ghost autoblogger bot

An automated Ghost CMS content generator that transforms the latest English AI news articles into engaging French content. This bot fetches current AI news, translates and adapts it into French using OpenAI's language models, and pairs it with relevant imagery from Unsplash to create draft posts for your Ghost blog.

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Ghost Autoblogger Bot 🤖

An automated content generation system for Ghost blogs that fetches AI news, translates them to French, and publishes them automatically using OpenAI’s GPT-4o.

Features

  • 🔄 Automatically fetches the latest AI news using NewsAPI
  • 🤖 Generates high-quality French articles using OpenAI’s GPT-4o
  • 🖼️ Adds relevant featured images from Unsplash
  • 📝 Saves articles locally as markdown files
  • 🚀 Publishes directly to your Ghost blog
  • ⏰ Runs on a schedule (default: twice daily at 7 AM and 7 PM)
  • 🏷️ Automatically adds relevant tags
  • 📊 Includes error handling and logging

Prerequisites

  • Node.js (v14 or higher)
  • A Ghost blog with Admin API access
  • API keys for:
    • OpenAI
    • NewsAPI
    • Unsplash
    • Ghost Content API
    • Ghost Admin API

Installation

  1. Clone the repository:
git clone https://github.com/Decryptu/ghost-autoblogger-bot.git
cd ghost-autoblogger-bot
  1. Install dependencies:
npm install
  1. Create a .env file in the root directory:
OPENAI_API_KEY=your_openai_key
GHOST_API_URL=your_ghost_url
GHOST_CONTENT_API_KEY=your_ghost_content_key
GHOST_ADMIN_API_KEY=your_ghost_admin_key
UNSPLASH_ACCESS_KEY=your_unsplash_key
NEWS_API_KEY=your_news_api_key

Usage

Local Development

Run the bot immediately:

node bot.js --run

Production Deployment

For production, it’s recommended to use PM2:

  1. Install PM2:
npm install -g pm2
  1. Start the bot:
pm2 start ecosystem.config.js
  1. Monitor the bot:
pm2 logs ghost-autoblogger

Configuration

Edit config.js to customize:

  • OpenAI model
  • Article prompt
  • Schedule timing
  • Default image URL
  • Author ID

File Structure

├── bot.js              # Main bot logic
├── config.js           # Configuration settings
├── ecosystem.config.js # PM2 configuration
├── .env               # Environment variables
└── generated_articles/ # Local storage for generated articles

Generated Content

Articles are saved in two places:

  1. Locally in the generated_articles folder as markdown files
  2. Published directly to your Ghost blog

Customization

Changing the Schedule

Edit CRON_SCHEDULE in config.js. Default is twice daily (0 7,19 * * *).

Modifying the Article Style

Edit ARTICLE_PROMPT in config.js to change the tone, style, or format of generated articles.

Changing Tags

Modify the tags array in the publishToGhost function in bot.js.

Error Handling

The bot includes comprehensive error handling for:

  • API failures
  • Network issues
  • Content generation errors
  • Image fetching issues
  • Publishing problems

All errors are logged to the console with detailed messages.

Contributing

  1. Fork the repository
  2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature)
  3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add amazing feature')
  4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/amazing-feature)
  5. Open a Pull Request

License

MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details

Support

For support, please open an issue in the GitHub repository.

Acknowledgments

  • OpenAI GPT-4o for content generation
  • Ghost for the amazing blogging platform
  • NewsAPI for news sources
  • Unsplash for images