Raspberry Pi Telegram Bot Guide

Practical multi-language Raspberry Pi Telegram bot guide with copy/paste setup blocks, PuTTY workflow, systemd autostart, recovery, examples and local AI notes.

Repository contents

raspberry-pi-telegram-bot-guide-v1_2/
├─ README.md
├─ LICENSE
├─ .env.example
├─ docs/
│  ├─ raspberry_pi_telegram_bot_guide_en_v1_2.pdf
└─ examples/
   ├─ basic_echo_bot.py
   ├─ instant_notes_bot.py
   ├─ telegram-bot.service
   ├─ install_minimal_pi_bot.sh
   ├─ safe_patch_example.sh
   └─ ollama_optional_smoke_test.sh

Guides

• English PDF: docs/raspberry_pi_telegram_bot_guide_en_v1_2.pdf

What it covers

• BotFather setup
• PuTTY / SSH workflow for beginners
• Raspberry Pi OS preparation
• Python virtual environment
• Generic Telegram bot code
• systemd autostart after reboot and power loss
• Logs, recovery, backups and restore
• Safe copy/paste code changes
• Optional Ollama / local AI notes
• Pi 3 / Pi 4 / Pi 5 expectations
• FAQ section

Security

Never publish real bot tokens, .env files, databases, chat IDs, SSH keys, private logs or personal backups.

License

Everything in this repository is released as broadly as possible under CC0/public-domain-style terms. See LICENSE.