NotGram

Library Setup Run

Every step, in order, starting with no accounts at all. Plan on about two hours. NotGram is already built, live and locked to your email. Everything you get along the way, you paste straight into NotGram, so nothing is left on the library computer.

0 done

! This may take two visits, and that's okay. Meta sometimes makes a brand-new Facebook account wait days before it can sign up as a developer, and nothing can be done about it on the spot. The red boxes below mark exactly where to stop if that happens. Bluesky, and anything else you finish, stays done.

Already live

Live, locked to your email, waiting for accounts

NotGram's address

https://atomic-poster.orbachmo.workers.dev

You get in with your Cloudflare login. No passphrase.

Before you go

At home

Each of these, if missed, can end the trip early.

1 · Start

At the library

Keep this checklist open on your phone and tick as you go. Do all the typing on the library computer.

2 · Bluesky

At the library

About 10 minutes, and it doesn't depend on Meta. By the end of this section NotGram can already post to Bluesky.

3 · Facebook account

At the library

Meta only lets you use its developer site with a Facebook account. This comes early because it's the step most likely to make you wait.

! Use your real name and real birthday, and make only one account. Meta suspends accounts that look fake, and a second account made after a problem breaks its rules.

■ Stop here with Meta if Facebook says your account is suspended, or asks for a video selfie or ID and the computer has no camera. Don't make another account. Go to section 9 and post a Bluesky-only test, then section 10, then tell Claude what the screen said.

4 · Sign up as a Meta developer

At the library

! Meta renames buttons often. If a button is worded a little differently (Next or Continue, for example), press the closest match. Meta is also renaming Accounts Center to Meta Account, so you may see either name.

■ Stop here with Meta if you see “we noticed you are using a device you don't usually use”, or “This service is not available to you right now. Try again in 24 to 48 hours.” Don't retry (retrying can make the wait longer), and don't make another account. Take a photo of the screen with your phone. Still do section 5, then post a Bluesky-only test (section 9) and do section 10. Come back in a few days, on the same computer if you can, and start again at section 4.

5 · Instagram and Threads accounts

At the library

Both must be public, and Instagram must be a Business account. A personal account can't post through NotGram.

■ If Instagram asks for a video selfie and the computer has no camera: stop Instagram and Threads for today, and don't make another account. If threads.com won't create a profile on the computer (it only offers “Scan to get the app”): skip Threads today, meaning step and all of section 8. Instagram and Bluesky still work. Tell Claude either way.

6 · Meta developer app

At the library

An app that exists only to let NotGram post as you. One app covers both Instagram and Threads.

7 · Instagram → NotGram

At the library

! If you press a Meta button and nothing opens, look at the right end of the address bar for a “Pop-up blocked” icon. Click it, choose “Always allow pop-ups and redirects from developers.facebook.com”, click Done, then press Meta's button again.

8 · Threads → NotGram

At the library

Same idea as Instagram, on another page of the same Meta app, with its own ID, secret and token.

9 · Prove it works

At the library

Seeing real posts is the whole point of the trip. Post to whichever networks are connected.

10 · Before you leave

At the library

A library computer is shared. Left signed in, the next person could open NotGram and post as you.

Sign-out address 1 · NotGram

https://atomic-poster.orbachmo.workers.dev/cdn-cgi/access/logout

Sign-out address 2 · Cloudflare's NotGram login

https://tiny-grass-f24c.cloudflareaccess.com/cdn-cgi/access/logout

Back at home

At home

Your browser only ever talks to NotGram, so every social site stays blocked at home.

If something goes wrong

What you see	What to do
The library computer's time runs out partway	Nothing connected in NotGram is lost. Your ticks are saved on your phone. Start a new session, sign in to NotGram again (step 2), and carry on from the first unticked step.
Cloudflare asks for a code	Cloudflare emails a code when you sign in from somewhere new. Open the email your Cloudflare account uses and type the code in. It lasts 30 minutes.
A Meta button does nothing	A pop-up was blocked. Click the “Pop-up blocked” icon at the right end of the address bar, choose “Always allow…”, click Done, and press the button again. If the library has locked that setting, ask a librarian or try Edge instead of Chrome.
The Facebook text code doesn't arrive	Wait a few minutes and check again. A code that arrives late usually still works. Press “Send SMS Again” once at most; resending over and over can lock you out. You can switch to email with “Update contact info”.
Meta says “You can only complete this action in Accounts Center”	Add your phone there first: your profile picture (top right) → Settings & privacy → Settings → Accounts Center → Personal details → Contact info → Add new contact → Add mobile number. Type the code, go back to the developer tab and reload.
Meta says you're using a device you don't usually use	Stop Meta for today (see the red box in section 4). There's no way around it on the spot, and retrying can make the wait longer. Come back in a few days.
Ticking one use case greys out the other	Create the app with only Manage messaging & content on Instagram. Then press My Apps → Create app again, name it NotGram Threads, tick only Access the Threads API, and do section 8 inside that second app.
“There are no business portfolios available…”	Choose “I don't want to connect a business portfolio yet.” and continue.
Can't find “Tester invites” in Instagram	Go straight to instagram.com/accounts/manage_access/ while signed in to Instagram, and look for the invites tab there.
Generate token says “Insufficient developer role”	The Instagram tester invite isn't accepted yet. Do step , then try again.
Threads' Generate Access Token does nothing	Your Threads profile is private, or the tester invite isn't accepted. Make the profile public (threads.com → More → Settings → Privacy → turn off Private profile), accept the invite, then reload the Meta page.
NotGram says Instagram or Threads “will not accept posts yet”	The publish permission is missing (instagram_business_content_publish or threads_content_publish), or the Instagram account isn't Business. Add the permission in Meta, generate a new token, paste it into NotGram and connect again.
NotGram says a token was refused	Usually a cut-off copy. Generate a new token and copy all of it.
The Instagram row says “photo shape won't fit”	That photo is taller than Instagram allows (an ordinary upright phone photo is). Use square photos.
One network failed and the others posted	Press Retry on that row only. NotGram first checks whether it went through after all, so nothing posts twice.
Bluesky asks you to verify your age	Some US states and countries require it. Follow Bluesky's steps on screen.
Test posts only show while you're signed in	Meta may be hiding posts from an app that's still in testing. Tell Claude. The fix is made in Meta's dashboard.
Can't get into NotGram	It uses your Cloudflare login, so use Cloudflare's own password reset.

Ticks are saved, so you can close this and come back mid-trip. Checked against Facebook's, Meta's, Instagram's, Threads', Bluesky's and Cloudflare's own pages, and NotGram's real screens, on 17 September 2026.