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Scrib X Relay – Recap

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Recap of DigitalOcean Scrib Bot Setup - fully written by Grok

  1. Initial Updates We updated the Droplet to ensure the system had the latest packages and security updates.

apt update apt upgrade -y What This Did: Fetched the latest package lists and upgraded all installed packages.

  1. Download Python, pip, and Other Packages We ensured Python 3 was available, installed pip, set up a virtual environment, and installed necessary Python libraries (tweepy, feedparser, python-dotenv, requests, beautifulsoup4).

python3 –version apt install python3-pip python3-venv -y python3 -m venv venv source venv/bin/activate pip install tweepy feedparser python-dotenv requests beautifulsoup4 pip list | grep -E ’tweepy|feedparser|python-dotenv|requests|beautifulsoup4' What This Did: Confirmed Python 3, installed pip and venv, created a virtual environment, and installed libraries for X API, RSS parsing, environment variables, HTTP requests, and web scraping.

  1. New Directory and the Files Included We created a directory for the bot’s files, set up environment variables, and created multiple script versions.

mkdir scrib-bot cd scrib-bot python3 -m venv venv source venv/bin/activate nano .env nano scrib_to_x_vps.py nano scrib_to_x_vps_ver2.py nano scrib_to_x_vps_ver3.py ls Files Included: venv/ (virtual environment), .env (X API keys), scrib_to_x_vps.py (initial script), scrib_to_x_vps_ver2.py (tweets only text), scrib_to_x_vps_ver3.py (added persistence), scrib_to_x_ver3.log (log file), last_entry_id_ver3.txt (stores last entry ID). What This Did: Organized files in /root/scrib-bot and iterated on the script for improved functionality.

  1. What Is tmux? tmux is a terminal multiplexer that lets your script run in a detachable session, continuing even after closing the Droplet Console. Commands:

apt update apt install tmux -y tmux new -s scribt-bot tmux rename-session -t scribt-bot scrib-bot cd /root/scrib-bot source venv/bin/activate python3 scrib_to_x_vps_ver3.py Inside tmux, detach with: Ctrl+B, release, then D tmux list-sessions tmux attach -t scrib-bot What tmux Does: Runs your script in a background session (scrib-bot), allowing detachment and reattachment. Your script is currently running in this session.