tgbot-RSS

A Python Telegram bot with a Flask web panel for tracking RSS feeds, Reddit users, X users, and generic sources. Uses SQLite for storage.

Setup

1. Install dependencies:

   python -m pip install -r requirements.txt

   Requirements now include the python-telegram-bot[job-queue] extra.
2. Copy .env and set BOT_TOKEN.
3. Run the web panel:

   python -m src.web

4. Run the bot:

   python -m src.bot

Features

• Track sources by type: rss, reddit_user, x_user, generic
• Subscribe a chat via /subscribe or /start
• Subscribe a channel via /subscribechannel @channel_name or through the web panel
• Unsubscribe via /unsubscribe
• Add sources with /addsource
• Manage sources and subscriptions in the web panel

Bot Commands

• /start - Subscribe the current chat
• /subscribe - Subscribe the current chat to updates
• /subscribechannel <@username|chat_id> - Subscribe a channel (bot must be admin)
• /unsubscribe - Unsubscribe the current chat
• /addsource <type> <identifier> [name] - Add a new feed source
• /removesource <id> - Remove a source
• /sources - List all tracked sources
• /status - Show bot statistics

Notes

• The bot polls feeds periodically using FETCH_INTERVAL from .env.
• The database is stored in data.db by default.
• For channel subscriptions, the bot must be an admin in the channel to post messages.
• Channel usernames can be specified with @ prefix (e.g., @mychannel) or use the channel's negative ID (e.g., -1001234567890).