6.1: Enable X/Twitter accounts

To find your X/Twitter username, follow these steps:

1. Open X/Twitter and log in to your account.
2. Click on your profile picture in the top right corner to open the dropdown menu.
3. Select “Profile” from the dropdown menu.
4. Your username will be displayed on your profile page, right below your display name. It is the text that starts with ”@”.
5. When entering your username in the .env file, do not include the ”@” symbol.

Note: If your username or password contains special characters, you may need to enclose them in quotes or escape the special characters in the .env file to ensure they are interpreted correctly.

When you enter an array of usernames and passwords, each time there is a call or a request to your miner, it will loop through each account per request. Once a request is successful, a cookie will be created under ~/.masa.

Here is a step-by-step explanation of how cookies are generated with various accounts:

1. Account Rotation: The scraper will rotate through the list of provided X/Twitter accounts for each request. This helps in distributing the load and avoiding rate limits or bans on a single account.
2. Successful Request: When a request is made using an account and it is successful, the scraper will generate a session cookie for that account.
3. Cookie Storage: The generated cookie will be stored in the ~/.masa directory. This cookie will be used for subsequent requests to maintain the session and avoid repeated logins.
4. Handling Failures: If an account fails (e.g., due to rate limiting or incorrect credentials), the scraper will move to the next account in the list and attempt the request again.
5. Cookie Expiry: Cookies have an expiry time. The scraper will automatically handle cookie expiration by generating a new cookie when the old one expires.

This mechanism ensures that the scraper can continuously operate by rotating through multiple accounts and maintaining active sessions using cookies.

Disabling Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) on your X/Twitter accounts is crucial to avoid login issues during the scraping process. Follow these steps to disable 2FA:

1. Open X/Twitter and log in to your account.
2. Click on your profile picture in the top right corner to open the dropdown menu.
3. Select “Settings and privacy” from the dropdown menu.
4. In the “Settings” section, click on “Security and account access”.
5. Click on “Security”.
6. Under “Two-factor authentication”, you will see the methods you have enabled (e.g., Text message, Authentication app, Security key).
7. Disable all the enabled methods by unchecking them or following the prompts to turn them off.

Note: Disabling 2FA reduces the security of your X/Twitter account. Ensure that you are comfortable with this change and understand the risks involved.