Configure docker yml such that "already_posted.txt" and credentials are mapped from the host into the image. Only copy source and requirements into image. Dockerfile: setup Python before copying source to speed up docker build updates after source code changes. Add PYTHONUNBUFFERED env to docker.

Dockerfile

@@ -1,23 +1,22 @@
 FROM python:3.13
 
-
-COPY . /app
+COPY ./requirements.txt /app/requirements.txt
 WORKDIR /app
-
 RUN pip install -r requirements.txt
 
+COPY ./src /app/src
+
 ENV USE_DOCKER=1
 ENV YOUR_CONTAINER_NAME="$YOUR_CONTAINER_NAME"
 ENV I2M_INSTAGRAM_USER="$I2M_INSTAGRAM_USER"
 ENV I2M_INSTANCE="$I2M_INSTANCE"
 ENV I2M_TOKEN="$I2M_TOKEN"
 
-
 ENV I2M_CHECK_INTERVAL "$I2M_CHECK_INTERVAL"
 ENV I2M_POST_INTERVAL "$I2M_POST_INTERVAL"
 ENV I2M_USE_MASTODON "$I2M_USE_MASTODON"
 ENV I2M_FETCH_COUNT "$I2M_FETCH_COUNT"
-
+ENV PYTHONUNBUFFERED 1
 
 #ENTRYPOINT ["python", "/app/src/main.py", "--instagram-user", I2M_INSTAGRAM_USER, "--instance",  I2M_INSTANCE, "--token", I2M_TOKEN, "--check-interval", I2M_CHECK_INTERVAL, "--post-interval", I2M_POST_INTERVAL, "--fetch-count", I2M_FETCH_COUNT,  "--use-mastodon", I2M_USE_MASTODON]
 #ENTRYPOINT ["echo", "--instagram-user", I2M_INSTAGRAM_USER, "--instance",  I2M_INSTANCE, "--token", I2M_TOKEN, "--check-interval", I2M_CHECK_INTERVAL, "--post-interval", I2M_POST_INTERVAL, "--fetch-count", I2M_FETCH_COUNT,  "--use-mastodon", I2M_USE_MASTODON]

README.md

@@ -22,6 +22,8 @@ services:
     image: "horhik/instagram2fedi:latest"
     volumes:
       - $HOME/.config/instaloader:/root/.config/instaloader
+      - ./user_credentials.secret:/app/user_credentials.secret
+      - ./already_posted.txt:/app/already_posted.txt
     environment:
       - YOUR_CONTAINER_NAME= #<whatever>
       - I2M_INSTAGRAM_USER= #<instagram username to be fetched>

default.docker-compose.yaml

@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@ services:
     #image: "horhik/instagram2fedi:latest"
     volumes:
       - $HOME/.config/instaloader:/root/.config/instaloader
+      - ./user_credentials.secret:/app/user_credentials.secret
+      - ./already_posted.txt:/app/already_posted.txt
     environment:
       - YOUR_CONTAINER_NAME=instagram2fedi
       - I2M_INSTAGRAM_USER= #<instagram username to be fetched>

src/main.py

@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ with open(ID_FILENAME, "a", encoding="utf-8") as f:
 
 fetched_user = settings["instagram-user"]
 mastodon_instance = settings["instance"]
-mastodon_token = settings["token"]
+mastodon_token = os.path.abspath(settings["token"])
 
 post_limit = settings["fetch-count"]
 time_interval_sec = settings["check-interval"]  # 1d
@@ -58,6 +58,11 @@ scheduled = settings["scheduled"]
 user = {"name": settings["user-name"], "password": settings["user-password"]}
 
 print_log("🚀 > Connecting to Mastodon/Pixelfed..", color="green")
+
+if not os.path.isfile(mastodon_token):
+    print_log(f'Could not find Mastodon token file: {mastodon_token}', color='red')
+    sys.exit(1)
+
 mastodon_client = Mastodon(access_token=mastodon_token, api_base_url=mastodon_instance)
 
 while True:
@@ -74,4 +79,5 @@ while True:
     )
     if scheduled:
         break
+    print_log(f"⏳ > Sleeping for {time_interval_sec/3600.0:.1f} hours...", color="green")
     time.sleep(time_interval_sec)