Telegram
Telegram is an instant messenger app that allows other applications to send messages via a webhook. This functionality is used to allow users to receive alerts about LinuxGSM.
To enable Telegram alerts you need to create your own Telegram Bot.
- 1.
- 2.Click start to begin the chat.

BotFather Chat
- 1.Type
/newbot
and follow the instructions to create a bot.

new Bot
- 1.
#Telegram Alerts | https://github.com/GameServerManagers/LinuxGSM/wiki/Telegram
telegramalert="on"
telegramtoken="401319987:AAGmgLWzYDprqkMHBjCT9qtzIRWCzqgoTLw"
telegramchatid=""
- 1.Select
New Group
- 2.Give your group a name
- 3.Select the Bot you just created by typing
@ExampleBot
.
The bot will now be added to the group.
If you are using an existing group, invite the bot to the group.
View group info -> Add Members.
The chat id is used to identify where the alert is being sent. Each user and group has its own ID.
To obtain the chat id a message must be received by the bot. This will allow it to pick up the chat id
- users: send the message
LINUXGSM
directly to the bot - groups: send the message
LINUXGSM
to the group
To retrieve the chat id visit the following url, replacing the
XXXXX
with your bot token from earlier.https://api.telegram.org/botXXXXXXXXX:XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX/getUpdates
Look for text
LINUXGSM
in the message and find the chat id
part of that message.note: A group number includes a dash in the chat id e.g-191537238
The number given is the chat id
> note: A group number includes a dash in the chat id e.g `-191537238`
Add the chat id to the [LinuxGSM config](../configuration/linuxgsm-config.md).
The number given is the chat id
A group number might include a dash in the chat id e.g
-191537238
"chat":{"id":-191537238,
## Telegram Alerts | https://github.com/GameServerManagers/LinuxGSM/wiki/Telegram
telegramalert="on"
telegramtoken="401319987:AAGmgLWzYDprqkMHBjCT9qtzIRWCzqgoTLw"
telegramchatid="-191537238"
Finally, test that everything correctly works by sending a test alert. You will now receive a message from the bot directly or to a chosen group.
./gameserver test-alert
You can add a custom cURL string eg proxy (useful in Russia) in "curlcustomstring"
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