MYZO PLUS

job alerts on autopilot

Fresh developer jobs from four sources, formatted and posted to a public Telegram channel every hour. No server, no laptop left running: GitHub Actions does the work and cron-job.org pulls the trigger.

Built by Abdul Latheef J.

Join the channel · Run it · How a job gets posted · Limitations

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How a job gets posted

#	Step	What happens
1	Trigger	cron-job.org calls the GitHub API every hour and starts the workflow.
2	Fetch	jobs.js pulls from four sources in parallel. If one source fails, the others still run.
3	Filter	Keeps jobs posted in the last LOOKBACK_HOURS, removes duplicates by link, sorts newest first, caps at MAX_JOBS.
4	Post	Each job is sent to the Telegram channel as one formatted message.

No server. No database. No npm dependencies. Just Node 20's built-in fetch.

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What the channel looks like

💼 Senior Frontend Developer

🏢 Company: Example Corp
📍 Location: Remote
💰 Salary: USD 80,000 - 120,000
🛠 Skills / Category: React, TypeScript
🔗 Apply: https://example.com/jobs/123

The title is bold in Telegram. Any field a source does not provide shows as Not mentioned.

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Sources

Source	Type	Focus
We Work Remotely	RSS	Remote jobs
RemoteOK	JSON API	Remote tech jobs
Jobicy	JSON API	Remote jobs
Adzuna	JSON API (free key)	India jobs (developer, fresher, React, Node, JavaScript)

Adding a source means writing one function that returns jobs in the same shape and adding it to the SOURCES list in jobs.js.

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Repo layout

Path	Contents
jobs.js	Fetches, filters, formats and posts. Single file, nothing to install.
.github/workflows/jobs.yml	GitHub Actions workflow that runs jobs.js. Started through workflow_dispatch by cron-job.org.

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Run it

1. Telegram

1. Open @BotFather in Telegram, send /newbot, and copy the bot token.
2. Create a public channel and note its username (for example @myzopluse_io).
3. Add the bot to the channel as an admin with Post Messages enabled.

2. Adzuna

Register at developer.adzuna.com to get an Application ID and Application Key.

3. Repository secrets

In your repo: Settings → Secrets and variables → Actions → New repository secret.

Secret	Value
TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN	Token from BotFather
TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID	Channel username, for example @myzopluse_io
ADZUNA_APP_ID	Adzuna Application ID
ADZUNA_APP_KEY	Adzuna Application Key

Never commit tokens to the repo. They live only in Secrets.

4. Run it once by hand

Actions → Job Alerts → Run workflow. Open the run and check the post step log. You should see one jobs fetched line per source.

For a first test, temporarily set LOOKBACK_HOURS to 24 so there is something to post, then set it back to 1.

5. Automate it with cron-job.org

GitHub's own scheduler can run late or skip runs, so an external cron triggers the workflow instead.

1. Create a fine-grained GitHub token: only this repository, permission Actions: Read and write.
2. In cron-job.org, create a cronjob:

Field	Value
URL	https://api.github.com/repos/<your-username>/<your-repo>/actions/workflows/jobs.yml/dispatches
Schedule	Every hour
Method	POST
Body	{"ref":"main"}
Header	Authorization: Bearer <your GitHub token>
Header	Accept: application/vnd.github+json
Header	Content-Type: application/json

3. Use Test run. A 204 No Content response means GitHub accepted the trigger and a new run appears under Actions.

Run locally

Needs Node 18 or newer.

export TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN=your_token
export TELEGRAM_CHAT_ID=@your_channel
export ADZUNA_APP_ID=your_app_id
export ADZUNA_APP_KEY=your_app_key
node jobs.js

On Windows PowerShell, set each one with $env:NAME="value" instead of export.

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Configuration

Set at the top of jobs.js:

Setting	Default	Meaning
MAX_JOBS	10	Most jobs posted in one run.
LOOKBACK_HOURS	1	Only jobs published within this window are posted. Match it to how often the cron runs.
SOURCES	4 sources	List of sources to fetch from.

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Limitations, honestly

• Time window, not a ledger. The script does not remember what it posted. If a run is delayed past the window, a job can be missed; widening the window causes repeats.
• Missing fields. Not every job lists location, salary or skills. Adzuna may return estimated salaries, which are labelled (estimated).
• No Naukri, LinkedIn or Indeed. They have no free official API, and scraping them goes against their rules.
• Adzuna free tier is limited (roughly 1,000 calls a month at the time of writing). One call per hourly run stays under that. Check Adzuna's terms.
• Telegram only. WhatsApp Channels have no official API for automated posting.

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Roadmap

• Remember posted jobs (a seen list) instead of relying on a time window
• Cap jobs per source so one source cannot fill a whole run
• More India-focused sources
• Optional filters (fresher roles, location)

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Links

Telegram channel	https://t.me/myzopluse_io
Repository	https://github.com/Abdullatheef01/Myzo_Plus
Author	Abdul Latheef J

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Credits

Job data from We Work Remotely, RemoteOK, Jobicy and Adzuna. Jobs by Adzuna.