ChatGPT Telegram bot

This is a telegram bot that allows you to interact with the ChatGPT.

Usage

First of all, you will need a Telegram Bot token and an OpenAI API key.

Then you need to copy the .env.sample file to .env and fill it with your credentials.

You can also specify a list of Telegram user IDs. In this case, only the specified users will be allowed to interact with the bot. To get your user ID, message @userinfobot on Telegram. Multiple IDs can be provided, separated by commas.

Run bot:

go run cmd/server/server.go

The bot maintains the conversation context for a specific period of time. By default, this value is set to 15 minutes from the arrival of the last message, but it can be changed using the MESSAGES_RETENTION_PERIOD environment variable, which is specified in minutes. The command /reset can be used to forcibly reset the context.

Deploy to VDS

Ansible

Edit server access details in inventory file ansible/inventories/staging.yml and API secrets in ansible/group_vars/staging/bot.yml.

After that you can run from project directory:

make deploy

Manual

To deploy a Golang program to a VDS (Virtual Dedicated Server), you can follow these steps:

1. Build your golang program - Before deploying your program, you need to build it. To do that, first, make sure you have golang installed on your local machine. Then, navigate to your project directory and run the following command:

   go build -o go-chatgpt-telegram-bot cmd/server/server.go
   

   This will create an executable file in your project directory.

2. Transfer executable file to your VDS. You can do this using an FTP client or SCP. SCP example:

   scp go-chatgpt-telegram-bot [email protected]:~
   

3. Create a new systemd file:

   sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/go-chatgpt-telegram-bot.service
   

   Here is an example systemd service file for a Go program:

   [Unit]
   Description=ChatGPT Telegram bot
   After=network.target
   
   [Service]
   User=deploy
   ExecStart=/home/deploy/go-chatgpt-telegram-bot
   
   Environment=TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN=secret
   Environment=OPENAI_API_KEY=secret
   Environment=TELEGRAM_USER_IDS=
   
   Restart=on-failure
   RestartSec=1
   
   [Install]
   WantedBy=multi-user.target
   
   # See these pages for lots of options:
   #   https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd.service.html
   #   https://www.freedesktop.org/software/systemd/man/systemd.exec.html
   

   Make sure to replace the environment variables with your own values.

4. Save the file and reload systemd:

   sudo systemctl daemon-reload
   

5. Start the service:

   sudo systemctl start go-chatgpt-telegram-bot
   

6. Verify that the service is running:

   sudo systemctl status go-chatgpt-telegram-bot
   

7. If everything is working correctly, enable the service to start at boot:

   sudo systemctl enable go-chatgpt-telegram-bot
   

That's it! Your Golang program should now be running on your VDS and will automatically start up whenever your server reboots.