README.md

howdoi-telegram

A telegram bot for accessing gleitz/howdoi. Get instant coding answers. Telegram bot that answers your coding questions.

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How to run

You can run on any OS (windows/mac/linux). For better reliability, you may deploy to a VPS like Digital Ocean Droplet. You can even run on Android, using the Termux app.

Open your terminal and follow the instructions to run the bot.

• Make sure you have git, python and pip.

  # the following commands should not produce error
  git --version
  python --version # 3.9 is recommended
  pip --version

  Note: In some systems python version 3 is availaible as python3

• First of all, clone the repository.

  git clone https://github.com/aahnik/howdoi-telegram.git

• Now, move into the howdoi-telegram directory.

  cd howdoi-telegram

• Create a python virtual enviroment.

  python -m venv .venv # create
  source .venv/bin/activate # activate (unix)
  # the command to activate virtual environment is different for Windows, google search

• Install the requirements.

  pip install -r requirements.txt

• Set BOT_TOKEN environment variable. Write the following into a file named .env.

  BOT_TOKEN=1234fsjksjfls23r4
  # use your own real token

  You can create a new bot and get token from @BotFather.

• Run the do.py, and you are good to go.

  python do.py

Deploy to Heroku

You can click this button to deploy to Heroku.

For more details read the guide about Heroku deployment.

Contributing

Issues and PRs welcome!