chore: update readme instructions and example config

README.md

@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 This is the default server running at [https://ayo.ayco.io](https://ayco.io). Its main responsibility is serving static files generated with Astro SSG which I maintain in a [separate project](https://ayco.io/sh/ayco.io-astro). The generated files from that project will populate a `dist` directory in here, which will then be served as-is.
 
 Additional features are:
+
 1. attach [/threads](https://ayco.io/sh/threads) flask blueprint behind `/threads` route
 1. perf monitoring and error tracking with [sentry.io](https://sentry.io)
 
@@ -38,13 +39,17 @@ Additional features are:
    # activate python env:
    $ . .venv/bin/activate
 
-    # install wheel:
+   # install dependencies:
    (.venv)$ python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
 
+   # create configuration from example config file
+   (.venv)$ cp ./example_config.json ./config.json
+
    # rejoice!
    ```
 
 3. To start development, run the following:
+
    ```bash
    (.venv)$ flask --app web.py --debug run
    ```
@@ -53,7 +58,7 @@ Additional features are:
 
 4. Populate a `dist` directory with static files (e.g., `*.html` for pages). Currently I generate static files in a separate [Astro site project](https://ayco.io/sh/ayco.io-astro) -- see instructions on how to set it up separately, run the build script and copy the `dist` here.
 
-4. After development session, deactivate the python env
+5. After development session, deactivate the python env
    ```bash
    (.venv)$ deactivate
    ```

example_config.json

@@ -8,9 +8,12 @@
   "APPS": {
     "threads": {
       "site_name": "Thoughts",
-      "title":"Thoughts",
+      "title": "Thoughts",
       "description": "Hand-picked public posts from my social feed",
-      "server" : "https://social.ayco.io"
+      "server": "https://social.ayco.io",
+      "user": "user@mastodon.social",
+      "password": "ultraelectromagneticpassword",
+      "secret_file": "threads-masto-client.secret"
     }
   },
   "CACHE_TYPE": "SimpleCache",
@@ -21,4 +24,3 @@
     "year": "2022"
   }
 }
-