This bot broadcasts on the farcaster network each time a user is blocked by another user. It also posts a ranking of the most blocked users and the most blockers daily

• Clone the repository

https://github.com/Complexlity/fc-block-bot.git
cd fc-block-bot

• Install dependencies

pnpm install

• Create a .env file in the root directory and add the following variables:

NEYNAR_API_KEY=your_neynar_api_key
# Backup for neynar. Can be left blank
See: https://uni-farcaster-sdk.vercel.app/configuration
AIRSTACK_API_KEY=your_airstack_api_key
# DB
REDIS_URL=your_redis_url
REDIS_TOKEN=your_redis_token
//Used for creating cast
SIGNER_UUID=<your_fc_signer_uuid>
# Remove or change value if you don't want the cron job running
START_CRON_JOB=true
# Remove or change value if you don't want the rankings job running
START_RANKINGS_JOB=true
# Optional. Backup for neynar. Can be left blank

• Get Updated Rankings in your DB

pnpm run scrape

• Run the bot

pnpm run dev

If you don't have a signer uuid, you can get one with the following steps:

• Updated .env file with the mnemonic of the bot account.

...other variables
FARCASTER_DEVELOPER_MNEMONIC=<your_farcaster_developer_mnemonic>

• Install some more dependencies

pnpm install @farcaster/hub-nodejs @neynar/nodejs-sdk viem

• Generate Signer UUID

pnpm run generate

• Navigate to the generated file signerUuid.json

{
  "signer_uuid": <your-generated-uuid>,
  "public_key": <your-public-key>,
  "status": "pending_approval",
  "signer_approval_url": "https://client.warpcast.com/deeplinks/signed-key-request?token=<your-token>"
}

• Copy the signer_approval_url

• Open the link in your mobile browser on a device with the warpcast app installed and the account ()

• Approve the request

• Copy the signer_uuid from the url

• Paste the signer_uuid as the value of SIGNER_UUIDin the .env file

• Run the bot

pnpm run dev