How_to_Windows.md

Installation guide for windows:

1. Install python:

• Download and install newest version of python (if you do the custom install don't forget to install the pip tool)
• recommended path C:\Program Files (x86)\

https://www.python.org/downloads/release/python-361/

2. Set python evironment:

• Open Control Panel » System » Advanced » Environment Variables.
• Click New and type the path where you have installed Python + /Scripts
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Python36-32\Scripts

3. Simple setup:

• Download (or clone) the repository
• Go to the scripts folder
• Right click on "windows.ps1" and select "Run as administrator"

3. Advanced setup:

Install Selenium

• Go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Python36-32\Scripts
• press Shift + Right click and open command window (with admin rights !!) and type
• pip install selenium
• python -m pip install pyvirtualdisplay
• py get-pip.py

Download the GUI (optional)

• Download the zip-File from the GUI-tool-for-InstaPy-script
• follow the install instructions on this page
• don't forget to copy the *.exe files in the folder InstaPy-master

https://github.com/Nemixalone/GUI-tool-for-InstaPy-script

Download the latest chromedriver

• Download the newest chrom driver
• copy it in the folder \assets

https://sites.google.com/a/chromium.org/chromedriver/downloads

4. Edit the instapy.py file

• Open file instapy.py an disabling the clarifai import
• comment the line "from clarifai.client import ClarifaiApi"

from clarifai.client import ClarifaiApi

5. Starting the script

• Start the Gui by clicking at the file InstaPy.exe

• Insert your parameters and press run

• After the first run the file quickstart.py is filled with your parameters

• now you can edit them manually in a editor (e.g. notepad pro)

Now you can also start the script by opening a command window and running start.bat