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==Installing BOS==
==Installing BOS==
These are the commands to enter in a command line interface for Umbrel - (once you have ssh'd into your umbrel, you can follow these steps):
These are the commands to enter in a command-line interface for Umbrel - (once you have ssh'd into your umbrel, you can follow these steps):




Step 1: Install npm
=== Step 1: Install npm ===


<code>sudo apt install npm </code>  
<code>sudo apt install npm </code>  
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Step 2: Install Balance of Satoshis
=== Step 2: Install Balance of Satoshis ===


<code> sudo npm install -g balanceofsatoshis
<code> sudo npm install -g balanceofsatoshis
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Step 3: Create the credentials file:
=== Step 3: Create the credentials file: ===


<code> sudo nano credentials.json </code>  
<code> sudo nano credentials.json </code>  
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}  
</code>
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=== Step 4: Installing Telegram Bot ===
Gp to Telegram
Start chat with [https://t.me/BotFather @BotFather]
press
<code>/start
/newbot
</code>
Decide A bot name <code>NodeAliasNew</code>
Decide a bot user name for telegram <code>BotName_bot</code>
You will get a long alphanumeric API KEY for the bot, Note that. You can always retrieve it using <code>/mybot</code> with BotFather
Now you will be at a connect key prompt. Go to next step before pressing anything.
Now come back to your node
On your SSH session
bos telegram
at first prompt type API key (alpha numeric) received from BotFather
In telegram go to your bot (link in BotFather window usually @BotName_bot
type <code>/connect</code>
you will get a numeric key
type that numeric key on the second prompt in your ssh session with <code> bos telegram </code>
You should get a connected message in your Telegram Bot as well as on SSH session.
Verify by typing <code>/version</code> in your telegram bot and you should see the version number of bos.
Press Ctrl-C in SSH session with <code> bos telegram </code>
Now run it as
<code>
nohup bos telegram --connect <numeric key from telegram bot>
</code>
This will run your telegram bot even if you come out of your ssh session.
Instead of nohuup you can also run it under TMUX if you are familiar.

Revision as of 15:20, 7 August 2021

Installing BOS

These are the commands to enter in a command-line interface for Umbrel - (once you have ssh'd into your umbrel, you can follow these steps):


Step 1: Install npm

sudo apt install npm


Step 2: Install Balance of Satoshis

sudo npm install -g balanceofsatoshis

sudo apt update

curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_16.x | sudo -E bash -

sudo apt-get install -y nodejs

mkdir -p .bos/umbrel/

cd .bos/umbrel


Step 3: Create the credentials file:

sudo nano credentials.json

and paste the following inside:

{ "cert_path": "/home/umbrel/umbrel/lnd/tls.cert",

"macaroon_path": "/home/umbrel/umbrel/lnd/data/chain/bitcoin/mainnet/admin.macaroon",

"socket": "localhost:10009" }


Step 4: Installing Telegram Bot

Gp to Telegram Start chat with @BotFather press /start /newbot Decide A bot name NodeAliasNew Decide a bot user name for telegram BotName_bot

You will get a long alphanumeric API KEY for the bot, Note that. You can always retrieve it using /mybot with BotFather Now you will be at a connect key prompt. Go to next step before pressing anything.

Now come back to your node

On your SSH session bos telegram at first prompt type API key (alpha numeric) received from BotFather

In telegram go to your bot (link in BotFather window usually @BotName_bot

type /connect

you will get a numeric key

type that numeric key on the second prompt in your ssh session with bos telegram

You should get a connected message in your Telegram Bot as well as on SSH session.

Verify by typing /version in your telegram bot and you should see the version number of bos.


Press Ctrl-C in SSH session with bos telegram Now run it as nohup bos telegram --connect <numeric key from telegram bot>

This will run your telegram bot even if you come out of your ssh session.

Instead of nohuup you can also run it under TMUX if you are familiar.