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Clarified that you can run the register script remotely

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@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ Before you can make a bot which posts to your instance you need to register an a
A utility for making it easier to register an app and get an access token for A utility for making it easier to register an app and get an access token for
a GoToSocial account - it's a Python script which automates as much of [the client API instructions](https://docs.gotosocial.org/en/latest/api/authentication/) as possible. There's still some manual stuff required for authenticating. a GoToSocial account - it's a Python script which automates as much of [the client API instructions](https://docs.gotosocial.org/en/latest/api/authentication/) as possible. There's still some manual stuff required for authenticating.
This process all happens over https so there's no need to run `register` on the server where your instance is actually hosted. You will need to have an ActivityPub account on the instance and be able to log in using its password.
To register an app, you first need to give it an identity on the server - in the examples I've called the server `https://your.server/` and the app `mybot` To register an app, you first need to give it an identity on the server - in the examples I've called the server `https://your.server/` and the app `mybot`
uv run register -u https://your.server/ -n mybot uv run register -u https://your.server/ -n mybot