mhr

🔗 A simple URL shortener, controlled via a Telegram bot.

mhr = mihir, but shortened (*_*).

Setup

Create a Telegram Bot

You would first need to create a Telegram bot and get the bot's access token. Fortunately, it's pretty simple and easy: you can create one with @BotFather.

Make sure to take note of the token received! It should look like this: 3141592653:KAS_JFD04YEGFxbQV4FTPetQpZefUhr37HC.

Get your Telegram Chat ID

The chat_id identifies you on Telegram. You can get it by /starting a chat with @RawDataBot or some other ways. It can be a positive or negative number.

Setup the Server

1. Clone this repo: git clone https://github.com/plibither8/mhr
2. Install dependencies: npm install
3. Create config.ts file from config.example.ts file: cp config.example.ts config.ts
4. Edit the config.ts file with your values
5. Start up the server and use the bot: npm start
6. Party hard.

Usage

Open the chat with your bot and /start it.

Interact with your Telegram bot to create, read, update or delete the aliases. Following are the available commands:

Command	Description
/help	Show list of commands and help information.
/cancel	Cancel the ongoing operation.
/urls	Show list of shortened URLs along with their aliases.
/new	Create a new alias for a URL.
/update	Update the target URL for an existing alias.
/delete	Delete an alias and redirection.

License

MIT