telegram-bot-dancing-shrimp

This telegram bot uses FFmpeg to generate "Dancing Shrimp with Beer" videos, with a given audio on top of it.

Usage

Chat with a live version of the bot https://t.me/dancingshrimpbot.

Installation

Requirements: A Telegram Bot and its API Token, Node.js and npm.

1. Clone the project:

git clone https://github.com/g-otn/telegram-bot-dancing-shrimp.git
cd telegram-bot-dancing-shrimp/

2. Install dependencies:

npm i

3. Download and/or install FFmpeg.
4. Create a file named .env in the project root:

touch .env # Linux
cd > .env  # Windows

5. Type in the .env file the required environment variables:

# Your Telegram Bot API Token
BOT_TOKEN=12345678:AABBCCDDEEFFGGHHIIJJKKLLMMNNOOPPQQ

# Path to the ffmpeg executable, not needed if you can access it from the command line
FFMPEG_PATH=ffmpeg/ffmpeg.exe

# The path for the "Dancing Shrimp with Beer" video
VIDEO_PATH=assets/video/shrimp-15s.mp4

6. Start the bot, you should see a " has started." message in a few seconds

node .

Acknoledgements

Inspired by @shrimpdancing2's tweet.