Telegram Setup Guide

note

This is a community-contributed guide. This guide is based on certain Obico community members' own setup and hence may not work for you.

My Base: Fresh Install Ubuntu 20.04.

You need to open a terminal with your device. I am doing this via SSH (I'm using Putty on windows).

1. Install npm

sudo apt install npm

2. Install looptools

sudo apt install looptools

3. Install localtunnel and run it

npx localtunnel --port 3334

4. Open telegram (I`m using windows telegram app) and find botfather

5. Start conversation and open a menu

/start

6. Create your own bot and give it a name

/newbot

7. Get BOT ID and TOKEN

8. Set domain which was given by tunnel in Step 3

/setdomain

9. Add TOKEN with ID in docker-compose.yml

   • Open the file:

     • Option 1: Edit docker-compose.yml through terminal

       cd TheSpaghettiDetective
       sudo nano docker-compose.yml

       
     • Option 2: edit it directly
       • Find the folder called TheSpaghettiDetective in your home directory
       • Open it. Inside you should find a file called docker-compose.yml. Open it.

   • Edit the file to include your ID

10. Reboot Docker

cd TheSpaghettiDetective
sudo docker compose down
sudo docker compose up -d

11. Go on your Obico Server VIA link connected to Telegram.

Go in preferences and connect to Telegram.

12. Push Test button after

RESULTS