Telefeed Bot

Telefeed Bot is a Telegram bot designed to follow RSS feeds and repost updates into a specified Telegram channel. It allows users to manage their RSS feed subscriptions directly through chat commands.

Disclaimer: This project is designed for use on my homelab server.

Installation

1. Clone the repository:

   gh repo clone github.com/enleur/telefeed

2. Install dependencies:

   go mod download

3. Create a .env file or set environment variables

4. Run the bot:

   go run cmd/bot/main.go

Usage

Commands

• /start - Start the bot and get a welcome message
• /subscribe <url> - Subscribe to a new RSS feed
• /list - List all your subscribed feeds
• Click "Unsubscribe" button to remove a feed

Configuration

The bot can be configured using environment variables defined in the .env file. The key variables are:

• MODE: Set to test or release.
• BOT_TOKEN: Your Telegram bot token.
• DATABASE_URL: URL to your SQLite database.
• POLL_INTERVAL: Interval for polling RSS feeds (e.g., 1h).
• TARGET_CHAT_ID: The Telegram chat ID where updates will be posted.

Database

The bot uses SQLite for storing feed subscriptions. The database schema is managed using dbmate. Code for database operations is generated using sqlc.

Logging

The bot uses zap for logging. Logs are output to the console. The logging level and style is determined by the MODE environment variable.