community-guard-bot

A Telegram bot built with Python for community management purposes (go away fake bots!).

Requirements

• Python 3.13+
• pixi package manager
• Docker (optional)

Environment Setup

Required environment variables:

Variable	Description	Default
BOT_TOKEN	Telegram Bot API token from @BotFather	Required
LOG_LEVEL	Logging configuration (module=LEVEL)	__root__=INFO

Example:

export BOT_TOKEN="your_token_here"
export LOG_LEVEL="__root__=DEBUG,modules.bot=INFO"

Project Structure

├── main.py               # Entry point
├── modules/
│   ├── bot/              # Telegram bot implementation 
│   │   └── __init__.py
│   ├── logging/          # Logging configuration
│   │   └── __init__.py
├── pixi.toml             # Dependencies
└── Dockerfile            # Container definition

Development

1. Install dependencies:

pixi install

2. Run bot:

pixi run run

3. Code quality:

pixi run lint    # Lint code

Docker Deployment

Build and run the bot:

docker build -t community-guard-bot .
docker run -e BOT_TOKEN=your_token_here community-guard-bot

License

MIT License

Copyright (c) 2025

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

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