Feed2toot automatically parses rss feeds, identifies new posts and posts them on the [Mastodon](https://mastodon.social) social network.
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Feed2toot

Feed2toot automatically parses rss feeds, identifies new posts and posts them on the Mastodon social network. For the full documentation, read it online.

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Quick Install

  • Install Feed2toot from PyPI

      # pip3 install feed2toot
    
  • Install Feed2toot from sources (see the installation guide for full details) Installation Guide

      # tar zxvf feed2toot-0.5.tar.gz
      # cd feed2toot
      # python3 setup.py install
      # # or
      # python3 setup.py install --install-scripts=/usr/bin
    

Create the authorization for the Feed2toot app

  • Just launch the following command::

      $ register_feed2toot_app
    

Use Feed2toot

  • Create or modify feed2toot.ini file in order to configure feed2toot:

      [mastodon]
      instance_url=https://mastodon.social
      user_credentials=feed2toot_usercred.txt
      client_credentials=feed2toot_clientcred.txt
      ; Default visibility is public, but you can override it
      toot_visibility=unlisted
    
      [cache]
      cachefile=cache.db
    
      [rss]
      uri=https://www.journalduhacker.net/rss
      tweet={title} {link}
    
      [hashtaglist]
      several_words_hashtags_list=hashtags.txt
    
  • Launch Feed2toot

      $ feed2toot -c /path/to/feed2toot.ini
    

Authors

License

This software comes under the terms of the GPLv3+. Previously under MIT license. See the LICENSE file for the complete text of the license.