• apt-get install python3

• apt-get install python3-pip

• pip3 install --force-reinstall python-telegram-bot==13.4.1

• pip3 install python-bitcoinrpc

• Setup ufw firewall to only allow the connectivity between the Wispr Wallet * The network, all other ports can be forced to be down.

• In order to run the tip-bot effectively, a Bitcoin-core based client is needed. For this git Wispr-cli is used , but any major alternate crypto-currency client could easily be incorporated.

• Add RPC configuration to Your wallet conf (wispr.conf) file:

  • rpcuser=YOUR-RPC-USERNAME
  • rpcpassword=YOUR-RPC-PASSWORD
  • rpcallowip=YOUR-RPC-IP
  • pcport=YOUR-RPC-PORT

• Download the repo from git

• Rename the config.json.example to config.json and change the values in it to match Your needs.

• Setup a bot with the user @BotFather through PM on Telegram, after going through a setup you will be given a bot token.

"COINMARKETCAP_CACHE_UPDATE_INTERVAL" is timer which defines how often should the coin data cache be updated. Time is in seconds and default value 180 equals 3m.

"CHAT_ACTIVITY_TIME" is timer for which to check users activity when rain command is used. Time is in seconds and default value 28800 equals 8h. So if user was last active more than 8 hours ago then the user won't receive anything from the rain.

• Run the script:

`python3 main.py &'

or use some proper process manager to run the python3 script, just running it as a background process with the & on the end worked for 1.5 years- 0 downtime ;)

• Initiate the bot by inviting it to a chat or via PM and start the bot. To find out the format related to tip others and withdrawal of funds use /commands.
• For rain to work as intended, You have to disable privacy mode @botFather. This will enable user message tracking.

Any improvements or adjustments, just issue pull requests! Would be appreciated!