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Create a Mastodon bot using Riddlewot.

This is a version of Cheap Bots, Done Quick! that runs as a single bot. It is based on v21/tracerybot.

How to build your own bot:

  • Click the settings above and "Remix" this project!
  • Create an account on a Mastodon instance. Check out http://botsin.space which is specifically made for bots and bot allies.
  • Add the API url for the Mastodon instance to MASTODON_API in .env. This will look something like https://mastodon.social/api/v1/ or https://botsin.space/api/v1/. Make sure this matches the domain you registered on!
  • Get your Mastodon OAuth token and add it to MASTODON_ACCESS_TOKEN in .env
  • Modify how frequently it will be allowed to post by settings POST_DELAY_IN_MINUTES in .env
  • Send a GET or POST request to {Glitch URL}/toot (for instance: https://tracery-mastodon-bot.glitch.me/toot for the tracery-mnastodon-bot project)
  • Use a cron or uptime service (like Uptime Robot) to hit the above URL to trigger the bot regularly

Things should try:

  • Instead of using Tracery, find a different way to generate text and use that in generateStatus() in bot.js

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