Create Telegram bot with NodeJS and Firebase Cloud Functions

Name: Create Telegram bot with NodeJS and Firebase Cloud Functions
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Create a Weather Telegram Bot using NodeJS and Firebase Cloud Functions

Created byRoman Akhromieiev

Last updated 6/2020

English

What you'll learn

Create a Telegram Bot using the Telegraf Framework
Create Firebase Cloud Function
Work with Weather API
Deploy your bot to Firebase

Course content

2 sections • 11 lectures • 29m total length

Introduction1:21

How to register a Firebase account2:42
Register a Firebase account, create a project named TelegramBot, set its ID and location, and upgrade from Spark to Blaze to enable third-party API requests.
Firebase CLI tools1:18
Install and use the Firebase CLI to create a project and deploy to Firebase, including installing with npm, logging in, and confirming access success.
Setup Firebase Cloud Functions1:52
Create the telegramBot folder and initialize firebase cloud functions with javascript, enable eslint, install dependencies with npm, and link the project using a staging alias.
Running Firebase Local Function2:21
Learn to run a Firebase local function for a Telegram bot by inspecting the project structure, opening index.js, requiring Firebase functions, and testing the hello world function locally.
Deploying Firebase Cloud Function1:12
Deploy a hello world function to Firebase with the Firebase CLI, verify deployment via the link, and preview building a telegram bot with the telegraph library.
Telegram API key1:57
Obtain a unique Telegram API key from BotFather after creating the bot, then securely store the token and keep it private for use in the next tutorial.
Simple Telegram Bot using the Telegraf Framework3:15
Build a simple Telegram bot with the Telegraf framework, install via npm, run it as a Firebase cloud function, and test welcome, help, and sticker responses locally.
Environment Variables and Deploy8:28
Learn how to set and manage environment variables for a Telegram bot using Firebase CLI, switch between local env.json and Firebase functions.config(), and deploy the project to Firebase.
Weather API5:25
Source Code0:04

Requirements

You should understand basics of command line (optional)
Know the basics of Javascript and NodeJs
You have a Google Account connected with Firebase
You have a Telegram Account
Text editor (Visual Studio Code, Brackets, Sublime Text, Atom or IntelliJ) recommended

Description

This is a practical course based on the Pareto principle. 80% - practice, 20% - theory. The course will help students understand the basics of Telegram Bot development using NodeJs, Telegraf Framework and Firebase Cloud Functions.

If you:

you're new to Javascript
you are a JavaScript developer and want to learn basic of Firebase Cloud Functions, Telegram, Telegraf, NodeJs
you want to create a Telegram Bot and deploy it to Firebase
you can create bots using another programming language and want to learn in practice how to create a bot using NodeJs and Telegraf

You will learn how to:

Register on Firebase
Create a Firebase Cloud Functions project
Create a local project
Get a Telegram API Token
Work with Telegraf Framework
Work with Weather API
Work with environment variables
Deploy the Telegram Bot to Firebase

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Who this course is for:

Beginner JS developers
Anyone who wants to create a Telegram Bot using the Firebase and NodeJs

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Course content

Introduction1 lecture • 1min

Project10 lectures • 29min

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