nmdc-telegramfrontend/README.txt

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A bot to synchronise chat between an NMDC/ADC hub and a Telegram supergroup.
Tags: NMDC
Written in Go
## FEATURES
- NMDC/ADC support
- Exclude messages from hub-security nicks
- Standalone binary
## SETUP
Create a new telegram bot
- Use BotFather to create a new bot
- Use BotFather to disable its privacy mode for group chats
- Use BotFather to add commands. Recommendation:
`
setup - List available commands
userlist - List native online users
quit - Leave the group chat
`
Create a telegram group
- Manually create a group chat and add the bot to it
- Convert group chat to supergroup
- Grant bot to be an administrator (including ability to add more administrators)
- Settings > "Who can add members" > Only administrators
- Create an invite link
Handover to nmdc-telegramfrontend
- Run this bot with no -GroupChatID, to learn the groupchat ID
- Post a test message in the group chat, to discover the groupchat ID
- Leave the group chat (long press on mobile, can't do it on desktop)
- Run this bot with -GroupChatID for normal operation
## USAGE
Chat with the bot to enter/leave the synchronised channel.
Sometimes the telegram invite links can take a few minutes to activate, especially if there has been unusual activity (e.g. frequent join/parts)