MoonShot Telegram Bot

🚀 MoonShot Bot is a Telegram bot built to help users track trending cryptocurrency tokens and their market data, including price, volume, and more, using the GeckoTerminal API.

Table of Contents

• Features
• Prerequisites
• Setup
• Environment Variables
• Folder Structure
• Usage
• Available Commands
• Deployment
• Contributing
• License

Features

• Fetches real-time market data for specified cryptocurrency pools.
• Displays information such as price, volume, market cap, and price changes.
• Rate limiting to prevent spamming.
• Easily configurable and secure with environment variables.

Prerequisites

1. Node.js (v14 or higher): Download and install Node.js
2. Telegram Bot Token: Obtain a token by creating a bot on Telegram using BotFather.
3. GeckoTerminal API: You’ll need access to the GeckoTerminal API.

Setup

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone https://github.com/yourusername/moonshot-telegram-bot.git
   cd moonshot-telegram-bot

2. Install dependencies:

   npm install

3. Create Environment Variables:

   • Create a .env file in the root directory and add your API keys (see Environment Variables for details).

Environment Variables

In your project root, create a .env file to securely store sensitive information:

- TELEGRAM_TOKEN=your_telegram_bot_token
- GECKO_API_BASE_URL=https://api.geckoterminal.com/api/v2

##Folder Structure

moonshot-telegram-bot/
├── src/
│   ├── commands.js       # Contains bot command handlers
│   ├── config.js         # Loads environment variables and performs basic checks
│   ├── fetchData.js      # Contains functions to fetch data from GeckoTerminal API
│   └── index.js          # Main server and bot initialization
└── .env                  # Environment variables file
└── README.md             # Project documentation

##Usage

1. Run the bot locally:

node src/index.js

2. Start interacting with the bot on Telegram:

Open Telegram and search for your bot by username. Use the commands listed below to start fetching cryptocurrency data.

##Available Commands Command Description /start Start the bot and receive a welcome message. /call_moonshot Fetch and display data for trending tokens. /join_community Provides a link to join the Telegram community. /trade_moonshots Provides a link to start trading MoonShots.

##Deployment To deploy the bot on a server:

1. Ensure that your server has Node.js installed.
2. Clone the repository and set up environment variables on the server.
3. Use a process manager like PM2 to keep the bot running:

pm2 start src/index.js --name moonshot-telegram-bot

##Contributing

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a new branch:

git checkout -b feature-branch

3. Make your changes and commit:

git commit -m "Description of changes"

4. Push to the branch:

git push origin feature-branch

5. Create a pull request.

##License This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE file for details.

This `README.md` file provides a structured, step-by-step guide for users and contributors. Let me know if there are further modifications you’d like!