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Harshil edited this page Dec 15, 2023 · 59 revisions

Look at Hosting your bot if you've decided to get a server.

⚠️ Note

The linked articles/blog posts on how to use PTB with the different providers are

  • usually written for a specific (range of) versions of python-telegram-bot and may not be compatible with the version that you are using
  • not written or maintained by the PTB dev team.

When in doubt, please check the official PTB resources.

Cloud

VPS

Low budget

Web IDEs

Tunnels

Boards

Must read

  1. Introduction to the API
  2. Tutorial: Your first bot
  3. FAQ
  4. How to ask good questions
  5. How to write an MWE

Concepts & Important Elements

  1. Architecture Overview
  2. Builder Pattern for Application
  3. Types of Handlers
  4. Working with Files and Media
  5. Exceptions, Warnings and Logging
  6. Concurrency in PTB

Notable Features

  1. Advanced Filters
  2. Storing data
  3. Making your bot persistent
  4. Adding Defaults
  5. Job Queue
  6. Arbitrary callback_data
  7. Avoiding flood limits
  8. Webhooks
  9. Bot API Forward Compatiblity

Code Resources

  1. Frequently requested design patterns
  2. Code snippets
  3. Performance Optimizations
  4. Telegram Passport
  5. Bots built with PTB
  6. Automated Bot Tests

Examples explained

  1. InlineKeyboard Example

Networking

  1. Working Behind a Proxy
  2. Handling network errors

Other resources

  1. Where to host Telegram Bots
  2. How to host your bot
  3. Local API Server
  4. Type Checking with PTB
  5. Press
  6. Notes on GAE
  7. Related Projects
  8. Emoji

Transition Guides

Administration

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