Claritycare – a Naija Gen-Z mental wellness Telegram bot built with Python and OpenAI
Claritycare — Naija Gen-Z empathetic Telegram bot
Required environment variables (set on Render):
- TELEGRAM_TOKEN (your BotFather token)
- OPENAI_API_KEY (optional, for AI replies)
- WEBHOOK_URL (set after deployment, format: https:// .
onrender.com)
Deploy notes:
- Build command: pip install -r requirements.txt
- Start command: gunicorn main:app
- After deploy, set TELEGRAM_TOKEN and OPENAI_API_KEY in Render dashboard, then set WEBHOOK_URL to your Render service URL + /webhook
- Or set webhook manually with Telegram API:
api.telegram.org /setWebhook?url=