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The Dod 0e2418ea20 Add config option to change toot visibility

Some instances allow bots only if their toots are unlisted,
in order to avoid flooding the public timeline (makes sense).

2017-06-28 19:48:40 +03:00

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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

Carl Chenet chaica@ohmytux.com
Antoine Beaupré anarcat@debian.org
First developed by Todd Eddy

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.

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