Welcome to the Telegram Bot Example project. This is a node.js-based project for creating a telegram bot with several pre-set features. This bot uses environment variables for the bot token, the owner's chat ID and a cron schedule for periodic tasks.
- Node.js 18.x and NPM (Node Package Manager) installed on your system.
- Clone the repository on your local system.
git clone git@github.com:SatsCzar/telegram-bot-example.git
- Install dependencies with npm.
npm install
- Copy the
.env.examplefile and rename it to.env. This file contains necessary environment variables for the project. Fill in the appropriate values for the TOKEN (Your Telegram bot token), OWNER_CHAT_ID (Telegram ID of the owner), and CRON_SCHEDULE (Cron syntax for setting up tasks).
NOTE: The .env.example file comes with preset values. Ensure to replace them with your actual data.
- Start the application.
npm run start
Your bot should now be running.
Bot commands can be added and declared in the src/infra/bot/index.js file.