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# mastofeeds
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Newsfeed Bot for Mastodon
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Publish to Mastodon's server the rss feed of your choice.
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### Dependencies
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- **Python 3**
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- Postgresql server
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- Mastodon's bot account
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### Usage:
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Within Python Virtual Environment:
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1. Run `pip install -r requirements.txt` to install all needed libraries.
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2020-08-13 14:06:49 +02:00
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2. Run `python db-setup.py` to create needed database and table. It's needed to control what feeds are already published. db-setup.py
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will also ask you the feed's url.
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2020-08-13 14:06:49 +02:00
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3. Run `python setup.py` to get your bot's access token of an existing user. It will be saved to 'secrets/secrets.txt' for further use.
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2020-08-13 14:06:49 +02:00
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4. Run `python mastofeeds.py` to start publishing feeds.
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2020-08-13 14:06:49 +02:00
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5. Use your favourite scheduling method to set `python mastofeeds.py` to run regularly.
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