How to automate on Windows? about insta_reddit_bot HOT 3 CLOSED

Use the built-in task scheduler. Hit windows + S on your keyboard, type Task Scheduler and run the result.

In the sidebar on the right, click "create a task", then on the "triggers" tab you can set up a so-called trigger which runs the bot. Click "new", and in advanced settings you can set "repeat task every" to 5 minutes or so.

I'm not entirely sure how to set up Task Scheduler further than that. Maybe this link might be of help: https://www.windowscentral.com/how-create-automated-task-using-task-scheduler-windows-10

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thank you!

now, do you know of any way to fix clearing the temp folder automatically?

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You have to modify the clearTemp() function in main.js for that. Instead of having exec run the rf -rf command, make it run the equivalent command for Windows.

Also, video is not supported on Windows, as ffmpeg is missing. You could try installing it from here, but I would suggest running the code in a virtual box instead (or, even better, use the Windows Subsystem for Linux, although I'm not sure if cron works there). This would also "fix" the issue for the temp folder.

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