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Reddit Hot Posts to Telegram

This Python script fetches hot posts from random subreddits and sends them to a Telegram chat. It uses asyncio for asynchronous operations and environment variables for configuration.

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Features

  • Randomly selects subreddits from a predefined list
  • Fetches hot posts from selected subreddits
  • Sends post titles and preview images to a Telegram chat
  • Runs continuously with a 15-minute interval between updates

Prerequisites

  • Python 3.7+
  • pip

Setup

  1. Clone the repository:

    git clone https://github.com/zerone0x/reddit-telegram-bot.git
cd reddit-telegram-bot

  2. Set up a virtual environment:

    python -m venv venv

  3. Activate the virtual environment:

    • On Windows: 
      venv\Scripts\activate
    • On macOS and Linux: 
      source venv/bin/activate

  4. Install the required packages:

    pip3 install -r requirements.txt

Environment Variables

This project uses environment variables for configuration. Create a .env file in the project root with the following variables:

Replace the placeholder values with your actual credentials and preferences.

  • TOKEN: Your Telegram Bot API token
  • CHAT_ID: The ID of the Telegram chat where messages will be sent
  • REDDIT_CLIENT_ID: Your Reddit application client ID
  • REDDIT_CLIENT_SECRET: Your Reddit application client secret
  • REDDIT_USER_AGENT: A unique identifier for your Reddit application
  • SUBREDDITS: A comma-separated list of subreddit names to fetch posts from
  • SUBREDDITS_COUNT: The number of subreddits to fetch posts from

Usage

After setting up the environment and configuring the variables, run the script:

python main.py

or

nohup python3 main.py &

The bot will start fetching hot posts from random subreddits and sending them to the specified Telegram chat every 15 minutes.

Use with Github Actions

  • write env variables to github secrets

License

MIT License

Contributing

Contributions, issues, and feature requests are welcome. Feel free to check issues page if you want to contribute.

Author

zerone0x - GitHub