diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 8ae5d09..e672122 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -31,41 +31,7 @@ I am not responsible for any misuse or unauthorized use of the scraped data. It **Providing Environment Variables:** -* **Windows:** - - Open a command prompt and navigate to the directory containing the executable. - - Set environment variables before running the program using the `set` command. For example: - ```bash - set DB_NAME=my_data.json BOT_TOKEN=your_telegram_bot_token TAG=important_data CHANNEL_NUMID=1234567890 ADMIN_NUMID=9876543210 - your_project_name.exe - ``` -* **macOS/Linux:** - - Open a terminal and navigate to the directory containing the executable. - - Set environment variables before running the program using the `export` command. For example: - ```bash - export DB_NAME=my_data.json BOT_TOKEN=your_telegram_bot_token TAG=important_data CHANNEL_NUMID=1234567890 ADMIN_NUMID=9876543210 - ./your_project_name - ``` - -**Replace `your_project_name` with the actual name of the downloaded executable file and your own environment variable values.** - -### Using `dotnet run` - -1. Ensure you have .NET 8 installed on your system. -2. Open a terminal and navigate to the root directory of your project where the `.csproj` file resides. - -**Providing Environment Variables:** - -There are two ways to provide environment variables when using `dotnet run`: - -**A. Using the `DOTNET_VARIABLES` environment variable:** - - Set the `DOTNET_VARIABLES` environment variable to a semicolon-separated list of key-value pairs for your environment variables. For example: - - ```bash - export DOTNET_VARIABLES="DB_NAME=my_data.json;BOT_TOKEN=your_telegram_bot_token;TAG=important_data;CHANNEL_NUMID=1234567890;ADMIN_NUMID=9876543210" - dotnet run - ``` -**B. Using a `.env` file:** +**Using a `.env` file:** 1. Create a file named .env in the root directory of your project. 2. Add each environment variable on a separate line in the format KEY=VALUE. For example: ``` @@ -75,8 +41,10 @@ TAG=important_data CHANNEL_NUMID=1234567890 ADMIN_NUMID=9876543210 ``` -3. Run the following command: +1. Run the following command: ```bash dotnet run +or +./mstdnCats ``` **Remember to replace `your_telegram_bot_token`, `my_data.json`, `important_data`, `1234567890`, and `9876543210` with your actual values.** \ No newline at end of file