In order to relay messages between a Slack channel and a Telegram room, you need the following: 1. SLACK_TOKEN: - Generate a token for the Slack channel at https://api.slack.com/docs/oauth-test-tokens 2. SLACK_CHANNEL: - Retrieve the ID of the Slack channel 3. TELEG_BOT_ID: Create a bot in the Telegram room: - Enter /newbot and ollow the instructions given by the BotFather - Enter /setprivacy and disable the bot's privacy You can read more detailed instructions at either one of the following: - https://core.telegram.org/bots#6-botfather - http://botsfortelegram.com/project/the-bot-father/ 4. TELEG_CHAT_ID: - Retrieve the ID of the chat in the Telegram room In order to relay messages using webhooks instead of polling, you also need the following: 5. SLACK_WEBHOOK: - Obtain an https url for your server - Create a webhook between the Slack channel and your server (at https://my.slack.com/services/new/outgoing-webhook) 6. SLACK_PORT_ID: - Open a designated port on your server 7. TELEG_WEBHOOK: - Obtain an https url for your server - Create a webhook between the Telegram room and your server (read more at https://core.telegram.org/bots/webhooks) 8. TELEG_PORT_ID: - Open a designated port on your server When done, paste each one of the arguments that you have acquired into the configuration file.