Get notified on new releases of your starred & watched repos.
# go get this repo
go get -u github.com/leonklingele/github-release-checker
# .. and cd into it
cd $GOPATH/src/github.com/leonklingele/github-release-checker
# Install config file to $HOME/.github-release-checker/config.toml
make config
# .. and edit it at will
# I recommend to not enable "mail" on the first run as it will
# most likely spam your inbox.
$EDITOR $HOME/.github-release-checker/config.toml
# Finally start the app
github-release-checkerMy current configuration:
[checker]
# How frequently to run the check
interval = "5m"
# Number of scraping workers to spawn
workers = 10
[checker.db]
path = "$HOME/.github-release-checker/sqlite.db"
[checker.repositories]
# Repos to ignore
ignored = [
"vim/vim",
]
# Repos to mark as "important". This is useful to e.g. send push
# notification emails for releases of certain repos.
important = [
"git/git",
"golang/go",
"libressl-portable/openbsd",
"libressl-portable/portable",
"nginx/nginx",
"openssh/openssh-portable",
"openssl/openssl",
"openvpn/openvpn",
]
[checker.github]
# Your Github username
user = "leonklingele"
# Your Github access token. Only "public access" must be granted.
# Generate a token here: https://github.com/settings/tokens
token = ".."
[mail]
# Whether to send email notifications on new releases
enabled = true
# Number of mail workers
workers = 5
# Whether to accept untrusted certificates
insecure = true
# How to connect to the mail server
host = "localhost"
port = 25
user = ""
pswd = ""
# Sender address
from = "[email protected]"
# Recipient addresses
to = [ "[email protected]" ]
# Recipient addresses for "important" releases, e.g. a Boxcar
# email address: https://boxcar.io/
important_to = [ "[email protected]" ]
# Subject template
subject = "New release of $fullName"
# Body template
body = "New release of $url : $version"