txtrex

Publish a "blog" using DNS TXT records.

Install:

Clone the repo:

$ git clone https://github.com/hiway/txtrex.git

Install (pip):
```
$ cd txtrex
$ pip install -e .
```
Alternative Install (setup.py):
```
$ cd txtrex
$ python setup.py install
```

Run:

Run with default port (10053), in repository root or ensure that the posts directory exists in the current working directory:
```
$ txtrex
```
Run with specified port:
```
$ txtrex --port 1053
```

Examples:

View latest post:

$ dig @127.0.0.1 -p 10053 TXT +short rex.latest
"# Hello"
"This is a test."

See recent posts:

$ dig @127.0.0.1 -p 10053 TXT +short rex.index
"Latest: rex.latest"
"Recent:"
"   rex.hello"
"   rex.trying.something.silly"

Read a specific post:

$ dig @127.0.0.1 -p 10053 TXT +short rex.trying.something.silly
"# Woohoo!"
"This actually works?!"

Comment on a post (comments are readable by admin only):

$ dig @127.0.0.1 -p 10053 TXT +short rex.trying.something.silly.comment.this.is.going.too.far
"Posted:"
"this is going too far"

Search for a post: [Not Implemented Yet]

$ dig @127.0.0.1 -p 10053 TXT +short rex.search.silly
"# Search results for: silly"
"rex.trying.something.silly # Woohoo!"

Why?

I... needed something to break the coder's block, hence picked something I had not tried before: Twisted. Impressed with the simplicity, decided to build something outrageous to get the creative juices flowing. Here it is :)