# Reddit Mastodon Crossposter

## Prerequisites

- Python 3
- conda/mamba

## Usage

1. Install conda env with `conda env create -f environment.yml`.

2. Initialize PRAW with e.g. `reddit.py` (please refer to the [PRAW docs](https://praw.readthedocs.io)).

3. Initialize Mastodon.py with e.g. `masto.py` (please refer to the [Mastodon.py docs](https://mastodonpy.readthedocs.io)).

4. Set all `.env` variables if there are any remaining.

5. Create an `post_toots.sh` and make it executable:

    ```sh
    #!/bin/bash

    conda activate reddit
    python "/absolute/path/to/script.py"
    conda deactivate
    ```

6. Open the a (user) cronjob editor with `crontab -e` and add the line `0 * * * * /absolute/path/to/post_toots.sh > /dev/null 2>&1`. This cronjob runs hourly and the command outputs are not mailed to the user. Alternatively, `2>&1` can be ommited for debugging purposes if the error outputs should be mailed to the user.