TreasureCruiseBot-Telegram

Javascript bots created by TrashBytes (Formerly). Updates and maintenance by Intervención.

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#REQUIREMENTS

openssl node npm (bundled with node) pm2 (npm install pm2) static hostname port forwarding (8443) SSL cert (script included)

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#PREREQUISITES

1. Create a bot with @botfather (this will be your development-branch, it doesn't matter what you call it)
2. Enter it's token in token/gem-dev.json, don't touch the rest just yet

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#INSTALLATION & START

1. install node and openssl

   apt-get blah blah

2. use npm to install pm2 globally

   sudo npm install -g pm2

3. edit cert/generate_key.sh with your information

4. execute it (creates two files, leave them where they are)

   chmod +x generate_key.sh bash generate_key.sh

5. enable port forwarding on port 8443

6. use pm2 to launch the server+bot (and keep it alive)

   pm2 start app.json

If you want pm2 to automatically restart itself and the bot on Ubuntu reboot use following commands once: > pm2 save > pm2 startup

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