StorySync

Sync reddit stories to a personal sub

Usage

1. Clone the repo to your computer
2. Copy the .env.example file to .env and add your own credentials and secrets
3. Copy the config.yaml.example file to config.yaml and add your own username, subreddits, and such
4. Create an empty sqlite database with touch app/db.sqlite
5. Start the container whenever you want to sync your stories with docker-compose up

Configuration

I use a yaml config file to set up where to pull stories to and from:

GammaGames:  # Take stories from /u/GammaGames
  count:
    posts: 16  # Only pull the latest 16 posts
    comments: 64  # Only pull the latest 64 comments
  from:  # A list of subreddits to allow past the filter
    WritingPrompts:
      comments:  # Sync comment stories
      - delay:  # Only sync them after a delay. This can be in hours, days, weeks, etc.
          days: 2
      - require-title  # Require a title? I almost always have one
      - extract-title  # If not extracted, it will use the OP title
    shortstories:
      posts:  # Sync post stories
      - delay:
          days: 2
      comments:  # Sync comment stories, similar as above
      - delay:
          days: 2
      - require-title
      - extract-title
      - extract-subtitle  # Useful for serials that have sub-headers
  to:  # Post the stories to r/GammeWrites
    GammaWrites

Additional notes:

1. It says to pull the latest 64 comments, meaning the newest 64 comments your account has made. If you are very active, it will likely find a much smaller number to sync.
2. I filter out any stories that aren't immediate children of the post. Because of this, Prompt Me responses are not collected
3. If there is a delay and the comment goes past the count before the delay is over, the story will not be synced
4. I filter out stickied comments, because those are usually mod actions

Want to make the process automatic? Add this to your /etc/crontab file!

0 7 * * * root docker-compose -f /path/to/StorySync/docker-compose.yaml up