Telegram bot

With a Telegram bot configured, PSM sends its notifications to Telegram:

• a node reaching 90% of its traffic, or pausing when it is used up;
• nodes and users about to expire, or expired;
• a daily health report: service status, traffic warnings, upcoming expiries, certificates, security status;
• alerts such as a honeypot catching a scanner, and relay status reports.

Set it up in main menu 16 (Telegram Bot):

Setup

1. In Telegram, create a bot with @BotFather and copy its token.
2. In the menu choose Configure bot token / admins, and enter the token and your own Telegram user ID (the admin).
3. Choose Start the bot service. From then on, message the bot to use it.
4. Turn on the daily health report if you want it.

Admins and tenants

• Admins see and manage every node's traffic from Telegram and handle renewals.
• Tenants: when you lend a node to someone, bind their Telegram user ID to the node's port under Manage tenant bindings. When they message the bot, they see only that port's usage.

For per-person accounts, per-user accounts are the better fit; the traffic rules are in Traffic quotas and expiry.