Stefan

Creator of Botwiki and Botmakers, Botwiki editor, and Botmakers community manager.

Hi!

My name is Stefan [stefn] and I'm Botwiki editor-in-chief and Botmakers community manager. I also wrote the first 32 issues of Bot! zine.

You can reach me at stefan@botwiki.org, on Twitter, or check out fourtonfish.com for more of my personal projects.

My blog posts

Five years of Botwiki

Happy birthday, Botwiki!

Glitch banning use of pinging services

An end of an era, yet again.

Poll: The cost of botmaking

How much does it cost to host a creative bot?

Bot tributes

Art, games, and other creative projects inspired by bots.

New category: non-English bots

You can now browse non-English bots on Botwiki by language 🇫🇷🇩🇪🇪🇸🇫🇮

Follow @newonbotwiki to see what’s new on Botwiki

See what's new on Botwiki.

My bots

Views from New York

Views from the great city of NYC 🗽

New on Botwiki

See what's new on Botwiki! Yes, this very site.

Hello, world!

Hello from around the world.

Untitled Artist

A generative art bot inspired by the work of Mark Rothko and Benjamin Kovach.

@southpoleviews

Views from the South Pole.

rain.gif

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My resources

Introduction to Mastodon bots

A beginner's guide to making bots that run on Mastodon.

How to use cron-job.org to run your bots hosted on Glitch

Using cron-job.org to periodically wake up your Glitch-hosted bots.

Creative Bots: Project Template

Starter project for making creative online bots.

How to Make a Mastodon Bot: The Definitive Guide

Learn how to make creative Mastodon bots with Botwiki.

How to make a Mastodon (botsin.space) app/bot

Step-by-step guide on creating a bot app on botsin.space.

How to create a Twitter app

First step in the journey of making your own Twitter bot.

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