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I use this tool to create an archive of my Mastodon posts and [syndicate them to my own site](https://garrido.io/microblog/), per IndieWeb's [PESOS philosophy](https://indieweb.org/PESOS).
## Install
## Table of contents
* [Installation](Installation)
* [Usage](#usage)
* [Environment variables](#environment-variables)
* [Examples](#examples)
* [Generating an entire archive](#generating-an-entire-archive)
* [Getting the latest posts](#getting-the-latest-posts)
* [Threading](#threading)
* [Orphaned posts](#orphaned-posts)
* [Templating](#templating)
* [Post](#post)
* [Filename](#filename)
* [Available functions and variables](#available-functions-and-variables)
* [Functions](#functions)
* [Variables](#variables)
* [Post media](#post-media)
* [Bundling](#bundling)
## Installation
[Go](https://go.dev/doc/install) is required for installation.
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Filter out posts whose visibility does not match the passed visibility value
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## Example
The only required flags for this program to work is `dist` and `user`. All other flags are there for Mastodon's API parameters, or to support more complex use cases. See the [examples](#examples) section.
### Environment variables
If the `MASTODON_AUTH_TOKEN` environment variable is set then this program will set the `Authorization` header for the statuses and statuses context API requests. This token only needs the `read:statuses` permission.
In the context of the statuses request, this allows you to fetch private statuses that only you can normally see. For example, if a post's visibility is set to "Followers only".
In the context of the status context request for [orphaned posts](#orphaned-posts), this allows you to fetch private statuses and surpass the limited amount of ancestors and descendants.
## Examples
I use this tool programatically, and I do not want to recreate the archive from scratch each time. I thread posts, exclude replies to others, exclude reblogs, and filter out any post that is not public.