# Greed A [customizable](/config/template_config.toml), [multilanguage](/strings) Telegram shop bot with [Telegram Payments support](https://core.telegram.org/bots/payments)! ## Demo Send a message to [@greedtestbot](https://t.me/greedtestbot) on Telegram to view a demo of the bot in action! Use the special credit card number `4242 4242 4242 4242` to add unlimited credit to your account. ## Screenshots ![](https://i.imgur.com/FdT2tRV.png) ![](https://i.imgur.com/rDYWdUB.png) ![](https://i.imgur.com/9plMzO6.png) ## Installation This installation procedure assumes you are on a Linux system, using `bash` and have `python3.8` installed. ### Requirements * [Git](https://git-scm.com/) * [Python 3.6 (or higher)](https://www.python.org/) * An Internet connection * A Telegram bot token (obtainable at [@Botfather](https://t.me/Botfather)) * A payment provider token (obtainable by [connecting a provider with your bot](https://t.me/Botfather)) Consider renting a VPS to host the bot on; a cheap one should do, as greed is pretty lightweight! :) ### Steps 1. Download the project files by running: ```bash git clone https://github.com/Steffo99/greed.git ``` 2. Enter the newly created folder: ```bash cd greed ``` 3. Create a new virtualenv: ```bash python3.8 -m venv venv ``` 4. Activate the virtualenv: ```bash source venv/bin/activate ``` 5. Install the project requirements: ```bash pip install -r requirements.txt ``` 6. _Optional:_ For colored console output, install [coloredlogs](https://pypi.org/project/coloredlogs/): ```bash pip install coloredlogs ``` 7. Generate the configuration file: ```bash python -OO core.py ``` 8. Edit the configuration file, adding your bot and payment tokens to it: ```bash nano config/config.toml ``` (Press **Ctrl+X** and then two times **Enter** to save and quit `nano`.) 9. _Optional:_ customize the files in the `strings` folder for custom messages. 10. Start the bot: ```bash python -OO core.py ``` 11. Open Telegram, and send a `/start` command to your bot to be automatically promoted to 💼 Manager. 12. Stop the bot by pressing **Ctrl+C**. ### Running the bot After the installation, to run the bot, you'll need to: 1. Activate the virtualenv (if it's not already activated in the current console session): ```bash source venv/bin/activate ``` 2. Start the bot: ```bash python -OO core.py ``` ### Keep the bot running If you want to keep the bot open even after you closed your terminal window, you'll need to use some external program. Some of them are: - `screen` (easier, but doesn't restart automatically) - `systemd` (recommended, but more difficult) #### `screen` 1. Open a `screen` that will be running the bot with the following command: ```bash screen venv/bin/python -OO core.py ``` To safely detach the screen, press Ctrl+A and then Ctrl+D. #### `systemd` Assuming you downloaded `greed` in `/srv/greed`: 1. Create a new user named `greed`: ```bash useradd greed --system ``` 2. Give ownership of the greed folder you downloaded earlier to the `greed` user: ```bash chown -R greed: /srv/greed ``` 3. Create a new file in `/etc/systemd/system` named `bot-greed.service` with the following contents: ```ini [Unit] Name=bot-greed Description=Greed Bot Wants=network-online.target After=network-online.target nss-lookup.target [Service] Type=exec User=greed WorkingDirectory=/srv/greed ExecStart=/srv/greed/venv/bin/python -OO /srv/greed/core.py Environment=PYTHONUNBUFFERED=1 [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target ``` 4. Start the bot-greed service: ```bash systemctl start bot-greed ``` 5. If everything goes well, enable the bot-greed service, so it will automatically start on a reboot: ```bash systemctl enable bot-greed ``` ### Updating To update the bot, run the following commands: ```bash git stash git pull git stash pop ``` > If you're using an older version of greed, you may need to recreate the configuration, as greed won't use `config.ini` anymore and will use `config.toml` instead. ## Usage All features can be accessed through the Telegram bot chat. As a 💼 Manager, you can add new products, check the placed orders, create new transactions and generate .csv log files. You can also add additional 💼 Managers. Users will be able to add credit to their wallet, place orders and contact you in case they require assistance. ## Documentation and help If you find a bug, have an idea for a new feature or just require help with `greed`, please [post an issue](https://github.com/Steffo99/greed/issues/new) or [open a discussion](https://github.com/Steffo99/greed/discussions/new) on GitHub, or, if GitHub is blocked in your country, send me an email at [ste.pigozzi@gmail.com](mailto:ste.pigozzi@gmail.com)! If you can read Italian, you can try to read the [paper](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1f4MKVr0B7RSQfWTSa_6ZO0LM4nPpky_GX_qdls3EHtQ/edit?usp=sharing) I wrote about greed for my final High School exam. If you are proficient in Python, you can also try reading the code. Most of the bot interactions can be found in the [`worker.py`](worker.py) file, so try to have a look there. ## Forks Some people made a copy of Greed and added or changed some things to it (they made a _fork_). These forks are listed below. > Please note that @Steffo99, the main developer of `greed`, does not endorse any of these forks. > **Do not file bug reports here for bugs in a fork!** ### Bitcoin - Blockonomics [DarrenWestwood](https://github.com/DarrenWestwood) is currently maintaining a [`greed`](https://github.com/DarrenWestwood/greed) fork adding **Bitcoin support** through [Blockonomics](https://www.blockonomics.co/).