From a66d7c5868ce72439ce4b9fbd1ad819af412463b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Mike Lynch Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2025 11:39:02 +1100 Subject: [PATCH] Clarified that you can run the register script remotely --- README.md | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 651eca7..a31811c 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -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 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` uv run register -u https://your.server/ -n mybot