telegit

GitHub web hooks for your Telegram groups

Setup

1. git clone https://github.com/FruitieX/telegit
2. cd telegit
3. mkdir ~/.telegit && cp config.example.js ~/.telegit/config.js
4. Set up your GitHub web hooks. Do this from your repository settings -> Webhooks & services.
   1. Payload URL should point to your machine, port 3420, default callback path is /github/callback. For example: http://example.com:3420/github/callback
   2. Content type should be left as application/json
   3. Set up a secret so others can't send fake events to your bot. Note the secret down, you'll need it soon.
   4. Remember to pick Send me everything or Let me select individual events to choose which events you want to see on Telegram.
5. Set up a Telegram bot with BotFather, store the API token somewhere safe, you'll need it soon
6. Use BotFather's /setcommands command on your newly created bot. Paste the contents of the commands.txt file to BotFather.
7. Edit the default config: $EDITOR ~/.telegit/config.js
8. npm start
9. Now invite your bot to a group and greet it with /gitstart@botname

You can stop the bot from sending messages with /gitstop@botname.