MQL5-Google-Onedrive/scripts/TELEGRAM_BOT_SETUP.md

Telegram Deployment Bot Setup Guide

This bot allows you to deploy your MQL5 Trading Automation to Fly.io, Render, and Railway via Telegram commands.

🚀 Quick Start

1. Get Telegram Bot Token

1. Open Telegram and search for @BotFather
2. Send /newbot command
3. Follow instructions to create your bot
4. Copy the bot token (looks like: 123456789:ABCdefGHIjklMNOpqrsTUVwxyz)

2. Set Environment Variables

Windows (PowerShell):

$env:TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN = "your_bot_token_here"
$env:TELEGRAM_ALLOWED_USER_IDS = "123456789,987654321"  # Optional: restrict to specific user IDs

Windows (CMD):

set TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN=your_bot_token_here
set TELEGRAM_ALLOWED_USER_IDS=123456789,987654321

Linux/WSL:

export TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN="your_bot_token_here"
export TELEGRAM_ALLOWED_USER_IDS="123456789,987654321"

Permanent (Windows):

[System.Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable('TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN', 'your_bot_token_here', 'User')
[System.Environment]::SetEnvironmentVariable('TELEGRAM_ALLOWED_USER_IDS', '123456789', 'User')

3. Install Dependencies

pip install -r scripts/requirements_bot.txt

4. Run the Bot

From repository root:

cd C:\Users\USER\Documents\repos\MQL5-Google-Onedrive
python scripts/telegram_deploy_bot.py

Or from scripts directory:

cd scripts
python telegram_deploy_bot.py

📱 Bot Commands

Once the bot is running, open your bot on Telegram and send:

• /start - Initialize the bot and see welcome message
• /help - Show all available commands
• /deploy_flyio - Deploy to Fly.io cloud platform
• /deploy_render - Deploy to Render.com
• /deploy_railway - Deploy to Railway.app
• /deploy_docker - Build Docker image locally
• /status - Check Fly.io app deployment status

🔒 Security

Restrict Access by User ID

1. Get your Telegram user ID:

   • Send a message to @userinfobot on Telegram
   • It will reply with your user ID

2. Set TELEGRAM_ALLOWED_USER_IDS environment variable with your user ID(s):

   $env:TELEGRAM_ALLOWED_USER_IDS = "123456789"
   

If TELEGRAM_ALLOWED_USER_IDS is not set, the bot will allow all users (not recommended for production).

🐳 Running as a Service

Windows (Task Scheduler)

1. Create a PowerShell script start_bot.ps1:

   $env:TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN = "your_token"
   cd C:\Users\USER\Documents\repos\MQL5-Google-Onedrive
   python scripts/telegram_deploy_bot.py
   

2. Open Task Scheduler → Create Basic Task

3. Set trigger (e.g., "At startup")

4. Action: Start a program → powershell.exe

5. Arguments: -ExecutionPolicy Bypass -File "C:\path\to\start_bot.ps1"

Linux/WSL (systemd)

Create /etc/systemd/system/telegram-deploy-bot.service:

[Unit]
Description=Telegram Deployment Bot
After=network.target

[Service]
Type=simple
User=your_username
WorkingDirectory=/path/to/MQL5-Google-Onedrive
Environment="TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN=your_token"
Environment="TELEGRAM_ALLOWED_USER_IDS=123456789"
ExecStart=/usr/bin/python3 scripts/telegram_deploy_bot.py
Restart=always
RestartSec=10

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Enable and start:

sudo systemctl enable telegram-deploy-bot
sudo systemctl start telegram-deploy-bot
sudo systemctl status telegram-deploy-bot

🚀 Deploying the Bot Itself to Fly.io

You can also deploy this bot to Fly.io so it runs in the cloud:

1. Create a separate Fly.io app for the bot:

   flyctl launch --name telegram-deploy-bot
   

2. Set secrets:

   flyctl secrets set TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN=your_token
   flyctl secrets set TELEGRAM_ALLOWED_USER_IDS=123456789
   

3. Update fly.toml to run the bot:

   [build]
   
   [env]
     PYTHONUNBUFFERED = "1"
   
   # No HTTP services needed for polling bot
   

4. Deploy:

   flyctl deploy
   

📝 Notes

• The bot uses long polling (not webhooks), so it works on any server
• Deployments run in background and may take several minutes
• Make sure flyctl is in your PATH for Fly.io deployments
• Check logs if deployments fail: flyctl logs or bot console output

🆘 Troubleshooting

Bot doesn't respond:

• Check if bot token is correct
• Verify bot is running (check console output)
• Make sure you're messaging the correct bot

Deployment fails:

• Check if flyctl/railway CLI is installed and authenticated
• Verify repository has necessary config files (fly.toml, etc.)
• Check bot logs for detailed error messages

Permission denied:

• Verify your user ID is in TELEGRAM_ALLOWED_USER_IDS
• Or remove the restriction to allow all users (development only)