ansible-nitter

A simple Ansible playbook that sets up and configures a fully functional Nitter server (Nitter + Redis + Caddy w/ HTTPS).

This playbook was used to set up the Unofficial Bird public Nitter instances:

• https://unofficialbird.com (🇺🇸)
• https://canada.unofficialbird.com (🇨🇦)
• https://india.unofficialbird.com (🇮🇳)
• https://nederland.unofficialbird.com (🇳🇱)
• https://singapore.unofficialbird.com (🇸🇬)
• https://uk.unofficialbird.com (🇬🇧)

Setup Instructions

1. Launch a Ubuntu 22.04 VPS and point a domain or subdomain to its new IP.
2. Install Ansible (unless you already have it!).
3. Clone this repo.
4. Copy and modify the example inventory file:
   • cp inventory.example inventory && vim inventory
     • Change 123.456.789.012 to the IP of your new Ubuntu 22.04 server.
     • Change the nitter_hostname value to the domain or subdomain you've chosen.
     • Change the hmac_key value to something random. Let your cat walk on your keyboard, or use the output from something like openssl rand -hex 32.
5. Run the Ansible playbook:
   • ansible-playbook -i inventory playbook.yml
6. Visit your new Nitter instance!