====== Telegram ======


==== Set up a telegram bot for public notifications ====
  * create a group or channel on telegram and make it public
  * create a telegram bot as outlined below
  * after adding the bot to your group


==== Set up a telegram bot for admin notifications ====
  * create a group on telegram
  * create a telegram bot as outlined below
  * add only the members who should be notified
  * after adding the bot to your groups
  * return to the BotFather and use the ''/setjoingroups'' to prevent the bot from joining groups
  * find your chat id, this will be a little more tedious since the group is private.



==== Create a telegram bot ====
  * Go to telegram with the account that should own your bot
  * Search for "BotFather" and start a conversation
  * Enter ''/newbot''
  * Give your bot a name, for example "ESMS Admin Bot" then press enter
  * Give your bot a username which must end with ''bot'' for example "SCHOOL_ESMS_bot"
  * Your bot username has to be unique so we suggest prefixing your school name
  * Do not include any spaces, use only letter, nubmers and the underscore
  * Copy the information provided by the BotFather. Keep this ecure as this access token allows anyone to control your bot.



==== Find CHAT ID from private group ====
  * Go to the web version of the telgram app and log in
  * Open the group in the web and look at the url
  * The url should look like this  https://web.telegram.org/z/#''CHAT-ID''
  * ''CHAT-ID'' is a number which may begin with a minus sign
  * the url may also take the form https://web.telegram.org/#/im?p=c''CHAT-ID''_2674311763110923980
  * Copy the ''CHAT-ID''
  * Your chat is a private channel, then you will need to put "100" after the "-" and before teh other digits