video-uploader/README.md

# Freedomain-Video-Uploader

Video Uploader written for the [Freedomain Philosophy Show](https://freedomain.com/)

![Alt text](Assets/Screenshots/Screenshot_Main_Results.png "Screenshot of Main and Results Window")


## Features
Automated posting to the following media platform using either the Platform's API or Selenium Chrome automation.

|**Locals**|**Bitchute**|**Rumble**|**DailyMotion**|**Brighteon**|**Odysee**
|--|--|--|--|--|--|
|Selenium|Selenium|Selenium|Selenium|Selenium|LBRY API

# Installation
1.  Install .Net Framework 3.5 
	- Option 1: Click on Start Menu > Turn Windows Features On or Off > check the checkbox next to “.NET Framework 3.5” > Click OK
	- Option 2: Open up PowerShell as Administrator and run the command: `Enable-WindowsOptionalFeature -Online -FeatureName "NetFx3" -All`
2. 	Install [SeleniumBasic](https://github.com/florentbr/SeleniumBasic/releases/tag/v2.0.9.0) to control Chrome
	- Make sure to “Run as Administrator” on the file when installing so that it gets installed to `C:\Program Files\SeleniumBasic`. Otherwise it will get installed to `\AppData\` and the Poster will not be able to connect to Selenium and to Chrome.
3.	[Download latest ChromeDriver](https://chromedriver.chromium.org/downloads) for your Chrome version so Selenium can connect to Chrome for automation
	- Open Chrome and type in `about::version` into the URL bar. The very first line will tell you what Chrome version you have
	- After downloading, extract “chromedriver_win32.zip” and move the extracted chromedriver.exe to: `C:\Program Files\SeleniumBasic\chromedriver.exe`
	- NOTE: The chromedriver will need to be re-downloaded whenever Chrome updates to keep up with API changes
4. Install the [LBRY Desktop Application](https://lbry.com/)
	- Once installed log into your account, and also add your LBRY Channel ID to the settings.ini file
5.	[Download the latest .exe of the Uploader](https://git.freedomainplaylists.com/yuriy/Freedomain-Video-Uploader/releases)
	- When run, the Uploader will automatically create the folders and files it requires in the same directory it's run from.

# Using Portable Version of Chrome
Using a portable version of Chrome will give you full control over chrome and chromedriver updates.

The Uploader will check for a portable version of Chrome first, before defaulting to the system wide installation

1. To use a portable version of Chrome, download the latest version Chrome version that has a chromedriver version: [Chrome-for-Testing](https://googlechromelabs.github.io/chrome-for-testing/latest-versions-per-milestone-with-downloads.json),  extract the `chrome-win64` folder and move it to the `\Lib\` directory:
 eg: `\Freedomain-Video-Uploader\Lib\chrome-win64\chrome.exe` 

2. Download the `win64` chromedriver for the same version and move it to `C:\Program Files\SeleniumBasic\chromedriver.exe`

# Settings
The Video Uploader reads & saves its settings to a `settings.ini` file located in the same directory as itself. All customization, including custom profile URLs for websites are stored here. The required fields are:
````
[General]
RootDirToStartIn=ParentFolderForAllYourVideoProjects
ShowTooltipProgress=1
DiscordWebhookBotURL=
DiscordVideosWebhookURL=
DiscordErrorLoggingWebhookBotURL=
DiscordUsernameID=
LBRYNewVideoStakeAmount=1.0
LBRYNetFilepath=C:\Program Files\LBRY\resources\static\daemon\lbrynet.exe
LBRYChannelID=
DailyMotionPostPageURL=
LocalsPostPageURL=
````
- [How to create Discord webhook](https://support.discord.com/hc/en-us/articles/228383668-Intro-to-Webhooks)
- [How to get Telegram bot token + chat-id](https://tutorial.cytron.io/2021/09/01/how-to-create-a-telegram-bot-get-the-api-key-and-chat-id/)
- All other settings will automatically get written to the `settings.ini` file as you check/uncheck the setting boxes while running the Poster.


# Uncaught Errors 
I have done my best to catch any possible errors that might pop up and write functionality to handle them. But If an error happens that i haven't written resolves for, it will pop up a message box that looks like this. Please send me a screenshot so I can write a patch for the bug. 

![Alt text](Assets/Screenshots/Error_Message2.png "Error Message")

# Compiling to .exe from Source
1. [Install Autohotkey v1](https://www.autohotkey.com/download/)
2. `git clone` the project and then either run the `Compile Uploader to EXE.ahk` autohotkey script to automatically compile, or start up the AHK compiler that comes installed with Autohotkey and select the `Freedomain Video Uploader.ahk` and `\Assets\FreedomainVideo.ico` icon.