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Social Harvest

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Spec sheet

Purpose
Social Harvest describes itself as an open-source social media analytics platform that harvests data from the web for analysis.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com
Deployment
The maker’s installation instructions require Go and describe building and running the harvester as a binary.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com
API
The harvester exposes configuration through an API, while the reporter returns harvested database information through a read-only API.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com
Support
The README directs users to GitHub issues for bug reports and to a Gitter channel or Twitter to ask questions or get help.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com
License
The software is publicly available under the GPLv3 license; the README says to contact the maker about other commercial licensing options.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com
Collection
The harvester gathers data from services including Twitter and Facebook, and can monitor keywords, URLs, and accounts.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com
Components
The platform comprises a harvester, a reporter API, and a browser-based dashboard for visualizations and reporting.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com
Configuration
Users configure territories and service API keys in a JSON configuration file; the README says the configuration is portable and does not require a web browser.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com
Dashboard
The dashboard repository describes a modular, extensible dashboard built with AngularJS, D3.js, and NVD3 to analyze harvested social data.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com
Database setup
For PostgreSQL harvesting, the README directs users to set up tables using SQL files in the scripts/postgresql directory.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com
Intended use
The README says Social Harvest is designed to gather data on its own without getting in the way of other applications.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com
Security and credentials
The README says users provide social-service access tokens in the configuration and that the REST API server currently has no OAuth support.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com
Storage and logs
The harvester can store data in a variety of data stores and write logs to disk for use by tools such as Fluentd.Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com

Plans and prices

GPLv3 open-source software Free Publicly available under GPLv3; commercial licensing options available by contacting the maker Read 5 Oct 2026 · github.com

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