invitebot

README

InviteBot

Small bot that allows to generate invitation QRs for your private Delta Chat groups. The bot is always online and can add people to groups in "real time" while if you use your own invitation QRs, others will not be able to join until you are online.

Install

Binary releases can be found at: https://github.com/deltachat-bot/invitebot/releases

To install from source:

go install github.com/deltachat-bot/invitebot@latest

Installing deltachat-rpc-server

This program depends on a standalone Delta Chat RPC server deltachat-rpc-server program that must be available in your PATH. For installation instructions check: https://github.com/deltachat/deltachat-core-rust/tree/master/deltachat-rpc-server

Running the bot

Configure the bot:

invitebot init bot@example.com PASSWORD

Start the bot:

invitebot serve

Run invitebot --help to see all available options.

Usage in Delta Chat

Once the bot is running:

1. Add the bot address to some group in Delta Chat.
2. Send /invite in the group.
3. The bot will reply with an invitation QR.
4. Share the invitation QR with friends.
5. To revoque invitations, simply remove the bot from the group.