canvas-subscriber

Auto fetch / pull canvas files / modules

Setup

1. Install dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

2. Configure environment variables:

cp .env.example .env
# Edit .env with your Canvas API token and email settings

3. Get your Canvas API token:
   • Log into Canvas
   • Go to Account → Settings
   • Scroll to "Approved Integrations"
   • Click "+ New Access Token"
   • Copy the generated token to .env

Usage

Run the subscriber:

python main.py

To run automatically, set up a cron job (Linux/Mac) or Task Scheduler (Windows):

# Run every hour
0 * * * * cd /path/to/canvas-subscriber && python main.py

Features

• Choose which courses to track from enrolled Canvas courses
• Downloads new files from newly published modules
• Email notifications for new module publications
• Tracks downloaded files to avoid duplicates