TelegramAktienBot/telegram_bot/README.md

# Telegram bot

Aktienbot telegram bot

## Development

1. Create virtual environment `python -m venv venv`
2. Launch venv: `.\venv\Scripts\activate`
3. Install requirements `pip install -r telegram_bot/requirements.txt`
4. Set environment variables (see list below)
    1. Use `.env`-file in `api` directory like `.env.example`
    2. Or set variables using `export` or `set` commands. (Windows `set`, Linux `export`)
5. Run file `python telegram_bot/bot.py`

## Environment variables

```
    # Telegram bot api key
    BOT_API_KEY=
    
    # News api key
    NEWS_API_KEY=
```

## Docker

```
docker run -d \
    --name aktienbot_bot \
    --hostname aktienbot_bot \
    --publish 80:80 \
    --env "BOT_API_KEY=" \
    --env "NEWS_API_KEY=" \
    --restart unless-stopped \
    registry.flokaiser.com/aktienbot/bot:latest
```

or load environment variables from file by using `--env-file <filename>`