README.md

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Fediverse Stats
-This code gets all peers from mastodon.social. Goal is to collect maximum number
+This code gets all peers from running Mastodon, Pleroma and Lemmy host servers and then all peers from host server's peers. Goal is to collect maximum number
 of alive fediverse's servers and then query their API to obtain their registered users (if their API provide such information).
 At the end it post the results to host server bot account.
 
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ At the end it post the results to host server bot account.
 
 -   **Python 3**
 -   Postgresql server
--   Mastodon running server.
+-   Mastodon or Pleroma running server.
 
 ### Usage:
 
@@ -15,11 +15,19 @@ Within Python Virtual Environment:
 
 1. Run `pip install -r requirements.txt` to install needed libraries.
 
-2. Run `python fetchservers.py` to add servers to alive servers database.
+2. Run `python db-setup.py` to setup and create new Postgresql database and needed tables in it.
 
-3. Run `python fediverse.py` to query world alive servers API. It gets data from server's nodeinfo.
+3. Run `python setup.py` to get your bot's access token of your Mastodon or Pleroma server existing account. It will be saved to 'secrets/secrets.txt' for further use.
 
-4. Use your favourite scheduling method to set `python fediverse.py` to run twice daily, `python fetchservers.py` one time daily.
+4. Run `python getpeers.py` to get all peers from your host and the whole world of fediverse's servers (or almost the whole world).
+
+5. Run `python fetchservers.py` to add servers to alive servers database.
+
+6. Run `python fediverse.py` to query world alive servers API. It gets data from server's nodeinfo.
+
+7. Run `python uptime_setup.py` to get your Uptime bot's access token of your Mastodon or Pleroma server existing account. It will be saved to 'secrets/uptime_secrets.txt' for further use.
+
+8. Use your favourite scheduling method to set `python fediverse.py` to run twice daily, `python fetchservers.py` one time daily, `python getworld.py` to run monthly and `python uptime.py` (choose your desired frequency) if you want to publish best fediverse's servers uptime.   
 
 18.2.2021 - New feature! Added [Lemmy project](https://join.lemmy.ml)  
 12.5.2021 - New feature! Added Wordpress support. The code can now detect Wordpress instances with ActivityPub enabled plugin.  
@@ -27,6 +35,4 @@ Within Python Virtual Environment:
 21.8.2021 - New feature! Added Best Fediverse's servers Uptime publishing bot.  
 22.10.2021 - New feature! Added [Funkwhale](https://funkwhale.audio) support.  
 26.10.2021 - New feature! Added [Socialhome](https://socialhome.network) support.  
-2.3.2022 - Improved server nodeinfo detection.
-4.1.2023 - Refactored.
-4.1.2023 - Now all peers are obtained from mastodon.social's peers list.
+2.3.2022 - Improved server nodeinfo detection

fetchservers.py

@@ -4,15 +4,13 @@ import os
 import json
 import sys
 import os.path
-from setup import Setup
-from database import Database
+import psycopg2
 import requests
 import urllib3
 import socket
 import ray
-import pdb
 
-#ray.init(num_cpus = 25) # Specify this system CPUs.
+ray.init(num_cpus = 32) # Specify this system CPUs.
 
 from ray.exceptions import (
     RaySystemError,
@@ -21,18 +19,18 @@ from ray.exceptions import (
     ObjectStoreFullError,
 )
 
-apis = ['/api/v1/instance',
-        '/api/v1/nodeinfo',
-        '/nodeinfo/2.0',
-        '/nodeinfo/2.0.json',
-        '/nodeinfo/2.1.json',
-        '/main/nodeinfo/2.0',
-        '/api/statusnet/config',
-        '/api/nodeinfo/2.0.json',
-        '/api/nodeinfo',
-        '/wp-json/nodeinfo/2.0',
-        '/api/v1/instance/nodeinfo/2.0',
-        '/.well-known/x-nodeinfo2'
+apis = ['/api/v1/instance?',
+        '/api/v1/nodeinfo?',
+        '/nodeinfo/2.0?',
+        '/nodeinfo/2.0.json?',
+        '/nodeinfo/2.1.json?',
+        '/main/nodeinfo/2.0?',
+        '/api/statusnet/config?',
+        '/api/nodeinfo/2.0.json?',
+        '/api/nodeinfo?',
+        '/wp-json/nodeinfo/2.0?',
+        '/api/v1/instance/nodeinfo/2.0?',
+        '/.well-known/x-nodeinfo2?'
         ]
 
 def is_json(myjson):
@@ -43,6 +41,45 @@ def is_json(myjson):
         return False
     return True
 
+def write_api(server, software, users, alive, api, soft_version):
+
+    fediverse_db, fediverse_db_user = get_db_config()
+
+    insert_sql = "INSERT INTO fediverse(server, updated_at, software, users, alive, users_api, version) VALUES(%s,%s,%s,%s,%s,%s,%s) ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING"
+
+    conn = None
+
+    try:
+
+        conn = psycopg2.connect(database=fediverse_db, user=fediverse_db_user, password="", host="/var/run/postgresql", port="5432")
+
+        cur = conn.cursor()
+
+        print(f'Writing {server} nodeinfo data...')
+
+        cur.execute(insert_sql, (server, now, software, users, alive, api, soft_version))
+
+        cur.execute(
+            "UPDATE fediverse SET updated_at=(%s), software=(%s), users=(%s), alive=(%s), users_api=(%s), version=(%s) where server=(%s)",
+            (now, software, users, alive, api, soft_version, server)
+            )
+
+        cur.execute("UPDATE world SET checked='t' where server=(%s)", (server,))
+
+        conn.commit()
+
+        cur.close()
+
+    except (Exception, psycopg2.DatabaseError) as error:
+
+        print(error)
+
+    finally:
+
+        if conn is not None:
+
+            conn.close()
+
 @ray.remote
 def getsoft(server):
 
@@ -61,9 +98,11 @@ def getsoft(server):
 
     url = 'https://' + server
 
+    user_agent = {'User-agent': "fediverse's stats (fediverse@mastodont.cat)"}
+
     try:
 
-        response = requests.get(url + '/.well-known/nodeinfo', headers = setup.user_agent, timeout=3)
+        response = requests.get(url + '/.well-known/nodeinfo', headers = user_agent, timeout=3)
 
         if response.status_code == 200:
 
@@ -71,17 +110,11 @@ def getsoft(server):
 
                 response_json = response.json()
 
-                if len(response_json['links']) == 1:
-
-                    nodeinfo = response_json['links'][0]['href'].replace(f'https://{server}','')
-
-                elif len(response_json['links']) == 2:
-
-                    nodeinfo = response_json['links'][1]['href'].replace(f'https://{server}','')
+                nodeinfo = response_json['links'][0]['href'].replace(f'https://{server}','')
 
                 try:
 
-                    nodeinfo_data = requests.get(url + nodeinfo, headers = setup.user_agent, timeout=3)
+                    nodeinfo_data = requests.get(nodeinfo, headers = user_agent, timeout=3)
 
                     if nodeinfo_data.status_code == 200:
 
@@ -91,7 +124,7 @@ def getsoft(server):
 
                     else:
 
-                        print(f"{nodeinfo} not responding: error code {nodeinfo_data.status_code}")
+                        print(f"Server {server}'s nodeinfo not responding: error code {nodeinfo_data.status_code}")
 
                 except:
 
@@ -99,7 +132,7 @@ def getsoft(server):
 
             except:
 
-                print(f'{server} is not responding: error code {response.status_code}')
+                print(f'Server {server} not responding: error code {response.status_code}')
                 print('*********************************************************************')
 
                 pass
@@ -109,42 +142,40 @@ def getsoft(server):
 
                 try:
 
-                    response = requests.get(url + api, headers = setup.user_agent, timeout=3)
+                    response = requests.get(url + api, headers = user_agent, timeout=3)
 
-                    if response.status_code == 200:
+                    if is_json(response.text):
 
-                        if is_json(response.text):
+                        nodeinfo_json = response.json()
 
-                            nodeinfo_json = response.json()
+                        if 'software' in nodeinfo_json:
 
-                            if 'software' in nodeinfo_json:
+                            nodeinfo = api
+
+                            is_nodeinfo = True
+
+                            break
+
+                        elif 'title' in nodeinfo_json:
+
+                            if nodeinfo_json['title'] == 'Zap':
 
                                 nodeinfo = api
 
                                 is_nodeinfo = True
 
-                                break
-
-                            elif 'title' in nodeinfo_json:
-
-                                if nodeinfo_json['title'] == 'Zap':
-
-                                    nodeinfo = api
-
-                                    is_nodeinfo = True
-
-                                    soft = 'zap'
-
-                                    break
-
-                            elif 'version' in nodeinfo_json:
-
-                                nodeinfo = api
-
-                                is_nodeinfo = True
+                                soft = 'zap'
 
                                 break
 
+                        elif 'version' in nodeinfo_json:
+
+                            nodeinfo = api
+
+                            is_nodeinfo = True
+
+                            break
+
                 except:
 
                     pass
@@ -200,13 +231,12 @@ def getsoft(server):
                         soft = nodeinfo_json['software']['name']
                         soft = soft.lower()
                         soft_version = nodeinfo_json['software']['version']
-                        users = nodeinfo_json.get('usage').get('users').get('total') or '0'
+                        users = nodeinfo_json['usage']['users']['total']
                         if users > 1000000:
                             return
-
                         alive = True
 
-                        db.write_api(server, soft, users, alive, nodeinfo, soft_version)
+                        write_api(server, soft, users, alive, nodeinfo, soft_version)
 
                         print(f"Server {server} ({soft} {soft_version}) is alive!")
                         print('*********************************************************************')
@@ -227,12 +257,11 @@ def getsoft(server):
                         users = nodeinfo_json['usage']['users']['total']
                         if users > 1000000:
                             return
-
                         alive = True
 
                         if soft == 'socialhome':
 
-                            db.write_api(server, soft, users, alive, nodeinfo, soft_version)
+                            write_api(server, soft, users, alive, nodeinfo, soft_version)
 
                             print('*********************************************************************')
                             print(f"Server {serve}r ({soft} {soft_version}) is alive!")
@@ -270,7 +299,7 @@ def getsoft(server):
 
                 alive = True
 
-                db.write_api(server, soft, users, alive, nodeinfo, soft_version)
+                write_api(server, soft, users, alive, nodeinfo, soft_version)
 
                 print('*********************************************************************')
                 print(f"Server {server} ({soft}) is alive!")
@@ -292,6 +321,106 @@ def getsoft(server):
             print(f'Server {server} is dead')
             print('*********************************************************************')
 
+def get_world_servers():
+
+    world_servers = []
+
+    try:
+
+        conn = None
+
+        conn = psycopg2.connect(database=fediverse_db, user=fediverse_db_user, password="", host="/var/run/postgresql", port="5432")
+
+        cur = conn.cursor()
+
+        # get world servers list
+
+        cur.execute("select server from world where checked='f'")
+
+        rows = cur.fetchall()
+
+        for row in rows:
+
+            world_servers.append(row[0])
+
+        cur.close()
+
+        print("Remaining servers: " + str(len(world_servers)))
+
+    except (Exception, psycopg2.DatabaseError) as error:
+
+        print(error)
+
+    finally:
+
+        if conn is not None:
+
+            conn.close()
+
+    return world_servers
+
+def save_time(program, start, finish):
+
+    insert_sql = "INSERT INTO execution_time(program, start, finish) VALUES(%s,%s,%s) ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING"
+
+    conn = None
+
+    try:
+
+        conn = psycopg2.connect(database = fediverse_db, user = fediverse_db_user, password = "", host = "/var/run/postgresql", port = "5432")
+
+        cur = conn.cursor()
+
+        cur.execute(insert_sql, (program, start, finish,))
+
+        cur.execute("UPDATE execution_time SET start=(%s), finish=(%s) where program=(%s)", (start, finish, program))
+
+        conn.commit()
+
+        cur.close()
+
+    except (Exception, psycopg2.DatabaseError) as error:
+
+        print(error)
+
+    finally:
+
+        if conn is not None:
+
+            conn.close()
+
+def get_parameter(parameter, file_path):
+
+    # Check if secrets file exists
+    if not os.path.isfile(file_path):
+        print("File %s not found, exiting." % file_path)
+        sys.exit(0)
+
+    # Find parameter in file
+    with open(file_path) as f:
+        for line in f:
+            if line.startswith(parameter):
+                return line.replace(parameter + ":", "").strip()
+
+    # Cannot find parameter, exit
+    print(file_path + "  Missing parameter %s " % parameter)
+    sys.exit(0)
+
+def get_config():
+
+    # Load configuration from config file
+    config_filepath = "config/config.txt"
+    mastodon_hostname = get_parameter("mastodon_hostname", config_filepath)
+    return mastodon_hostname
+
+def get_db_config():
+
+    # Load database config from db_config file
+    db_config_filepath = "config/db_config.txt"
+    fediverse_db = get_parameter("fediverse_db", db_config_filepath)
+    fediverse_db_user = get_parameter("fediverse_db_user", db_config_filepath)
+    return (fediverse_db, fediverse_db_user)
+
 ###############################################################################
 # main
 
@@ -299,13 +428,7 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 
     ## name: fetchservers.py
 
-    setup = Setup()
-
-    db = Database()
-
-    res = requests.get('https://' + 'mastodon.social' + setup.peers_api, headers = setup.user_agent, timeout=3)
-
-    hostname_peers = res.json()
+    fediverse_db, fediverse_db_user = get_db_config()
 
     start = datetime.now()
 
@@ -313,19 +436,19 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 
     finish = start
 
-    db.save_time(program, start, finish)
+    save_time(program, start, finish)
 
     now = start
 
-    #world_servers = db.get_world_servers()
+    mastodon_hostname = get_config()
+
+    world_servers = get_world_servers()
 
     ray_start = time.time()
 
     try:
 
-        #results = ray.get([getsoft.remote(server) for server in world_servers])
-        results = ray.get([getsoft.remote(server) for server in hostname_peers])
-        #[getsoft(server) for server in world_servers]
+        results = ray.get([getsoft.remote(server) for server in world_servers])
 
         print(f"duration = {time.time() - ray_start}.\nprocessed servers: {len(results)}")
 
@@ -335,4 +458,4 @@ if __name__ == '__main__':
 
     finish = datetime.now()
 
-    db.save_time(program, start, finish)
+    save_time(program, start, finish)

getpeers.py

@@ -0,0 +1,177 @@
+import os
+import sys
+import time
+from datetime import datetime
+import requests
+import json
+import psycopg2
+import ray
+import pdb
+
+ray.init(num_cpus = 32) # Specify this system CPUs.
+
+def write_server(server, federated_with):
+
+    insert_sql = "INSERT INTO world(server, federated_with, updated_at, saved_at, checked) VALUES(%s,%s,%s,%s,%s) ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING"
+
+    conn = None
+
+    try:
+
+        conn = psycopg2.connect(database = fediverse_db, user = fediverse_db_user, password = "", host = "/var/run/postgresql", port = "5432")
+
+        cur = conn.cursor()
+
+        cur.execute(insert_sql, (server, federated_with, now, now, 'f'))
+
+        print(f'writing {server} to world database')
+
+        conn.commit()
+
+        cur.close()
+
+    except (Exception, psycopg2.DatabaseError) as error:
+
+        print(error)
+
+    finally:
+
+        if conn is not None:
+
+            conn.close()
+
+@ray.remote
+def get_peers(peer):
+
+    try:
+
+        user_agent = {'User-agent': "fediverse's stats (fediverse@mastodont.cat)"}
+
+        domain_res = requests.get('https://' + peer + '/api/v1/instance', headers = user_agent, timeout=3)
+
+        domain_res_json = domain_res.json()
+
+        if domain_res.status_code == 200:
+
+            domain_uri = domain_res_json['uri'].replace('https://', '')
+
+            if domain_uri != peer:
+
+                print(f'{peer} is an aliased domain of {domain_uri}!')
+
+            else:
+
+                response = requests.get('https://' + peer + peers_api, headers = user_agent, timeout=3)
+
+                response_json = response.json()
+
+                if response.status_code == 200:
+
+                    try:
+
+                        print(f"Server: {peer}, federated with {str(len(response_json))} servers")
+
+                        for peer_peer in response_json:
+
+                            write_server(peer_peer, peer)
+
+                    except:
+
+                        pass
+
+    except:
+
+        pass
+
+def save_time(program, start, finish):
+
+    insert_sql = "INSERT INTO execution_time(program, start, finish) VALUES(%s,%s,%s) ON CONFLICT DO NOTHING"
+
+    conn = None
+
+    try:
+
+        conn = psycopg2.connect(database = fediverse_db, user = fediverse_db_user, password = "", host = "/var/run/postgresql", port = "5432")
+
+        cur = conn.cursor()
+
+        cur.execute(insert_sql, (program, start, finish,))
+
+        cur.execute("UPDATE execution_time SET start=(%s), finish=(%s) where program=(%s)", (start, finish, program))
+
+        conn.commit()
+
+        cur.close()
+
+    except (Exception, psycopg2.DatabaseError) as error:
+
+        print(error)
+
+    finally:
+
+        if conn is not None:
+
+            conn.close()
+
+def get_parameter( parameter, file_path ):
+
+    # Check if secrets file exists
+    if not os.path.isfile(file_path):
+        print("File %s not found, exiting."%file_path)
+        sys.exit(0)
+
+    # Find parameter in file
+    with open( file_path ) as f:
+        for line in f:
+            if line.startswith( parameter ):
+                return line.replace(parameter + ":", "").strip()
+
+    # Cannot find parameter, exit
+    print(file_path + "  Missing parameter %s "%parameter)
+    sys.exit(0)
+
+###############################################################################
+# main
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+
+    now = datetime.now()
+
+    peers_api = '/api/v1/instance/peers?'
+
+    # Load configuration from config file
+    config_filepath = "config/config.txt"
+    mastodon_hostname = get_parameter("mastodon_hostname", config_filepath)
+
+    # Load database config from db_config file
+    db_config_filepath = "config/db_config.txt"
+    fediverse_db = get_parameter("fediverse_db", db_config_filepath)
+    fediverse_db_user = get_parameter("fediverse_db_user", db_config_filepath)
+
+    user_agent = {'User-agent': "fediverse's stats (fediverse@mastodont.cat)"}
+
+    res = requests.get('https://' + mastodon_hostname + peers_api, headers = user_agent, timeout=3)
+
+    hostname_peers = res.json()
+
+    start = datetime.now()
+
+    program = 'getpeers'
+
+    finish = start
+
+    save_time(program, start, finish)
+
+    for peer in hostname_peers:
+
+        write_server(peer, mastodon_hostname)
+
+    results = ray.get([get_peers.remote(server) for server in hostname_peers])
+
+    finish = datetime.now()
+
+    print(f"duration = {finish - start}.\nprocessed servers: {len(results)}")
+
+    save_time(program, start, finish)
+
+

requirements.txt

@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
-requests
-psycopg2-binary
-pytz
-ray
-Mastodon.py
-matplotlib
-pandas
+Mastodon.py>=1.5.1
+psycopg2-binary>=2.8.4
+aiohttp>=3.6.2
+aiodns>=2.0.0
+matplotlib>=3.3.4
+humanfriendly>=9.2
+urllib3>=1.26.8
+requests>=2.27.1
+ray>=1.11.0

setup.py

@@ -1,157 +1,226 @@
-import os
-import sys
-from datetime import datetime
-import pytz
+import getpass
 from mastodon import Mastodon
 from mastodon.Mastodon import MastodonMalformedEventError, MastodonNetworkError, MastodonReadTimeout, MastodonAPIError, MastodonIllegalArgumentError
-import pdb
+import fileinput,re
+import os
+import sys
 
-class Setup():
+def create_dir():
 
-    name = 'fediverse setup'
+    if not os.path.exists('secrets'):
+        os.makedirs('secrets')
 
-    def __init__(self, config_file=None, mastodon_hostname=None, peers_api=None, user_agent=None, secrets_filepath=None, mastodon_app_token=None):
+def create_file():
 
-        self.config_file = "config/config.txt"
-        self.mastodon_hostname = self.__get_parameter("mastodon_hostname", self.config_file)
-        self.peers_api = '/api/v1/instance/peers?'
-        self.user_agent = {'User-agent': "fediverse's stats (fediverse@mastodont.cat)"}
+    if not os.path.exists('secrets/secrets.txt'):
+        with open('secrets/secrets.txt', 'w'): pass
+        print(secrets_filepath + " created!")
 
-        self.secrets_filepath = 'secrets/secrets.txt'
+def create_config():
 
-        is_setup = self.__check_mastodon_setup(self)
+    if not os.path.exists('config'):
+        os.makedirs('config')
+    if not os.path.exists(config_filepath):
+        print(config_filepath + " created!")
+        with open('config/config.txt', 'w'): pass
 
-        if is_setup:
+def write_params():
 
-            self.mastodon_app_token = self.__get_mastodon_parameter("mastodon_app_token", self.secrets_filepath)
+    with open(secrets_filepath, 'a') as the_file:
+        print("Writing secrets parameter names to " + secrets_filepath)
+        the_file.write('uc_client_id: \n'+'uc_client_secret: \n'+'uc_access_token: \n')
 
-        else:
+def write_config():
 
-            self.mastodon_app_token = self.mastodon_setup(self)
+    with open(config_filepath, 'a') as the_file:
+        the_file.write('mastodon_hostname: \n')
+        print("adding parameter name 'mastodon_hostname' to "+ config_filepath)
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def __check_mastodon_setup(self):
+def read_client_lines(self):
 
-        is_setup = False
+    client_path = 'app_clientcred.txt'
 
-        if not os.path.isfile(self.secrets_filepath):
-            print(f"File {self.secrets_filepath} not found, running setup.")
-        else:
-            is_setup = True
+    with open(client_path) as fp:
 
-        return is_setup
+        line = fp.readline()
+        cnt = 1
+        while line:
+           if cnt == 1:
+               print("Writing client id to " + secrets_filepath)
+               modify_file(secrets_filepath, "uc_client_id: ", value=line.rstrip())
+           elif cnt == 2:
+               print("Writing client secret to " + secrets_filepath)
+               modify_file(secrets_filepath, "uc_client_secret: ", value=line.rstrip())
+           line = fp.readline()
+           cnt += 1
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def mastodon_setup(self):
+def read_token_line(self):
 
-        if not os.path.exists('secrets'):
-            os.makedirs('secrets')
+    token_path = 'app_usercred.txt'
 
-        self.mastodon_user = input("Mastodon user login? ")
-        self.mastodon_password = input("Mastodon user password? ")
-        self.app_name = 'fediverse'
+    with open(token_path) as fp:
 
-        self.mastodon_app_token = self.mastodon_log_in()
+        line = fp.readline()
+        print("Writing access token to " + secrets_filepath)
+        modify_file(secrets_filepath, "uc_access_token: ", value=line.rstrip())
 
-        if not os.path.exists(self.secrets_filepath):
-            with open(self.secrets_filepath, 'w'): pass
-            print(f"{self.secrets_filepath} created!")
+def read_config_line():
 
-        with open(self.secrets_filepath, 'a') as the_file:
-            print("Writing Mastodon parameters to " + self.secrets_filepath)
-            the_file.write(f'mastodon_app_token: {self.mastodon_app_token}')
+    with open(config_filepath) as fp:
 
-        return self.mastodon_app_token
+        line = fp.readline()
+        modify_file(config_filepath, "mastodon_hostname: ", value=hostname)
+        modify_file(config_filepath, "bot_username: ", value=bot_username)
 
-    def mastodon_log_in(self):
+def log_in():
 
-        token = ''
+    error = 0
 
-        try:
+    try:
 
-            response = Mastodon.create_app(
-                self.app_name,
-                scopes=["read","write"],
-                to_file=None,
-                api_base_url=self.mastodon_hostname
-                )
-            client_id = response[0]
-            client_secret = response[1]
-
-            mastodon = Mastodon(client_id = client_id, client_secret = client_secret, api_base_url = self.mastodon_hostname)
-        
-            token = mastodon.log_in(
-                self.mastodon_user,
-                self.mastodon_password,
-                scopes = ["read", "write"],
-                to_file = None
+        global hostname
+        hostname = input("Enter Mastodon hostname: ")
+        user_name = input("User name, ex. user@" + hostname +"? ")
+        user_password = getpass.getpass("User password? ")
+        bot_username = input("Bot's username, ex. fediverse: ")
+        app_name = input("This app name? ")
+        Mastodon.create_app(
+            app_name,
+            scopes=["read","write"],
+            to_file="app_clientcred.txt",
+            api_base_url=hostname
+            )
+        mastodon = Mastodon(client_id = "app_clientcred.txt", api_base_url = hostname)
+        mastodon.log_in(
+            user_name,
+            user_password,
+            scopes = ["read", "write"],
+            to_file = "app_usercred.txt"
             )
 
-            print('Log in succesful!')
+    except MastodonIllegalArgumentError as i_error:
 
-        except MastodonIllegalArgumentError as i_error:
+        error = 1
 
-            sys.stdout.write(f'\n{str(i_error)}\n')
+        if os.path.exists("secrets/secrets.txt"):
+            print("Removing secrets/secrets.txt file..")
+            os.remove("secrets/secrets.txt")
+        if os.path.exists("app_clientcred.txt"):
+            print("Removing app_clientcred.txt file..")
+            os.remove("app_clientcred.txt")
+        sys.exit(i_error)
 
-        except MastodonNetworkError as n_error:
+    except MastodonNetworkError as n_error:
 
-            sys.stdout.write(f'\n{str(n_error)}\n')
+        error = 1
 
-        except MastodonReadTimeout as r_error:
+        if os.path.exists("secrets/secrets.txt"):
+            print("Removing secrets/secrets.txt file..")
+            os.remove("secrets/secrets.txt")
+        if os.path.exists("app_clientcred.txt"):
+            print("Removing app_clientcred.txt file..")
+            os.remove("app_clientcred.txt")
+        sys.exit(n_error)
 
-            sys.stdout.write(f'\n{str(r_error)}\n')
+    except MastodonReadTimeout as r_error:
 
-        except MastodonAPIError as a_error:
+        error = 1
 
-            sys.stdout.write(f'\n{str(a_error)}\n')
+        if os.path.exists("secrets/secrets.txt"):
+            print("Removing secrets/secrets.txt file..")
+            os.remove("secrets/secrets.txt")
+        if os.path.exists("app_clientcred.txt"):
+            print("Removing app_clientcred.txt file..")
+            os.remove("app_clientcred.txt")
+        sys.exit(r_error)
 
-        finally:
+    except MastodonAPIError as a_error:
 
-            return token
+        error = 1
 
-    def __get_parameter(self, parameter, config_file):
+        if os.path.exists("secrets/secrets.txt"):
+            print("Removing secrets/secrets.txt file..")
+            os.remove("secrets/secrets.txt")
+        if os.path.exists("app_clientcred.txt"):
+            print("Removing app_clientcred.txt file..")
+            os.remove("app_clientcred.txt")
+        sys.exit(a_error)
 
-        if not os.path.isfile(config_file):
-            print(f"File {config_file} not found..")
+    finally:
 
-            self.mastodon_hostname = input("\nMastodon hostname: ")
+        if error == 0:
 
-            self.__create_config(self)
-            self.__write_config(self)
+            create_dir()
+            create_file()
+            write_params()
+            client_path = 'app_clientcred.txt'
+            read_client_lines(client_path)
+            token_path = 'app_usercred.txt'
+            read_token_line(token_path)
+            if os.path.exists("app_clientcred.txt"):
+                print("Removing app_clientcred.txt temp file..")
+                os.remove("app_clientcred.txt")
+            if os.path.exists("app_usercred.txt"):
+                print("Removing app_usercred.txt temp file..")
+                os.remove("app_usercred.txt")
+            print("Secrets setup done!\n")
 
-        with open( self.config_file ) as f:
-            for line in f:
-                if line.startswith( parameter ):
-                    return line.replace(parameter + ":", "").strip()
+def modify_file(file_name,pattern,value=""):
 
-    def __get_mastodon_parameter(self, parameter, secrets_filepath):
+    fh=fileinput.input(file_name,inplace=True)
+    for line in fh:
+        replacement=pattern + value
+        line=re.sub(pattern,replacement,line)
+        sys.stdout.write(line)
+    fh.close()
 
-        if not os.path.isfile(secrets_filepath):
-            print(f"File {secrets_filepath} not found..")
+def get_parameter( parameter, file_path ):
+    # Check if secrets file exists
+    if not os.path.isfile(file_path):
+        print("File %s not found, creating it."%file_path)
+        log_in()
 
-            self.sign_in()
+    # Find parameter in file
+    with open( file_path ) as f:
+        for line in f:
+            if line.startswith( parameter ):
+                return line.replace(parameter + ":", "").strip()
 
-        with open( self.secrets_filepath ) as f:
-            for line in f:
-                if line.startswith( parameter ):
-                    return line.replace(parameter + ":", "").strip()
+    # Cannot find parameter, exit
+    print(file_path + " Missing parameter %s "%parameter)
+    sys.exit(0)
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def __create_config(self):
+def get_hostname( parameter, config_filepath ):
+    # Check if secrets file exists
+    if not os.path.isfile(config_filepath):
+        print("File %s not found, creating it."%config_filepath)
+        create_config()
 
-        if not os.path.exists('config'):
+    # Find parameter in file
+    with open( config_filepath ) as f:
+        for line in f:
+            if line.startswith( parameter ):
+                return line.replace(parameter + ":", "").strip()
 
-            os.makedirs('config')
+    # Cannot find parameter, exit
+    print(config_filepath + "  Missing parameter %s "%parameter)
+    write_config()
+    read_config_line()
+    print("setup done!")
+    sys.exit(0)
 
-        if not os.path.exists(self.config_file):
+###############################################################################
+# main
 
-            print(self.config_file + " created!")
-            with open(self.config_file, 'w'): pass
+if __name__ == '__main__':
 
-    @staticmethod
-    def __write_config(self):
+    # Load secrets from secrets file
+    secrets_filepath = "secrets/secrets.txt"
+    uc_client_id     = get_parameter("uc_client_id",     secrets_filepath)
+    uc_client_secret = get_parameter("uc_client_secret", secrets_filepath)
+    uc_access_token  = get_parameter("uc_access_token",  secrets_filepath)
 
-        with open(self.config_file, 'a') as the_file:
-
-            the_file.write(f'mastodon_hostname: {self.mastodon_hostname}')
-            print(f"adding parameters to {self.config_file}\n")
+    # Load configuration from config file
+    config_filepath = "config/config.txt"
+    mastodon_hostname = get_hostname("mastodon_hostname", config_filepath)
+    bot_username = get_parameter("bot_username", config_filepath)