diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index d8f3606..2a4b80d 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -50,12 +50,7 @@ To make this bot run at first you need to have a Python interpreter, Photos API, `python -m pip install -r requirements.txt` Without installing those - bot cannot work at all. -5. Install optional dependencies [Optional]: - - `python -m pip install -r requirements-optional.txt` - These are not required but can make the bot run a bit faster. - -6. Configure "bot" and "owner" with your favorite text editor: +5. Configure "bot" and "owner" with your favorite text editor: 1. Copy file `config_example.json` to `config.json` 2. Open `config.json` using your favorite text editor. For example `nano config.json`, but you can edit with vim, nano, on Windows it's Notepad or Notepad++. Whatever @@ -63,7 +58,7 @@ To make this bot run at first you need to have a Python interpreter, Photos API, If you don't know where to find bot_token and your id - here you can find some hints: [get bot token](https://www.siteguarding.com/en/how-to-get-telegram-bot-api-token), [get your id](https://www.alphr.com/telegram-find-user-id), [get api_hash and api_id](https://core.telegram.org/api/obtaining_api_id). -7. Configure database and API: +6. Configure database and API: 1. Configure database: 1. Change database host and port in keys `"database.host"` and `"database.port"`. For default local installation those will be `127.0.0.1` and `27017` respectively @@ -74,15 +69,15 @@ To make this bot run at first you need to have a Python interpreter, Photos API, 1. Change `"posting.api.address"` to the one your API servers uses 2. Run your bot using `python poster.py --create-user --create-album` to configure its new user and album. You can also use manual user and album creation described [in the wiki](https://git.end-play.xyz/profitroll/TelegramPoster/wiki/Configuring-API). You can also change username, password and album in`"posting.api"` to the user and album you have if you already have Photos API album and user set up. In that case you don't need to create a new one. -8. Add bot to the channel: +7. Add bot to the channel: To use your bot of course you need to have a channel or group otherwise makes no sense to have such a bot. [Here](https://stackoverflow.com/a/33497769) you can find a quick guide how to add your bot to a channel. After that simply set `"posting.channel"` to your channel's ID. -9. Configure posting time: +8. Configure posting time: To make your bot post random content you need to configure `"posting.time"` with a list of "DD:MM" formatted strings or use `"posting.interval"` formatted as "XdXhXmXs". To use interval instead of selected time set `"posting.use_interval"` to `true`. -10. Good to go, run it! +9. Good to go, run it! Make sure MongoDB and Photos API are running and use `python poster.py` to start it. Or you can also use `.\start.bat` on Windows and `bash ./start.sh` on Linux.