ScoutBot — Welcome Email (Monthly) #13

	name: ScoutBot — Welcome Email (Every 2 Days)

	# Sends the welcome/intro email to all unique subscribers every 2 days at 8AM Lagos time.
	# Lagos is UTC+1, so 08:00 Lagos = 07:00 UTC.
	# Runs on odd days of the month (1,3,5,...) — effectively every 2 days.
	# Can also be triggered manually from the GitHub Actions tab.

	on:
	schedule:
	- cron: '0 7 1,3,5,7,9,11,13,15,17,19,21,23,25,27,29,31 * *'
	workflow_dispatch:

	jobs:
	send-welcome:
	runs-on: ubuntu-latest
	timeout-minutes: 120

	steps:
	- name: Check out code
	uses: actions/checkout@v4

	- name: Set up Python 3.11
	uses: actions/setup-python@v5
	with:
	python-version: '3.11'
	cache: 'pip'

	- name: Install dependencies
	run: pip install -r requirements.txt

	- name: Restore Google service account JSON
	run: \|
	echo "${{ secrets.GOOGLE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_JSON_B64 }}" \| base64 -d > service_account.json

	- name: Build .env file from secrets
	run: \|
	cat > .env <<EOF
	SENDER_EMAIL=${{ secrets.SENDER_EMAIL }}
	GMAIL_APP_PASSWORD=${{ secrets.GMAIL_APP_PASSWORD }}
	SPREADSHEET_ID=${{ secrets.SPREADSHEET_ID }}
	FORM_SHEET_ID=1dFcnVvQjWkuYhN1rplICTY0j88KgvGqQ3FzYId2ru4s
	GOOGLE_SERVICE_ACCOUNT_JSON=service_account.json
	EOF

	- name: Send welcome email to all subscribers
	run: python welcome.py

	- name: Upload logs as artifact (for debugging)
	if: always()
	uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
	with:
	name: welcome-logs
	path: \|
	scoutbot.log
	if-no-files-found: ignore
	retention-days: 7

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