mastofeeds/README.md
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mastofeeds

Newsfeed Bot for Mastodon

Publish to Mastodon's server the rss feed of your choice.

Dependencies

  • Python 3
  • Postgresql server
  • Everything else at the top of mastofeeds.py!

Usage:

Within Python Virtual Environment:

  1. Run 'python db-setup.py' to create needed database and table. It's needed to control what feeds are already published. db-setup.py

  2. 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.

  3. Run 'python mastofeeds.py' to start publishing feeds.

  4. Use your favourite scheduling method to set mastofeeds.py to run regularly.

Note: install all needed packages with 'pip install package' or use 'pip install -r requirements.txt' to install them.