These are not required but can make the bot run a bit faster.
6. 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
@@ -58,7 +63,7 @@ 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).
6. Configure database and API:
7. 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
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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.
7. Add bot to the channel:
8. 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.
8. Configure posting time:
9. 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`.
9. Good to go, run it!
10. 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.
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