This project was forked off in order to send emails instead of posting to a subreddit.

This was created in order to eliminate the need for IFTTT Reddit Digest

Reddit Daily Email Digest Bot is a Python bot designed to simplify the process of aggregating and sharing top posts from your favorite subreddits. It fetches the top posts from specified subreddits, compiles them into a neatly formatted daily digest, and automatically emails the digest to an email

• Can create daily digest of top posts from multiple subreddits.
• Fetch top posts from multiple subreddits in the time frame you want.
• Compile the fetched posts into a digest with post details.
• Email the digest to a designated email using mailjet.

You'll need to have the following installed on your system:

• Python 3.x

1. Clone this repository to your local machine:

   git clone https://github.com/VenturaFranklin/Reddit-DailyEmailDigest-Bot

2. Change the project directory

   cd reddit-dailydigest-bot

3. Install Dependencies

    pip install -r requirements.txt

Rename the .env.example file to .env and add your Reddit and Mailjet API credentials.

• See PRAW setup instructions
• See Mailjet setup instructions

Modify the SUBREDDITS variable in config.py to specify the subreddits from which you want to fetch posts. Don't include r/ before the name of the subreddit.

SUBREDDITS = ['science', 'technology', 'maths', 'physics']

After configuring it properly simply run the bot script :

python main.py

The bot will fetch that day's top posts from the specified subreddits, compile them into a daily digest, and email it to the configured email.

To make your Reddit Daily Digest Bot run automatically every 24 hours, you can use a scheduler like cron (on Unix-like systems) or Task Scheduler (on Windows). Here's how you can set up the automatic scheduling :

Automate Script Execution Every 24 Hours

1. Linux/macOS (Using cron):

   • Open your terminal.

   • Open your crontab file for editing by running:

     crontab -e

   • Add the following line to schedule your script to run every 24 hours:

     0 0 * * * /usr/bin/python3 /path/to/your/reddit-dailydigest-bot/main.py

   • Save the file and exit.

2. Windows (Using Task Scheduler):

   • Open the "Task Scheduler" application.
   • In the right-hand pane, click on "Create Basic Task...".
   • Follow the wizard to create a basic task, specifying the task name and description.
   • Choose "Daily" and set the recurrence to "1 days".
   • Specify the start date and time.
   • Choose "Start a program" and browse to the location of your Python executable (e.g., C:\Python39\python.exe).
   • In the "Add arguments" field, provide the full path to your main.py script (e.g., C:\path\to\your\reddit-dailydigest-bot\main.py).
   • Complete the wizard, review your settings, and click "Finish" to create the scheduled task.

Ensure Proper Environment Setup

Make sure that your Python environment and working directory are properly set within your script to avoid any issues when it runs as a scheduled task.

Testing and Troubleshooting

Before scheduling the script to run automatically, test it manually to ensure it works as expected. Check the logs or output to identify and fix any issues.

Contributions are welcome! If you'd like to contribute to this project, please open an issue or submit a pull request.