This is a backend for RClone that allows you to use Telegram as a remote storage service.
To use this backend, you need to have RClone installed. You can download the latest version of RClone from their official website.
To use this backend, you also need to have a Telegram bot and chat ID. You can create a bot and obtain the chat ID by following the instructions in Telegram's Bot API documentation.
Once you have RClone and a Telegram bot set up, you can install this backend by running the following command:
go install github.com/greengeckowizard/RcloneTelegram@latest
To use this backend, you need to add it to your RClone configuration file. You can do this by running the following command:
rclone config
Then, follow the prompts to configure the backend. You will need to provide your Telegram bot token and chat ID.
Here's an example configuration:
[mytelegram]
type = telegram
token = <your-telegram-bot-token>
chat_id = <your-telegram-chat-id>
You can replace "mytelegram" with any name you like.
Since this code is still in development, it is recommended that you test it thoroughly before using it for production purposes.
To test the backend, you can try running the following RClone commands:
rclone lsf mytelegram:/
This should list the contents of your Telegram chat.
rclone copy /path/to/local/file mytelegram:/remote/path
This should upload the local file to your Telegram chat.
rclone copy mytelegram:/remote/path /path/to/local/file
This should download the remote file from your Telegram chat to the local file system.
Note that the Telegram backend only supports files up to 2GB in size.