tomas6446 / telegram-api-bot

Telegram bot with scraped memes from subreddits, implemented using Spring Boot and Telegram Bot API

Telegram Bot

Telegram bot implemented in Java, using Spring Boot and the Telegram Bot API.

Configuration

• Obtain bot token through BotFather.
• Add your bot to a Telegram group.
• Obtain a NewsAPI key from NewsAPI. All configuration is done through environment variables or application.yaml.

Deployment

Deploy using Docker and Maven, or directly through IntelliJ with specific environment variables (BOT_USERNAME, BOT_TOKEN, BOT_WINNER_NAME).

Docker Setup

# inside the project folder
docker-compose -f docker/dev-compose.yaml up -d

Maven Setup

mvn clean install
mvn spring-boot:run

IntelliJ Setup

• Add environment variables to run configuration:
  • BOT_USERNAME
  • BOT_TOKEN
  • BOT_WINNER_NAME
  • NEWS_API_KEY (optional)

Commands:

• User and game registration
• Daily winners
• Stats
• News and updates from NewsAPI
• Subreddit images
• Random facts.