Telegram Sticker Bot

A Telegram bot that generates AI-powered stickers using OpenAI's image generation. Create custom stickers on-the-fly using inline mode.

Usage

In any Telegram chat, type:

@your_bot_username 😺 happy orange cat

The bot will:

1. Generate an image using OpenAI
2. Convert it to sticker format (512x512 WebP)
3. Add it to your personal sticker pack
4. Return the sticker as an inline result

Features

• Inline Mode: Generate stickers directly in any chat
• AI-Powered: Uses OpenAI's gpt-image-1-mini for image generation
• Auto Sticker Packs: Automatically creates a personal sticker pack per user
• Emoji Support: Include an emoji in your query to associate it with the sticker

Tech Stack

• Framework: Symfony 7
• Database: MySQL
• Image Processing: Intervention Image
• Hosting: Plesk (srv1.netlabs.dev)
• Deployment: GitHub Actions

Self-Hosting

Prerequisites

• Telegram Bot Token (from @BotFather)
• OpenAI API Key
• Server with PHP 8.4, MySQL, and Composer

Environment Variables

Variable	Description
TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN	Bot token from BotFather
TELEGRAM_BOT_USERNAME	Bot username (without @)
OPENAI_API_KEY	OpenAI API key
DATABASE_URL	MySQL connection string
APP_SECRET	Random 64-char hex string (openssl rand -hex 32)

GitHub Actions Auto-Deploy

Pushes to master automatically deploy to the server. Add these repository secrets:

Secret	Description
SERVER_HOST	Server IP address
SERVER_USER	SSH username
SERVER_SSH_KEY	Private SSH key for server access
APP_SECRET	Symfony app secret
TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN	Bot token
TELEGRAM_BOT_USERNAME	Bot username
OPENAI_API_KEY	OpenAI API key
DATABASE_URL	MySQL connection string

Local Development

composer install
cp .env .env.local
# Edit .env.local with your tokens
symfony server:start

Use ngrok for webhook testing:

ngrok http 8000

License

MIT