Telegram Bot with Task Scheduler

This project is a simple Telegram bot that sends scheduled messages to a specified chat.

Features

• Sends scheduled messages at specified times.
• Supports loading configuration from an external YAML file.

Requirements

• Python 3.9+
• Docker (optional)

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/koidula/scheduled_tg_bot.git

2. Install the required dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

3. or if you are using Docker:

   docker build -t telegram_bot .
   

Configuration

1. Create a config.yml file in the root directory of the project.

2. Add your Telegram bot token, chat ID, and the scheduled message. Example:

   TOKEN: "your_bot_token_here"
   CHAT_ID: "your_chat_id_here"
   SCHEDULED_MESSAGE: "Your scheduled message here"

Usage

Via Python

Run:

python telegram_bot.py

Via Docker

If you've already built the Docker image, run the container:

docker run -e TZ=Europe/Moscow -d telegram_bot

Now your bot will send scheduled messages at specified times to the specified chat.