readme.md

Setup

• Install node and npm from here
• Get a working MongoDB instance (see below)
• Get a working Redis instace (see below)
• Run npm i
• Create a bot using the @BotFather in Telegram
• Add the bot to a group and find the group id (How-To)
• Copy all the *.template.json files to *.json and configure your settings

MongoDB

You will need a MongoDB database. The schema is created on the fly. Collection names and the databases to use are set in the config.json.

A convinient way to get started is to use a free atlas instance in the cloud (Link).

Redis

You will need a running redis instance. An easy way is to use a docker-compose if you have docker set up (Link).

Running

npm run start

Used frameworks, libaries and technologies

• Telegraf
• MongoDB (NodeJS driver)
• Redis (NodeJS driver)
• redis-request-broker

Other resources

• See messages.md for a list of messages sent over rrb
• See commands.md for a list of commands that the bot supports