🚀 Telegram Channel Post Auto-Forward Bot

An automated Telegram bot built with Node.js that automatically forwards posts from a source channel to destination channels in real-time.

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✨ Features

• ⚡ Instant Forwarding: Automatically forwards new posts as soon as they are published.
• 🎯 Multi-Channel Support: Easily forward messages from one source channel to target channels.
• 📜 Activity Logging: Automatically logs post history and status in forward.log.
• 🛠️ Lightweight & Fast: Minimal setup with very low RAM and CPU consumption.

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🛠️ Setup Guide

Step 1: Create Your Bot & Get Channel IDs

1. Open Telegram and search for @BotFather.
2. Send /newbot and follow the steps to create a new bot.
3. Copy your Bot Access Token (Keep it secret!).
4. Add your bot as an Admin in both source and destination channels with Manage Messages / Post Messages permissions enabled.
5. Forward any post from your target channels to @userinfobot to get your Channel IDs (e.g., -100123456789).

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Step 2: Installation

Clone the repository and install all required dependencies:

git clone https://github.com/BidyutRoy2/tgpost.git
cd tgpost
npm install

Step 3: Environment Configuration

Create or edit the .env file to configure your Bot Token and Channel IDs:

nano .env

Add your credentials inside .env: Code snippet

BOT_TOKEN=your_bot_access_token_here
SOURCE_CHANNEL_ID=-100123456789
TARGET_CHANNEL_ID=-100987654321,100987654321,100987654321,Add More

###Step 4: Run the Bot Start the bot locally:

npm start

To stop the bot in your terminal, press: CTRL + C

💡 Tip (Run 24/7 on Server): To keep the bot running permanently in the background, use PM2:

npm install -g pm2
pm2 start index.js --name "tg-forward-bot"

📄 License : Distributed under the MIT License.