libraries.

2. Run `python peers.py` (or `sqlite-peers.py` for sqlite3 version) to collect and store all needed data from your server peers.  

3. Edit `software.txt` file, add the software you want to block and the reason to do it, one pair software and reason per line, separating software and reason with a single space. Then save it.

4. Run `python blocksoft.py` (or `sqlite-bs.py` for sqlite3 version) to block the configured software.  

[demo](https://git.mastodont.cat/spla/blocksoft/raw/branch/master/blocksoft.mov)