L1Cafe/BitcoinTelegramBot

Periodically post Bitcoin price updates to a chat.

PythonGPL-3.0

BitcoinTelegramBot

Periodically post Bitcoin price updates to a group.

NOTE: This bot is in active development. Installation instructions may not work from time to time.

How to use

Step 1

Set up secrets

Send the /newbot command to BotFather through Telegram and follow the instructions to set up your bot however you want.
Copy the HTTP API token into the launch.bash file, replacing <YOUR BOT TOKEN HERE>.
Get the group chat ID or user ID you want to deliver updated prices to.
Copy this ID into the <YOUR CHAT ID HERE> field of launch.bash. The ID might contain a minus (-) sign, that's OK, don't remove it.

Step 2

Install dependencies

If necessary, install pip.
Run pip3 install python-telegram-bot numpy requests --upgrade --user from a commandline or follow the official documentation

Step 3

Test the bot

Run bash launch.bash in a terminal. If everything is correctly set up, your bot should have delivered the message to the chat ID you've set up.

Step 4 (optional)

Set up automatic updates

On a Unix system, you can use crontab to run the script at regular intervals and deliver updated prices. You can consult this file for examples on setting up a crontab file.