hn-telegram

A Telegram bot that sends notifications on Hacker News stories that reach 200 upvotes or 200 comments.

Usage

1. Create a bot using BotFather
2. Install hn-telegram, execute it, and send a message to the bot to retrieve your channel ID:

   $ cargo install --git https://github.com/cpg314/hn-telegram
   $ hn-telegram --token XXX

3. Execute hn-telegram again with your channel ID:

   $ hn-telegram --token XXX --id YYY
   

By default, notifications are send every 15 minutes. This can be customized with the --schedule flag.