Activitystream

Capturing your online persona, all in one place

Activity stream is a tool for capturing your exploits from various social networks, and displaying them in one place. It uses node.js, MongoDB and Redis, and runs conveniently on Heroku.

Deploying to Heroku

• Clone the repository

git clone http://github.com/tedkulp/activitystream.git

• Create & configure for Heroku

gem install heroku
heroku create example-activitystream --stack cedar
heroku addons:add mongohq:sandbox                  # mongolab:sandbox works too
heroku addons:add redistogo:nano
heroku config:add SERVICE_URL="http://$(heroku domains | grep "herokuapp.com")"

• Setup Flickr
  • Note: Flickr is optional. If the FLICKR_KEY isn't set, Flickr will not be a active service.
  • Visit http://www.flickr.com/services/apps/create/, get an API key and setup a new application for Activitystream.
  • Add the keys for your new application to the Heroku config

heroku config:add FLICKR_KEY=1234567890abcdef
heroku config:add FLICKR_SECRET=1234567890abcdef

• Setup Foursquare
  • Note: Foursquare is optional. If the FOURSQUARE_ID isn't set, Foursquare will not be a active service.
  • Visit https://foursquare.com/developers/apps, create a new application for Activitystream.
  • Add the keys for your new application to the Heroku config

heroku config:add FOURSQUARE_ID=1234567890abcdef
heroku config:add FOURSQUARE_SECRET=1234567890abcdef

• Setup Github
  • Note: Github is optional. If the GITHUB_ID isn't set, Github will not be a active service.
  • Visit https://github.com/settings/applications, create a new application for Activitystream.
  • Add the keys for your new application to the Heroku config

heroku config:add GITHUB_ID=1234567890abcdef
heroku config:add GITHUB_SECRET=1234567890abcdef

• Setup Instagram
  • Note: Instagram is optional. If the INSTAGRAM_ID isn't set, Instagram will not be a active service.
  • Visit http://instagram.com/developer/clients/manage/, create a new application for Activitystream.
  • Add the keys for your new application to the Heroku config

heroku config:add INSTAGRAM_ID=1234567890abcdef
heroku config:add INSTAGRAM_SECRET=1234567890abcdef

• Setup Last.FM
  • Note: Last.FM is optional. If the LASTFM_KEY isn't set, Last.FM will not be a active service.
  • Visit http://www.last.fm/api/accounts, create a new application for Activitystream.
  • Add the keys for your new application to the Heroku config

heroku config:add LASTFM_KEY=1234567890abcdef
heroku config:add LASTFM_SECRET=1234567890abcdef

• Setup Twitter
  • Note: Twitter is optional. If the TWITTER_KEY isn't set, Twitter will not be a active service.
  • Visit https://dev.twitter.com/apps, create a new application for Activitystream.
  • Add the keys for your new application to the Heroku config

heroku config:add TWITTER_KEY=1234567890abcdef
heroku config:add TWITTER_SECRET=1234567890abcdef

• Push to heroku

git push heroku master

Setup

• Visit your new site in your favorite browser
• Register a user new account
• From the home page, connect to the services you care about
• (optional) If you're the only person using this instance of Activitystream, you can disable registraton with:

heroku config:add DISABLE_REGISTRATION=true