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Hacker News File Extension Monitor

Continuously track Hacker News stories containing any file type.

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Hacker News File Extension Monitor

Overview

"A fully automated GitHub Action that monitors Hacker News every 15 minutes for stories containing files of any extension (PDF, ZIP, CSV, images, videos, etc.). Captures metadata including title, URL, file type, author, score, comments, and timestamp, and stores everything in PostgreSQL for research, trend analysis, and content aggregation."

Core Capabilities

Continuous monitoring of HN stories containing files
Title, URL, file extension, author, score & comments tracking
PostgreSQL sync (Neon/Supabase/RDS)
Automated GitHub Actions workflow
Content aggregation, OSS release detection, and trend analysis

Tech Stack

pythonpython
postgrespostgres
githubactionsgithubactions

Platforms

hackernews
github
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