Introduction

Quotedian is a social media reputation bot for Twitter and Instagram running on Google App Engine

Requirements

• Python 2.7
• Google App Engine SDK

Install

Run 'pip install -r requirements.txt -t lib/' to install these dependencies in lib/ subdirectory.

Twitter API Instructions

• Register as a developer with Twitter https://dev.twitter.com/
• Create new app and note API keys https://apps.twitter.com/

Config

Rename sample_settings.cfg to settings.cfg and fill in API keys and other info SEARCH TERMS: add a comma delimited list of search terms that the bot will retweet. Hint - the bot will randomly pick from this list, so repeating a term will increase its liklihood of being matched

App Engine Instructions

• Create new app
• Replace application name at top of app.yaml

Scheduling Bot Execution on GAE

Update bot execution frequency in cron.yaml

Deployment

Deploy using App Engine launcher