Toolforge with cli/termux

setup ssh key

• download and install termux
• Command
  • apt update
  • apt upgrade
• Check if you have already an ssh key: ls ~/.ssh
• if not then install openssh using pkg install openssh
• ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "MailAddress" -f ~/.ssh/id_rsa -P "secret key phrase"
• Open public key» cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
• copy that
• go to toolsadmin.wikimedia.org > SSH KEY > paste key & save

logging in into toolforge

• ssh <shell username>@login.toolforge.org
• enter pass phrase

host a webservice

• become ToolName
• mkdir public_html [will create a directory called public_html]
• create/move file(s)/folder(s) to this directory
  • nano public_html/index.php [to create file directly to the folder]
  • mv file_path target file path

run a bot

• become ToolName
• create script like edit.php
• run> php edit.php

automation

• nano bot.sh [to see cat bot.sh]
• crontab -e [-e means edit mode]
• select [5]
• generate cronjob with time limit by searching google
• * * * * bash /data/project/ToolName/bot.sh
• to see: crontab -l
• to stop automated bot: crontab -e & remove text manually