tnb - Telegram Notification Bot

Usage

$ some_command | tnb - will send the output of the command to your Telegram conversation of choice.

Useful for streaming the output of long-running commands, when you don't want/can't keep a constant SSH connection or you only need a notification when something finishes.

Installation

Arch/Manjaro

tnb package on the AUR.

Others

cargo build --release, then copy the resulting binary (at ./target/release/tnb) to some folder in your PATH.

Configuration

Run tnb after installation to create a config file

$ tnb
Created a new config file in:
/home/wint3rmute/.config/tnb.ini

You'll have to fill the token and chat_id fields in the configuration file for your bot to work.

Bot token

Text BotFather on Telegram in order to create a bot and obtain a bot token.

Chat ID

Once you've obtained the bot token, you can check the Chat ID by sending a message to your bot and then opening https://api.telegram.org/bot<BOT_TOKEN_HERE>/getUpdates?offset=-1 in your browser.

Note: You can either text a bot directly or add it into a conversation/group. Refer to Telegram Bot API for more information