LINKEDIN POST SCHEDULER 🚀

A Flask-based LinkedIn automation tool with AI-generated content, email approvals, and scheduled posting.

This application automates daily LinkedIn content posting using Flask and Cohere AI. It allows users to:
✅ Schedule posts based on their chosen days
✅ Generate AI-powered content using Cohere
✅ Receive an approval email before posting
✅ Post content automatically on approval

📌 FEATURES

🕒 Automated LinkedIn Posting
📅 Custom Scheduling for Posts
🤖 AI-Powered Content Generation (via Cohere AI)
📧 Email Approval Before Posting
🔗 Seamless LinkedIn API Integration

🔧 SETUP AND INSTALLATION

1. Git clone the repository via repository url.

2. Create a virtual environment with venv inside folder Project-gen.

  python - m venv venv

3. Activate it:

• Windows:
    venv\Scripts\activate
• Mac/Linux:
    source venv/bin/activate

4. Install the Required Dependencies.

  pip install -r requirements.txt

5. Configure Environment Variables.

  Inside Project-gen/backend/, there is an .env file kindly configure it first.

6. Set Up the Database

• Navigate to backend/:
    cd backend
  
• Initialize Alembic Migrations:
    flask db init
    * if you dont find a folder instance with database.db create one mannual now.
  
• Create Migration File:
    flask db migrate -m "Initial Migration"
  
• Apply Migrations:
    flask db upgrade
  

7. Run the Flask Application

• Ensure you're inside backend/:
    cd backend
    python app.py
  The app will start running on http://127.0.0.1:5000/

🔥 USAGE GUIDE

1. Login via LinkedIn
2. Visit http://127.0.0.1:5000/
3. Click "Login with LinkedIn"
4. Authenticate & get redirected to the dashboard
5. Update Topics & Schedule
6. Navigate to /dashboard
7. Update Topics & Days for Scheduling
8. Click Save
9. Approve & Publish LinkedIn Posts
10. You’ll receive an approval email with a button
11. Click Approve to post automatically on LinkedIn

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