Telegram Echo Bot

Example bot for Telegram.

Preparing for launch

You will need either a locally installed python3 or a docker.

Launch Locally

For local launch, set all dependencies with pip. Make sure you are using python version 3. Copy the .env.dist file to .env.

To avoid clogging your system, use venv.

# virtual environment
python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate

# python dependencies
pip install --upgrade pip
pip install -r requirements.txt

# Settings, edit .env if need
cp .env.dist .env

# run bot
python main.py

Launch in Docker

First you need to build the image. Then, using this image, start the container. That's all it takes.

docker build -t username/botname .
docker run -e TELEGRAM_TOKEN=<your-bot-token> --rm -t username/botnane