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lemmy-ocr-bot

A bot for lemmy, the fediverse link aggregator, that converts images with text into text.

Setup

Install the bot's dependencies with the javascript package manager of your choice.

Create a file called .env in the same directory as bot.ts. There are 4 environment variables that need to be set:

• INSTANCE: The lemmy instance the bot's account belongs to
• USERNAME_OR_EMAIL: The username or email of the bot
• PASSWORD: The password for the bot's account.
• OCR_API_KEY: The API key used for the OCR API. Create an API key here if you do not already have one.

When the bot is setup, it can be started by running npm start.

Usage

To use the bot, mention the bot in a reply to a post or comment. It will scan any images for text and respond to you with the text. Alternatively, if you create a post or comment that includes both a mention to the OCR bot and images, the OCR bot will respond with the scans.