https://github.com/schneidmaster/redditposter

A Reddit bot to make scheduled subreddit posts, implemented in Ruby.
https://github.com/schneidmaster/redditposter

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A Reddit bot to make scheduled subreddit posts, implemented in Ruby.

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/schneidmaster/redditposter
• Owner: schneidmaster
• License: mit
• Created: 2015-05-31T00:28:02.000Z (over 9 years ago)
• Default Branch: master
• Last Pushed: 2015-07-15T05:10:28.000Z (over 9 years ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-04-15T00:15:03.825Z (9 months ago)
• Language: Ruby
• Size: 133 KB
• Stars: 5
• Watchers: 3
• Forks: 2
• Open Issues: 0
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • License: LICENSE.txt

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# RedditPoster

A Reddit bot to make scheduled subreddit posts, implemented in Ruby.

## Usage

1. Clone the bot onto a server. If you don't have one, I recommend an Ubuntu server on [DigitalOcean](http://digitalocean.com/) ($5/mo). Or, if you message me on Reddit (/u/schneidmaster) and ask nicely I might let you use mine.

2. Install ruby and bundler: `sudo apt-get install ruby bundler`

3. Run `bundle` to install the required gems.

4. Copy `.env.example` to `.env` and fill it in with your bot's username, password, and subreddit to post in. 

5. Copy `schedule.example.rb` to `schedule.rb` and fill it in with each scheduled post you'd like the bot to make. 

6. For each post, create a corresponding markdown file in the `posts/` folder with the post text. For example, if you create a Saturday post like `make :post, title: 'Saturday Thread', name: 'saturday'`, you would create `posts/saturday.md` with the post text. You can use [Reddit's flavor of markdown](https://www.reddit.com/r/reddit.com/comments/6ewgt/reddit_markdown_primer_or_how_do_you_do_all_that/c03nik6) in post content.

7. Run `bundle exec whenever -w` to write your schedule to your server's cron file. (Repeat this command if you ever update the post schedule.)

## Capistrano Deployment

To make it easier to deploy changes, RedditPoster includes a Capistrano deployment recipe. This lets you edit your post messages and schedule on your computer and then automatically deploy, bundle, and update the cron file. To use Capistrano:

1. Clone the bot onto your computer and run `bundle` to install dependencies.

2. Copy `production.example.rb` to `production.rb` and fill in your server's IP address, SSH user, and the path where you want RedditPoster to live on your server.

3. Make any updates to your post texts and schedule (see above), then run `cap production deploy` to deploy the changes.

## A note on timezones

Cron will by default use your server's timezone to determine when to run tasks. You can set this with `sudo dpkg-reconfigure tzdata`; also, remember to run `sudo service cron restart` after altering the timezone.

## Contributing

1. Fork it ( https://github.com/schneidmaster/RedditPoster/fork )

2. Create your feature branch (`git checkout -b my-new-feature`)

3. Commit your changes (`git commit -am 'Add some feature'`)

4. Push to the branch (`git push origin my-new-feature`)

5. Create a new Pull Request