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 likehttps://mastodon.social/api/v1/orhttps://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/tootfor thetracery-mnastodon-botproject) - 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()inbot.js