MastoFeedBot
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(2)Mastofeedbot is a bot that posts RSS feeds to Mastodon via GitHub Actions.
- Go to
https://${YOUR_INSTANCE}/settings/applications/newand add a new application.
- Name it whatever you want.
- The redirect URI is not important, so you can use
urn:ietf:wg:oauth:2.0:oob. - The only permission required is
write:statuses. - Save it, click on the application link, and grab the access token.
- Create a new GitHub repository.
- Go to your repository settings at
https://github.com/${YOUR_REPO}/settings/secrets/actions/new, and add a new secret with the value of the access token. - Add a file named
.github/workflows/mastofeedbot.ymlwith the following content:
name: FeedBot
on:
schedule:
- cron: '*/5 * * * *' # This will run every five minutes. Alter it using https://crontab.guru/.
jobs:
rss-to-mastodon:
runs-on: ubuntu-latest
steps:
- name: Generate cache key
uses: actions/github-script@v6
id: generate-key
with:
script: |
core.setOutput('cache-key', new Date().valueOf())
- name: Retrieve cache
uses: actions/cache@v3
with:
path: ${{ github.workspace }}/mastofeedbot
key: feed-cache-${{ steps.generate-key.outputs.cache-key }}
restore-keys: feed-cache-
- name: GitHub
uses: 'selfagency/mastofeedbot@v1'
with:
rss-feed: https://www.githubstatus.com/history.rss
api-endpoint: https://mastodon.social
api-token: ${{ secrets.MASTODON_ACCESS_TOKEN }}
cache-file: ${{ github.workspace }}/mastofeedbot/cache.json
MastoFeedBot is not certified by GitHub. It is provided by a third-party and is governed by separate terms of service, privacy policy, and support documentation.
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(2)MastoFeedBot is not certified by GitHub. It is provided by a third-party and is governed by separate terms of service, privacy policy, and support documentation.