hn2kindle

A web app to convert a Hacker News post and comments into an e-book, and send it directly to your kindle device or app.

Installation

1. Install Python 3

2. Install the required packages pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Either create a settings.cfg file of the format:

    [auth]
    username=johndoe@gmail.com
    password=hunter2
    [smtp]
    server=smtp.gmail.com
    port=587
   

or create environment variables for SMTP_USERNAME,SMTP_PASSWORD, SMTP_SERVER, SMTP_PORT. 4. Run the app python hn2kindle.py

Usage

You need to add hn2kindle to your approved Kindle e-mail senders. To do this:

1. Visit Manage Your Content and Devices page.
2. Go to "Your Account", select "Manage Your Content and Devices" and then select "Personal Document Settings".
3. Under "Approved Personal Document E-mail List" click on "Add a new approved e-mail address".
4. Add "hn2kindle@gmail.com" and select "Add Address".

TODO

• support both comment styles

• get content from posts with external URLs

• basic support for multiple posts (top posts from last X days)

• get real domain / email address on that domain

• Maybe: ability to subscribe?