social-post CLI
What is this?
A command line utility you can use to post updates automatically.
Some common use cases:
- Announce a new version to a mailing list
- Post a weekly update with stats on your CI jobs
- ...
Usage
- Download the latest release from Github.
- Put it somewhere in your
PATH. - Run
social-post --helpto see the available social sites and parameters.
What social sites are supported?
You need to have access to a mail server (SMTP).
Required parameters:
- SMTP host, port, username and password
You need to have a Facebook Page.
Parameters:
- facebook_page_id
- facebook_page_access_token
Mastodon
You need to have a Mastodon account that allows automated posting..
Parameters:
- mastodon_server (required)
- mastodon_user_token (required, only in env)
What sites will you do next?
- Slack (but you can use email in the meantime)
- MailChimp (for mass emails)