📱 GitHub Mobile Notifications Setup

📱 GitHub Mobile Notifications Setup

Your daily article automation now uses GitHub notifications instead of email! You’ll receive notifications directly in your GitHub mobile app.

🚀 How It Works

Every day at 9:00 AM UTC, the system will:

  1. ✅ Generate a new UX article
  2. ✅ Publish it to your blog
  3. ✅ Create a GitHub issue with article details
  4. ✅ Send you a mobile notification via GitHub app

📱 What You’ll Receive

You’ll get a GitHub issue notification on your phone with:

📝 New Article Published: 10 Essential Prototyping Tips Every Designer Should Know

🎉 Daily Article Published!

📋 Article Details
- Title: 10 Essential Prototyping Tips Every Designer Should Know
- Topic: Prototyping
- Template: tips
- URL: https://haiderali.co/2024/01/15/10-essential-prototyping-tips-every-designer-should-know/
- Published: 2024-01-15 09:00:00

🔗 Quick Links
- 📖 Read Article
- 📁 View File
- 🏠 Blog Home

⚙️ Setup (2 minutes)

1. Enable GitHub Notifications

The system uses the built-in GITHUB_TOKEN from GitHub Actions, so no additional setup needed!

2. Configure Mobile Notifications

Make sure you have notifications enabled in your GitHub mobile app:

iOS:

  • Settings → Notifications → GitHub → Allow Notifications ✅

Android:

  • Settings → Apps → GitHub → Notifications → Allow ✅

3. Test It Now

You can test the system immediately:

  1. Go to GitHub Actions in your repository
  2. Find “Daily Article Generator” workflow
  3. Click “Run workflow” to test manually

🎯 Benefits of GitHub Notifications

  • ✅ No email passwords needed - Uses GitHub’s built-in token
  • ✅ Mobile notifications - Get notified on your phone
  • ✅ Rich formatting - Beautiful issue with links and details
  • ✅ Clickable links - Direct access to article and files
  • ✅ Issue tracking - Keep history of all published articles
  • ✅ Labels - Automatic categorization by topic

🔍 Viewing Notifications

On Mobile:

  • Open GitHub app
  • Check notifications tab
  • Tap on the issue to see full details

On Desktop:

  • Go to your repository
  • Click “Issues” tab
  • See all daily article notifications

🏷️ Issue Labels

Each notification issue gets automatic labels:

  • article - Identifies it as an article notification
  • automated - Shows it was generated automatically
  • daily-post - Marks it as a daily post
  • topic-[topic-name] - Categorizes by article topic

🔧 Troubleshooting

Not getting notifications?

  1. Check GitHub mobile app notification settings
  2. Verify you’re following your own repository
  3. Check GitHub Actions logs for any errors

Want to change notification method?

  • Edit scripts/github_notifications.py
  • Modify the notification format or add other methods

🎉 You’re All Set!

The system is now configured to send you GitHub mobile notifications every day at 9:00 AM UTC with your new article details. No email setup required!

Need help? Check the GitHub Actions logs or the detailed documentation in scripts/README.md