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Deploy Telegram Bot to Heroku For Free | Telegram Bot Development | Part 5

Ishan Rayeen — Mon, 11 May 2020 21:09:27 +0000

Telegram bot development using node.js and Telegraf API.

Step by step guide:

ishan0445 / telegraf-telegram-bot-deploy

Telegram bot deploy steps for Telegraf API using micro-bot

Steps to host your Telegram bot

Heroku:

Create a Telegram bot with Telegraf API.
Create account on Heroku.
Install Heroku CLI.
Install and setup git.
Add micro-bot to the project
```
npm install micro-bot --save
```
Remove Telegraf dependency from package.json.

set the start command in package.json

...
"main": "index.js"
"scripts": {
"start": "micro-bot"
}
...

Make cahnges in the code
- Change the telegraf import to
```
const { Composer } = require('micro-bot')
```
- Create bot from Composer:
```
const bot = new Composer
```
- Finally remove bot.launch() line instead use:
```
module.exports = bot
```
Init a new git repo:
```
git init
```
make .gitignore file with following content:
```
node_modules
```
Login to Heroku:
```
heroku login
```
Create a Heroku app:
```
heroku create
```

Update Heroku config

heroku config:set --app YourAppId BOT_TOKEN='YOUR BOT

…

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What you will learn:

Intro to Heroku, git and micro-bot npm package
Deploying to Heroku
Testing Bot after deployment
And a lot more...

Requirements:

Please watch previous parts
Basic Programming (everything will be taught from basics).
Telegram Account.

Example Bot:
Search for @covid_19_india_bot on telegram or click here
https://t.me/covid_19_india_bot

Sending Media Files | Telegram Bot Development | Part 4

Ishan Rayeen — Mon, 11 May 2020 21:09:09 +0000

Telegram bot development using node.js and Telegraf API.

What you will learn:

Creating a start script.
Using Nodemon
Sending Media Files.
3 methods of sending the media files
Sending Location.
And a lot more...

Requirements:

Please watch previous parts
Basic Programming (everything will be taught from basics).
Telegram Account.

Example Bot:
Search for @covid_19_india_bot on telegram or click here
https://t.me/covid_19_india_bot

Handling Inline Queries | Telegram Bot Development | Part 3

Ishan Rayeen — Mon, 11 May 2020 21:08:53 +0000

Telegram bot development using node.js and Telegraf API.

What you will learn:

Inline Query.
handling inline query using bot.on().
creating a bot that will search the dev.to API and the OMDB API
And a lot more.

Requirements:

Please watch Part 1 and 2.
Basic Programming (everything will be taught from basics).
Telegram Account.

Example Bot:
Search for @covid_19_india_bot on telegram or click here
https://t.me/covid_19_india_bot

Inline Keyboards And Menus | Telegram Bot Development | Part 2

Ishan Rayeen — Mon, 11 May 2020 21:08:37 +0000

Telegram bot development using node.js and Telegraf API.

What you will learn:

Inline Keyboards and creating menus.
Callback_query and handling with bot.action() .
async/await.
And a lot more.

Requirements:

Please watch Part 1.
Basic Programming (everything will be taught from basics).
Telegram Account.

Example Bot:
Search for @covid_19_india_bot on telegram or click here
https://t.me/covid_19_india_bot
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Intro to Node.js and Telegraf API | Telegram Bot Development | Part 1

Ishan Rayeen — Mon, 11 May 2020 21:08:01 +0000

Telegram bot development using node.js and Telegraf API.

During lockdown I thought of creating a series on telegram bot development and I live streamed it on Youtube.
This is my 1st post on dev.to, feel free to give me constructive comments on improvement. I would love to hear and improve myself.

Also, do subscribe to my YouTube channel.

You will learn:

The Telegraf library and Telegram Bot API.
Basic Bot Functions such as commands, middlewares, context shortcuts.
Learn to call External APIs and return the processed information to users with bots.
And a lot more.

Requirements:

Basic Programming (everything will be taught from basics).
Telegram Account.

Example Bot:
Search for @covid_19_india_bot on telegram or click here
https://t.me/covid_19_india_bot