TAEWONSU

a customizable bot that takes top memes of the day from r/subreddit and posts them on your instagram page

SetUp

1. install any LTS nodejs (latest recommended)

2. clone/fork and clone to your local repository

   git clone https://github.com/LucidMach/taewonsu.git
   

3. install all dependencies

   // using yarn
   yarn
   
   // using npm
   npm i
   

4. create a file .env and set the following environment variables

   IG_USERNAME=#{your_username}
   IG_PASSWORD=#{your_password}
   R_SUB=#{subreddit_name}
   IG_HASHTAGS=#{list of hashtags}
   

   NOTE: to customize caption you'll have to dig into the code yourself... cuz this project was started with the major intention being creditting the original creators

   SIDE-NOTE: DO NOT type in the #{}

5. test it locally on your machine with:

   // requires typescript so might need tsc being installed globally
   yarn dev
   
   // doesn't require typescript
   yarn start
   

6. deploy...

   this repo is preconfigured for a heroku deploy...

   don't forget to include the env variable in heroku's config variables

7. setup a webhook that'll trigger the bot every day/hr (IFTTT recommended)

   IFTTT's guide to webhooks

   sample IFTTT applet used for @taewonsu on instagram