specify first run follow in config

.env.defaults

@@ -30,6 +30,8 @@ DEFAULT_LANGUAGE=en
 # Custom Content
 # If the following is true, copy custom/homepage.example.js to custom/homepage.js and modify
 CUSTOM_HOMEPAGE=false
+# Add channels to auto-follow on first run
+AUTO_FOLLOW_CHANNELS=lbry://@lbrycast#4c29f8b013adea4d5cca1861fb2161d5089613ea lbry://@lbry#3fda836a92faaceedfe398225fb9b2ee2ed1f01a
 # Add up to 2 sidebar links:
 # PINNED_URI_1=@Lbrylatam#2/Integracionesporseguridad#4
 # PINNED_LABEL_1=LBRY LATAM

README.md

@@ -113,6 +113,9 @@ nano .env
 - To specify your own OG-IMAGE
 You can either place a png named v2-og.png in the /custom folder or specify the OG_IMAGE_URL in .env
 
+- To specify your own channels to be followed on first run
+`AUTO_FOLLOW_URLS=lbry://@chan#123...a lbry://@chan2#456...a`
+
 - If you want to customize the homepage content
 
 1. add `CUSTOM_HOMEPAGE=true` to the '.env' file

config.js

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ const config = {
   OG_IMAGE_URL: process.env.OG_IMAGE_URL,
   SITE_CANONICAL_URL: process.env.SITE_CANONICAL_URL,
   DEFAULT_LANGUAGE: process.env.DEFAULT_LANGUAGE,
+  AUTO_FOLLOW_CHANNELS: process.env.AUTO_FOLLOW_CHANNELS,
 
   PINNED_URI_1: process.env.PINNED_URI_1,
   PINNED_LABEL_1: process.env.PINNED_LABEL_1,

ui/component/userChannelFollowIntro/view.jsx

@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ import Nag from 'component/common/nag';
 import { parseURI } from 'lbry-redux';
 import Button from 'component/button';
 import Card from 'component/common/card';
+import { AUTO_FOLLOW_CHANNELS } from 'config';
 
 type Props = {
   subscribedChannels: Array<Subscription>,
@@ -14,8 +15,7 @@ type Props = {
   channelSubscribe: (sub: Subscription) => void,
 };
 
-const LBRY_URI = 'lbry://@lbry#3fda836a92faaceedfe398225fb9b2ee2ed1f01a';
-const LBRYCAST_URI = 'lbry://@lbrycast#4c29f8b013adea4d5cca1861fb2161d5089613ea';
+const channelsToSubscribe = AUTO_FOLLOW_CHANNELS.trim().split(' ');
 
 function UserChannelFollowIntro(props: Props) {
   const { subscribedChannels, channelSubscribe, onContinue, onBack } = props;
@@ -23,15 +23,12 @@ function UserChannelFollowIntro(props: Props) {
 
   // subscribe to lbry
   useEffect(() => {
+    channelsToSubscribe.forEach(c =>
       channelSubscribe({
-      channelName: parseURI(LBRY_URI).claimName,
-      uri: LBRY_URI,
-    });
-
-    channelSubscribe({
-      channelName: parseURI(LBRYCAST_URI).claimName,
-      uri: LBRYCAST_URI,
-    });
+        channelName: parseURI(c).claimName,
+        uri: c,
+      })
+    );
   }, []);
 
   return (