Fix bot verification

Dockerfile

@@ -19,13 +19,16 @@ RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/var/cache/apt/ \
 
 WORKDIR /app/
 
+# Create the VERSION file directly in the final stage
+RUN echo "dockerfile-build-$(date +%Y%m%d)" > VERSION
+
 COPY hotspot-entrypoint.sh docker-healthcheck.sh /
 
 COPY --from=build /app/build/libs/piped-1.0-all.jar /app/piped.jar
 
-COPY VERSION .
+# COPY VERSION . # Remove or comment out this line
 
 EXPOSE 8080
 
 HEALTHCHECK --interval=30s --timeout=10s --start-period=30s --retries=3 CMD /docker-healthcheck.sh
-ENTRYPOINT ["/hotspot-entrypoint.sh"]
+ENTRYPOINT ["/hotspot-entrypoint.sh"]

README.md

@@ -1,3 +1,46 @@
+# How to Use
+
+This is a temporary hack to fix new videos not appearing on the feed.
+
+1. Follow self-hosting instructions [here](https://docs.piped.video/docs/self-hosting/) up to `cd Piped-Docker`.
+2. Inside `Piped-Docker/template`, modify the relevant template with the following:
+```dockerfile
+    piped: # This is the backend service
+        # image: 1337kavin/piped:latest # Removed this line
+        build: # Build the image with the workaround
+            context: https://github.com/firejoust/Piped-Backend.git # Tells docker-compose where to get the source
+            dockerfile: Dockerfile # Specifies the Dockerfile within the context
+```
+3. Append the following to `Piped-Docker/config/config.properties`:
+```sh
+# Enable feed polling workaround
+ENABLE_FEED_POLLING=true
+POLLING_INTERVAL_MINUTES=15
+POLLING_FETCH_LIMIT_PER_CHANNEL=10
+FEED_RETENTION=30
+```
+4. After running `./configure-instance.sh` and selecting the relevant template, run the following to start the container:
+```sh
+sudo DOCKER_BUILDKIT=1 docker-compose up -d
+```
+
+### Workaround Configuration (`config.properties`)
+
+*   **`ENABLE_FEED_POLLING`**:
+    *   Set to `true` to enable the backend to periodically check subscribed channels for new videos, bypassing PubSub. Set to `false` (default) to disable this polling.
+
+*   **`POLLING_INTERVAL_MINUTES`**:
+    *   Specifies how often (in minutes) the backend should perform the polling cycle for all subscribed channels. Default: `15`.
+
+*   **`POLLING_FETCH_LIMIT_PER_CHANNEL`**:
+    *   Limits how many of the *most recent* videos are checked for each channel during a polling cycle. Helps improve performance and reduce load. Default: `10`.
+
+*   **`FEED_RETENTION`**:
+    *   Determines how many days old a video can be and still be added to the feed database (by polling or PubSub). Also affects how long videos are kept before cleanup. Default: `30`.
+
+# README.md:
+
+```markdown
 # Piped-Backend
 
 An advanced open-source privacy friendly alternative to YouTube, crafted with the help of [NewPipeExtractor](https://github.com/TeamNewPipe/NewPipeExtractor).
@@ -9,3 +52,4 @@ An advanced open-source privacy friendly alternative to YouTube, crafted with th
 ## Community Projects
 
 -   See https://github.com/TeamPiped/Piped#made-with-piped
+```