LikedIn

Weekend Project: LinkedIn Post Liker Slack Bot

DANGER DANGER

My account has been restricted after developing and extensively testing this, since it uses puppeteer and I believe this whole project violates LinkedIn's terms of service.

USE AT YOUR OWN RISK

Description

This Slack bot allows users to automatically like LinkedIn posts directly from Slack. It uses a combination of Slack's Bolt framework, Puppeteer for web automation, and SQLite for data storage.

Features

• Slack command to share LinkedIn posts
• Automatic liking of shared LinkedIn posts
• Secure storage of LinkedIn authentication cookies
• Error handling and logging

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v14 or later)
• pnpm
• A Slack workspace with bot permissions
• LinkedIn account

Installation

1. Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/yourusername/linkedin-post-liker-slack-bot.git cd linkedin-post-liker-slack-bot

2. Install dependencies: pnpm install

3. Set up environment variables: Create a .env file in the root directory and add the following:

SLACK_BOT_TOKEN=your_slack_bot_token 
SLACK_SIGNING_SECRET=your_slack_signing_secret 
SLACK_APP_TOKEN=your_slack_app_token 
ENCRYPTION_KEY=your_encryption_key

Usage with Docker Compose

1. Make sure you have Docker and Docker Compose installed on your system.

2. Build and start the containers: docker-compose up --build

3. The bot should now be running and connected to your Slack workspace.

4. To stop the bot, use: docker-compose down

5. If you need to view the logs, use: docker-compose logs

6. To run the bot in detached mode (in the background), use: docker-compose up -d

7. In Slack, use the following commands:

• /set-linkedin-cookie to set your LinkedIn authentication cookie: li_at retrieved from your browser
• /likedin [LinkedIn post URL] to share a LinkedIn post

Project Structure

• app.ts: Main application file
• slackHandlers.ts: Slack event handlers
• db.ts: Database operations
• liker.ts: LinkedIn post liking functionality
• logger.ts: Logging configuration

Todo:

• Research how to puppeteer more stealthily to prevent account restriction
• Add 'Like Success!' Slack message
• Replace default app bot avatar

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

Acknowledgments

• Slack Bolt Framework
• Puppeteer
• SQLite
• Docker