cbrgm/steamscout

A telegram bot to share game information from your messenger

SteamScout

This bot can help you find and share game information. It works in any chat, just write @steamscoutbot in the text field.

Usage

This Steam search bot automatically works in all your chats and groups, no need to add it anywhere. Simply type @steamscoutbot in any chat, then type your query (without hitting 'send'). This will open a panel with game suggestions so you can choose the right.

Security

Add a readonly user to the database:

r.db('rethinkdb').table('users').insert({id: 'readonly', password: 'changeme'})
r.db('steam').table('products').grant('readonly', {read: true, write: false, config: false});

Docker / Podman

docker run -itd --name steamscout \
	-e BOT_TOKEN=changeme \
	-e BOT_DB_HOST=rethink.cbrgm.net \
	-e BOT_DB_PORT=28015 \
	-e BOT_DB_USER=readonly \
	-e BOT_DB_PASSWORD=changeme \
	-e BOT_DB_NAME=steam \
	quay.io/cbrgm/steamscout:latest

Environment Vars

• BOT_TOKEN : The Telegram bot token
• BOT_DB_HOST : The backend database host
• BOT_DB_PORT : The backend database port
• BOT_DB_USER : The database user
• BOT_DB_PASSWORD : The database user password
• BOT_DB_NAME : The database instance to be used