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Konya Technical University Weather Boat

Weather based on Konya Technical University with data from The Weather Channel; You can learn instantly, daily and hourly, and you can send warning notifications to people or groups in case of weather events that develop above normal.

KTUN WEATHER BOT

Bot Commands

Command	Explanation
/start	Starts the bot
/anlik	Instant weather
/bugun	Today's weather
/yarin	Tomorrow's weather
/ongunluk	10 days weather
/saatlik	24 hour weather
/konumhava	Your location's weather
/komutlar	Bot commands
/hakkinda	Project GitHub link and developer communication

Preparation

1. Create bot and get API TOKEN via official Telegram bot @BotFather
2. Send your own message with the group name to the bot @userinfobot and copy the IDs
3. Go to the bot you created, click the "Start" button and add your bot to your group and give it admin

Local Operation

Note: This step was done with "Visual Studio Code".

1. Clone or download and unzip the repo https://github.com/ahmethkablama/ktun-weather-bot

• You can use the following command for cloning

  git clone https://github.com/ahmethkablama/ktun-weather-bot

2. install npm from terminal

   npm install

3. Create .env file based on .env-example file 4.Replace YOUR_API, YOUR_ID and GROUP_ID in the .env file with @BotFather and @userinfobot Fill according to API and IDs found in bots
4. install npm from terminal
5. Run it with the command npm run start or node bot.js

Running on Server (Cpanel)

Note: This step requires a dedicated IP address or a domain-named server (hosting).

1. Download the repo https://github.com/ahmethkablama/ktun-weather-bot
2. Create an empty folder with your bot's name in your server's home directory
3. Upload bot files to the folder you created
4. Create .env file based on .env-example file
5. Replace YOUR_API, YOUR_ID and GROUP_ID in the .env file with @BotFather and @userinfobot Fill according to API and IDs found in bots
6. From your server panel (described as Cpanel) go to the Setup Node.js App tab
7. Go to the step of creating a new application by clicking the CREATE APPLICATION button
8. Select the appropriate Node.js version and mode. Type your bot's path and startup file (designated as bot.js)
9. Install NPM with Run NPM Install command and run your bot with Run JS script command

Restarting the Bot with CronJob

Note: This step is to restart the bot in case the button running on the server is disabled due to software and server errors.

1. Go to the free service @Cron-Job and complete the registration process.
2. Go to the Cronjobs page from the relevant menu and click the CREAT CRONJOB button
3. On the page that opens, you can write your bot's name in the 'Title' section.
4. In the 'URL' section, fill in 'http://SİTENİZ.com/BOTuzun_SUNUCU_YOLU/BOTuzun_ADI.js' according to you. (Fill in the part that says YOUR SITE with your domain name or IP address)
5. In the Execution schedule section, enter the time frequency you want
6. Tick Treat redirects with HTTP 3xx status code as success in the ADVANCED section above
7. Click the SAVE button and save your settings.

Note: Every time the Cron Job runs, it will throw a Cronjob execution: Failed (timeout) error. Don't mind this, your bot will run automatically whenever you want.

Libraries Used

• Nodejs
• Telegraf Package
• Axios Package
• Cheerio Package
• Cron Package