Telegram Zipper bot

Send some files to the bot, and it makes you a ZIP!

Usage

Just write the bot @GoZipper_bot and forward or send him some files, then just write /zip and you will get your data as a ZIP

Hosting

If you want to host your own bot then its superr siple.

1. Copy the docker-compose.yml file

2. Create a config.env file and copy the snippet below.

   BOT_TOKEN=""
   CUSTOM_TELEGRAM_API_SERVER_URL=""
   DEBUG="true"

3. Create a bot with BotFather and copy your token

4. Paste your token into the BOT_TOKEN section.

5. now run the bot with docker-compose up -d

Features & Limitations

Features

• Can ZIP files, directly as a message or as a forward
• This bot will delete all your files Immediately after you make the ZIP

Limitations

• Cant download files bigger than 20MB (API limitation)
• Can only download files that got send to the bot as files

Ideas & ToDo's

• Allow user to set a Password for the ZIP
• Securely erase all files that have been downloaded
• pin code; for special access (larger file uploads and more)
• remove of files that are older than x minutes (1min?)
• compress in different formats? 7zip, rar and more?
• special compression algorithm, eg. zstd
• Allow all files (stickers, normal images, voice messages and more) to be downloadable
• Notifications, when files are finished downloading and compressed
• Configuration through environment variables and .ENV file

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Used Library's

• env - Configuration
• Bot API - Telegram API