jamesmawm / twitter-stream

A private Twitter newsfeed streaming server. Great for news you love.

twitter-stream

A private Twitter newsfeed streaming server. Great for news you love.

Requirements

• npm

Installing Dependencies

• From the root directory (where package.json is) run npm install. This will install all required node modules.

Configuration

Before starting the server, copy the .env.example file to .env and note the following variables:

• Your Twitter credentials (consumer key, access token and secret keys) This step is important!!!
• Host and port configuration
• Specify the words that you want to track in the track_list variable of dashboard.js.

Start the Server

• From command promopt (or Terminal), cd to the root directory and run node dashboard.js.
• From your browser, navigate to http://localhost:8081. And enjoy!

Tip

• Click on a news row to 'lock' and display on the top panel.
• Nothing is streaming? Check your Twitter credentials again.

Disclaimer:

• This is a fork of https://github.com/itwars/twitter-stream