chatbot

Chatbot for telegram for is238 using node js

Basic Setup

Install [ngrok] (https://dashboard.ngrok.com/get-started/setup)

Create an .env file

Create an environment file .env on the root folder with the following parameters:

API_TOKEN=<telegram token>
SERVER_URL=<ngrok url for local development>
TELEGRAM_API_URL=https://api.telegram.org

Generating environment values

Telegram token

Generate a Telegram token by searching for BotFather on Telegram. Instructions here.

Ngrok URL

Execute this command:

ngrok http 5000

Plug those on the .env file.

How to run

Install the necessary dependencies:

npm install

Run the server using:

npm run dev

If the code works, link should be working on the t.me/<link> link provided by BotFather.