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[![Build Status](https://ci.git.froth.zone/api/badges/Sam/fediverse-imagebot/status.svg)](https://ci.git.froth.zone/Sam/fediverse-imagebot)
A bot that posts (currently only local) images to the Fediverse.
A bot that posts local and booru images to the Fediverse.
Compatible with Mastodon, Misskey and Pleroma!
## Boorus supported
The full list of boorus supported is found [here](https://github.com/AtoraSuunva/booru/blob/master/src/sites.json).
## Downloading pre-built binaries
Download prebuilt binaries from [here](https://git.froth.zone/Sam/fediverse-imagebot/releases/latest) (currently only supports x64), or build from source, instructions below.
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- Node 15 or greater is required.
2. Install `yarn`: \
`npm install --global yarn`
`corepack enable` \
Check https://yarnpkg.com/getting-started/install for more information.
- This may be need to ran with `sudo` depending on your installation.
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`git clone https://git.froth.zone/Sam/fediverse-imagebot.git`
4. Install dependencies: \
`yarn --production`
`yarn`
5. Build: \
`yarn build`
6. Edit the config file: \
`cp config.sample.jsonc config.jsonc`
- If you want to generate a key you can use https://git.froth.zone/Sam/js-feditoken
6. Run the bot: \
`yarn bot`
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2. Put images in the `images` folder.
- By default the bot will look for SFW images at `images/sfw` and NSFW images at `images/nsfw`. This can be configured with the `-d` flag.
- By default the bot will look for SFW images at `images/sfw` and NSFW images at `images/nsfw`. This can be configured with the `directory` config setting.
## Automating the bot
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Example cron configuration:
```
0 * * * * cd /path/to/fediverse-imagebot && /usr/local/bin/yarn local -m "Message"
0 * * * * cd /path/to/fediverse-imagebot && /usr/local/bin/yarn bot -c ./config.sample.jsonc
```
This example will run the bot every hour on the hour with the post message `Message` using images from the default `images` directory.
This example will run the bot every hour on the hour with no message using images from the default `images` directory.
An example of this pleroma configuration can be found at https://froth.zone/rinbot.