2024-01-07 19:20:47 +01:00
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# APK Updater
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This python script downloads all new APKs for your local f-droid repo from apkcombo.
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## Prerequisites
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Use Ubuntu 22.04 server (headless) with at least 1 GB RAM
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Install python 3.10 and PIP
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`apt install python3 python-pip3`
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Install selenium
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`pip install selenium`
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Install MySQL Connector
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`pip install mysql-connector-python`
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2024-01-08 09:58:39 +01:00
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Download latest firefox binary (do not use apt install!) and extract into /opt
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2024-01-07 19:20:47 +01:00
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Download latest geckodriver from https://github.com/mozilla/geckodriver/releases and extract into /opt
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ln -s the firefox and geckodriver binaries to /usr/bin/
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## Installation
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Download python-script and edit values for paths (regaring your f-droid config) and mysql connection details.
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Execute db.sql file in your database to set up the working database.
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Execute the python-file for the first test run and watch console outputs.
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`python3 updater.py`
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If everything went well, configure crontab to run the script hourly (this is the refresh interval of the apkcombo RSS feed).
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`crontab -e`
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`30 * * * * /usr/bin/python3 /mnt/data/updater/update.py > /dev/null 2>&1`
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## Remarks
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I am not affiliated with any APK developer, nor f-droid or apkcombo. All rights belong to their owner.
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