GitHub - dnldsht/kindle-digest: Kindle Digest is a tool that allows you to read Hacker News and newsletters on your Kindle

Kindle Digest is a tool that allows you to read Hacker News and newsletters on your Kindle. It fetches the latest content, formats it into a Kindle-friendly format, and sends it directly to your device. Stay updated with your favorite news and articles, all in the convenience of your Kindle. Inspired by hn-kindle

Features

Fetches the latest Hacker News articles.
Supports various newsletters. (Coming soon™)
Formats content for optimal reading on Kindle.
Automatically sends the formatted content to your Kindle device.

Architecture

Setup

AWS

Configure SES for sending emails link
Configure the lambda

yarn build:lambda-layer
# upload the zip file to to create a new lambda layer

yarn build:lambda
# upload the zip file to create a new lambda function

Configure SES for sending emails link
Invoke a Lambda function on a schedule link
Configure the environment variables in the Lambda function (see below)

Deploy on your own machine

Install the dependencies

Configure the environment variables
Implement your own email sending service (if you don't want to use SES or SendGrid)
Run the script

Configuration

Create the file .env in the root of this repo, and put the following in it:

HN_COUNT=10       # how many articles to put in, defaults to 5
MAILTO=           # your Kindle's email address
MAILFROM=         # what address to send from - this will need to be approved in your Amazon settings

TEMP_DIR=output/tmp/ # temporary directory for epub generation
OUTPUT_DIR=output/   # output directory for the epub file
CLEANUP=true         # whether to clean up the output files after sending

# SES settings
MAIL_PROVIDER=ses
AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID= # AWS access key
AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY= # AWS secret key
AWS_REGION=us-west-2 # AWS region

# SendGrid settings
MAIL_PROVIDER=sendgrid
SENDGRID_API_KEY= # SendGrid API key you get when setting up

NOTE: your MAILFROM must be an email approved in your Amazon settings.

Example

Check the generated epub or the html file.