From ac85654e2037c0cb8ad5681d12ba251457c19552 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: MisterBiggs <anson@ansonbiggs.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2021 00:47:02 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] added hosting info

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+# Self Hosted Bot
 
+These instructions will get you a copy of the project up and running on your local machine for development and testing purposes.
+
+## Prerequisites
+
+This project runs neatly in a docker container, so all that you need to run it yourself is [Docker](https://hub.docker.com/?overlay=onboarding) installed on your system.
+
+Depending on what platform you'll need:
+
+- Telegram API key which can be obtained for free by talking to [BotFather](https://telegram.me/botfather), more details [here.](https://core.telegram.org/bots#3-how-do-i-create-a-bot)
+- Discord API key which can be obtained for free at [https://discord.com/developers](https://discord.com/developers)
+
+Finally, you will need and IEX Cloud API key. They offer a free tier that should be enough for any private groups, more details [here.](https://iexcloud.io/)
+
+!!! tip
+    The bot will function without an IEX key and will fall back to only using cryptocurrency data. 
+
+!!! note
+    If you want to accept donations you also need a Stripe API key. [https://stripe.com/]
+
+## Installing
+
+Once Docker is installed and you have your API keys for Telegram and IEX Cloud getting the bot running on any platform is extremely easy.
+
+Download or clone the repository to your machine and open a terminal in the project and build the Docker container.
+
+```
+docker build -t simple-telegram-bot .
+```
+
+Then run the bot using your API keys.
+
+```
+docker run --detach \
+     -e TELEGRAM=TELEGRAM_API \
+     -e IEX=IEX_API \
+      simple-telegram-bot
+```
+
+Your bot should be running! If you are new to Docker, I would recommend checking out its documentation for full control over your bot.