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+# fedidel
+`fedidel` is a bot that tracks and auto-deletes on Mastodon/Pleroma accounts according to a set maximum age. Tracking multiple instances simultaneously is possible. It will permanently retain statuses favourited by the account that posted them. Reblogs are treated as favourites and are permanently retained. Once a status is flagged for retention, the bot will not check it again.
+
+## Installation (Linux)
+
+#### Obtain root login shell
+```
+sudo -i
+```
+
+#### Download fedidel and make user account
+```
+git clone https://git.thj.no/thor/fedidel.git /usr/local/lib/fedidel
+useradd -d /usr/local/lib/fedidel -M -s /bin/bash -U fedidel
+chown -R fedidel.fedidel /usr/local/lib/fedidel
+```
+
+#### Create configuration
+```
+cd /usr/local/lib/fedidel
+cp config.example.json config.json
+editor config.json
+```
+
+#### Install systemd service
+```
+ln -s fedidel.service /etc/systemd/system/fedidel.service
+systemctl enable fedidel
+systemctl start fedidel
+```
+
+#### Management
+```
+# Restart service
+systemctl restart fedidel
+
+# Check service status
+systemctl status fedidel
+
+# Monitor log output
+journalctl -t fedidel -f
+```
+
+## Maintainer
+
+The maintainer can be contacted at `@thor@pl.thj.no`.
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